Seward Elementary School
200 East Pinewood Seward NE, 68434, Seward County Phone: 402-643-2968 Ranking:  (272 out of 761, top 36%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4 School District: Seward 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: | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 525 | 511 | 483 | 448 | 442 | 442 | 449 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 33 | 6.3% | 31 | 6.1% | 27 | 5.6% | 23 | 5.1% | 21 | 4.8% | 24 | 5.4% | 26 | 5.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 92 | 17.5% | 92 | 18.0% | 99 | 20.5% | 85 | 19.0% | 101 | 22.9% | 81 | 18.3% | 76 | 16.9% |
| Grade 1: | 94 | 17.9% | 98 | 19.2% | 83 | 17.2% | 99 | 22.1% | 86 | 19.5% | 77 | 17.4% | 63 | 14.0% |
| Grade 2: | 105 | 20.0% | 87 | 17.0% | 102 | 21.1% | 88 | 19.6% | 76 | 17.2% | 71 | 16.1% | 100 | 22.3% |
| Grade 3: | 90 | 17.1% | 108 | 21.1% | 88 | 18.2% | 79 | 17.6% | 70 | 15.8% | 94 | 21.3% | 91 | 20.3% |
| Grade 4: | 111 | 21.1% | 95 | 18.6% | 84 | 17.4% | 74 | 16.5% | 88 | 19.9% | 95 | 21.5% | 93 | 20.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 282 | 53.7% | 276 | 54.0% | 253 | 52.4% | 229 | 51.1% | 220 | 49.8% | 225 | 50.9% | 240 | 53.5% |
| Female: | 243 | 46.3% | 235 | 46.0% | 230 | 47.6% | 219 | 48.9% | 214 | 48.4% | 209 | 47.3% | 205 | 45.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 5 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 3.0% | 18 | 3.5% | 16 | 3.3% | 16 | 3.6% | 12 | 2.7% | 17 | 3.8% | 12 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 502 | 95.6% | 479 | 93.7% | 458 | 94.8% | 423 | 94.4% | 424 | 95.9% | 418 | 94.6% | 433 | 96.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 14.7% | 101 | 19.8% | 76 | 15.7% | 77 | 17.2% | 89 | 20.1% | 73 | 16.5% | 82 | 18.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 11.0% | 46 | 9.0% | 50 | 10.4% | 50 | 11.2% | 42 | 9.5% | 43 | 9.7% | 36 | 8.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.42 | 16.99 | 16.60 | 15.08 | 14.73 | 15.20 | 16.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 107.12 | 107.12 | 103.49 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 104.02 | 104.02 | 107.84 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 119.24 | 119.24 | 110.06 |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 96.76 | 96.76 | 101.01 |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 103.04 | 103.04 | 104.41 |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 106.56 | 106.56 | 108.66 |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Average Scaled Score | 120.12 | 120.12 | 111.04 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 105.66 | 105.66 | 102.64 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 127.98 | 127.98 | 106.36 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 115.66 | 115.66 | 108.63 |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 107.43 | 107.43 | 103.84 |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 109.84 | 109.84 | 109.01 |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 128.45 | 128.45 | 111.62 |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 120.40 | 120.40 | 114.70 |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 41.60 | 41.60 | 43.59 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 48.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 51.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 40.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 59.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,735.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $27,731.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,363.0 |
* Seward Elementary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.