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So Platte Elem at Big Springs

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

610 Plum St, Big Springs, NE 69122 · (308) 889-3674 · Part of South Platte Public Schools

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Students
103
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about So Platte Elem at Big Springs

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Nebraska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Big Springs kids: South Platte High School

On the path

Where Big Springs kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6So Platte Elem at Big SpringsYou are here
7–12South Platte High School108 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 46.1%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 48.2%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Nebraska’s 882 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

610 Plum St, Big Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K3
Kindergarten8
Grade 118
Grade 214
Grade 314
Grade 419
Grade 513
Grade 614
Enrollment over time
115’20
116’21
110’22
111’23
103’24

Down 10.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Hispanic 16%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about So Platte Elem at Big Springs from Big Springs families.

Other schools in South Platte Public Schools

The district →
South Platte High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Big Springs
C−
108 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Nebraska’s other public schools; Big Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.