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Shell Creek Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

16786 280th St, Columbus, NE 68601 · (402) 564-8008 · Part of Lakeview Community Schools

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Directions
Students
373
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Shell Creek Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of Nebraska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 15.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bismark Township kids: Lakeview Junior High School

On the path

Where Bismark Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Shell Creek Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Lakeview Junior High Schoolin Columbus

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 46.1%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 48.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

16786 280th St, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten49
Grade 142
Grade 247
Grade 343
Grade 455
Grade 553
Grade 649
Enrollment over time
322’20
309’21
338’22
346’23
373’24

Up 15.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 23%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Shell Creek Elementary School from Bismark Township families.

Other schools in Lakeview Community Schools

The district →
Platte Center Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Platte Center
B−
168 students14:1
Lakeview Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Columbus
B
152 students22:1
Lakeview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbus
B
344 students13:1

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; Bismark Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.