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Pyrtle Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
721 Cottonwood Dr
Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone
(402) 436-1162
District
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
LANCASTER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
466
Classroom Teachers
32

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nebraska

9

(10 is best)

Better than 85.2% of all NE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Pyrtle Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
60%
81%
62%
75%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
76%
56%
82%
55%
69%
57%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
75%
60%
73%
56%
76%
64%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 37 7.9%
Kindergarten 72 15.5%
Grade 1 70 15.0%
Grade 2 64 13.7%
Grade 3 89 19.1%
Grade 4 68 14.6%
Grade 5 66 14.2%
Total 466 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.8% 68.5% 66.1%
Black 3.7% 8.0% 7.0%
Hispanic 9.6% 17.4% 22.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.2% 5.3% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.8% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.5% 42.1% 29.9%
Free lunch eligible 22.1% 34.1% 23.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.4% 8.0% 6.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 295,145 1,967,923
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,086.3 25
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 20.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.8% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.0% 23.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.1% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 119,875 776,379
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 41.1% 33.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.1% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.7% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.4% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.4% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.1% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 7.7% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,001 $334,846,000 44.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $746 $31,240,000 4.2%
Staff $256 $10,723,000 1.4%
General Administration $286 $11,956,000 1.6%
School Administration $708 $29,646,000 4.0%
Operation $1,146 $47,946,000 6.4%
Transportation $301 $12,599,000 1.7%
Other $419 $17,549,000 2.3%
Total Support $3,863 $161,659,000 21.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,001 $251,148,000 33.6%
Total Expenditures $17,865 $747,653,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,459 $2,785,059,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $721 $237,273,000 4.3%
Staff $424 $139,692,000 2.5%
General Administration $332 $109,312,000 2.0%
School Administration $676 $222,462,000 4.0%
Operation $1,243 $409,321,000 7.4%
Transportation $361 $118,861,000 2.2%
Other $861 $283,579,000 5.1%
Total Support $4,618 $1,520,500,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,661 $1,205,227,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $16,738 $5,510,786,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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