Emerson Elementary School in Kearney, Nebraska on �ǿմ�ý

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Emerson Elementary School is a town public school in Kearney, Nebraska that is part of Kearney School District 7. It serves 235 students in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Its teachers have had 13 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades Pre-K - 5

235 Students

18 Teachers

2705 E Ave

Kearney, NE 68847 View local requests

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Emerson Elementary School Demographics

71%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

31%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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