North Park Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Columbus, Nebraska
North Park Elementary in Columbus, Nebraska enrolled 304 students in 2024-25 with 19.5 full-time teachers, 15.6 students per teacher against the Nebraska elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%
331 students in 2022-23, 299 students in 2023-24, 304 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.6 to 19.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 331 | 20.6 | 16.1 |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 20.5 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 304 | 19.5 | 15.6 |
15.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 Nebraska elementary schools
Among the 526 Nebraska elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 330 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection North Park Elementary enrolled 330 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 330 of the 330 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent13.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.1% of students were Hispanic, 32.2% White, 1.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic65.1%
- White32.2%
- Two or more races1.3%
- Black1.0%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at North Park Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Nebraska |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 40% | 47.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35‑39% | 38% (2021-22) | 58.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Columbus
6 public elementary schools in Columbus report 2024-25 enrollment; North Park Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shell Creek Elementary School | 373 | 13.6 | 19.8% |
| Centennial Elementary School | 353 | 14.1 | 50.7% |
| Lost Creek Elementary School | 318 | 12.7 | 43.1% |
| North Park Elementary | 304 | 15.6 | 52.6% |
| Emerson Elementary School | 286 | 19.7 | 47.6% |
| West Park Elementary | 215 | 15.4 | 41.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about North Park Elementary
- Emerson Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 286 students, 19.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Lost Creek Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 318 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare North Park Elementary with Emerson Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Columbus Public Schools spends per student$12,835 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,835
- The largest public schools in NebraskaNorth Park Elementary is the number 242 by size of 527 Nebraska elementary schools open in 2024-25.#242 of 527
- Nebraska schools by students per teacher15.6 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 13.4 for elementary schools.15.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about North Park Elementary
How many students attend North Park Elementary?
304 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 331 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Columbus, NE.What is the student-teacher ratio at North Park Elementary?
15.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is North Park Elementary a Title I school?
North Park Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at North Park Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at North Park Elementary scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Nebraska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is North Park Elementary in?
Columbus Public Schools, NCES district ID 3105340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 310534000167 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.