Pershing Elementary School
1104 North Tyler
Lexington NE, 68850, Dawson County
Phone: 308-324-3765
Ranking: 
(721 out of 761, bottom 5%)*
(721 out of 761, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lexington Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 272 | 274 | 327 | 333 | 308 | 321 | 323 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Kindergarten: | 39 | 14.3% | 29 | 10.6% | 56 | 17.1% | 57 | 17.1% | 56 | 18.2% | 58 | 18.1% | 52 | 16.1% |
| Grade 1: | 34 | 12.5% | 53 | 19.3% | 59 | 18.0% | 63 | 18.9% | 52 | 16.9% | 52 | 16.2% | 54 | 16.7% |
| Grade 2: | 54 | 19.9% | 51 | 18.6% | 59 | 18.0% | 51 | 15.3% | 49 | 15.9% | 52 | 16.2% | 61 | 18.9% |
| Grade 3: | 53 | 19.5% | 51 | 18.6% | 48 | 14.7% | 56 | 16.8% | 51 | 16.6% | 59 | 18.4% | 56 | 17.3% |
| Grade 4: | 52 | 19.1% | 35 | 12.8% | 54 | 16.5% | 52 | 15.6% | 49 | 15.9% | 50 | 15.6% | 48 | 14.9% |
| Grade 5: | 40 | 14.7% | 55 | 20.1% | 51 | 15.6% | 54 | 16.2% | 51 | 16.6% | 50 | 15.6% | 52 | 16.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 140 | 51.5% | 139 | 50.7% | 154 | 47.1% | 154 | 46.2% | 141 | 45.8% | 150 | 46.7% | 144 | 44.6% |
| Female: | 132 | 48.5% | 135 | 49.3% | 173 | 52.9% | 179 | 53.8% | 159 | 51.6% | 163 | 50.8% | 175 | 54.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.5% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic: | 206 | 75.7% | 198 | 72.3% | 251 | 76.8% | 265 | 79.6% | 239 | 77.6% | 251 | 78.2% | 238 | 73.7% |
| Black: | 18 | 6.6% | 20 | 7.3% | 17 | 5.2% | 18 | 5.4% | 11 | 3.6% | 14 | 4.4% | 18 | 5.6% |
| White: | 36 | 13.2% | 44 | 16.1% | 49 | 15.0% | 42 | 12.6% | 54 | 17.5% | 52 | 16.2% | 58 | 18.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 6 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.9% | 5 | 1.5% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 192 | 70.6% | 189 | 69.0% | 231 | 70.6% | 243 | 73.0% | 212 | 68.8% | 215 | 67.0% | 197 | 61.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 9.9% | 44 | 16.1% | 56 | 17.1% | 46 | 13.8% | 51 | 16.6% | 57 | 17.8% | 70 | 21.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.08 | 12.15 | 13.97 | 13.90 | 13.51 | 14.30 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 70.33 | 74.88 | 103.49 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 79.17 | 78.10 | 107.84 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.00 | 88.72 | 110.06 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 75.56 | 76.50 | 101.01 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 74.95 | 81.14 | 104.41 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 94.50 | 87.56 | 108.66 |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 93.30 | 97.23 | 111.04 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 91.66 | 89.13 | 102.64 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 84.95 | 86.31 | 106.36 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 87.11 | 87.71 | 108.63 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 74.35 | 81.71 | 103.84 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 85.32 | 84.41 | 109.01 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 88.02 | 86.22 | 111.62 |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 86.49 | 86.16 | 114.70 |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 36.94 | 36.18 | 43.59 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 85.49 | 95.42 | 102.67 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 87.46 | 93.79 | 108.48 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 100.67 | 99.23 | 108.93 |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 78.66 | 75.40 | 101.08 |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 79.60 | 87.38 | 107.65 |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 83.09 | 86.62 | 114.26 |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 91.41 | 91.26 | 118.18 |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 84.73 | 86.42 | 101.12 |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 79.47 | 82.04 | 104.29 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 68.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 31.8% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,979.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,763.0 |
* Pershing Elementary School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.