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C−

Alcott Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

313 N Cedar, Hastings, NE 68901 · (402) 461-7580 · Part of Hastings Public Schools

Hastings’ School Grade C better than 32% of Nebraska school districts

Directions
Students
267
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Alcott Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Nebraska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hastings kids: Hastings Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Alcott Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Hastings Middle School757 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 46.1%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 48.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

313 N Cedar, Hastings

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten49
Grade 148
Grade 247
Grade 343
Grade 436
Grade 544
Enrollment over time
303’20
299’21
249’22
270’23
267’24

Down 11.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 51%Hispanic 42%Two or more races 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Asian <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 Alcott Elementary School from Hastings families.

Other schools in Hastings Public Schools

The district →
Morton Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Hastings
501 students
Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hastings
C+
343 students12:1
Raymond A Watson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hastings
C
336 students13:1
Longfellow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hastings
C
305 students12:1
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hastings
D
289 students10:1
Hastings Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hastings
C
757 students12:1

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