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RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

5021 ORCHARD ST, LINCOLN, NE, 68504

Top 25% School in Nebraska

Ranked 127 of 285 in Nebraska

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Data is driven from government agencies, and ranking is based upon math score, student-teacher ratio, public reviews, and external ratings. Read more on how STEM ranking was calculated.

RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

5021 ORCHARD ST, LINCOLN, NE, 68504

Top 25% School in Nebraska

Ranked 127 of 285 in Nebraska

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About RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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Academic Performance

Subject Proficiency

Mathematics 52%
Reading 37%
State average proficiency is 52% in Math and 37% in Reading.
23
Full-time Teachers
11 : 1
Student-Teacher Ratio
276
Total Students
$47698
Avg. Teacher Salary

Student Demographics

White 56.52%
Asian 1.81%
Hispanic 18.12%
Black 8.7%
Two+ Races 14.49%
Native Am. 0.36%
White
56.52%
Asian
1.81%
Hispanic
18.12%
Black
8.7%
Two+ Races
14.49%
Native Am.
0.36%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 276
47.1%
130 Female
52.9%
146 Male

Student Population

276 Students

With a student-teacher ratio of 11 : 1

Minority Enrollment

25%

Percentage of minority students

Students per Counselor

276 : 1

Student to counselor ratio

RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Contact Information

Address

5021 ORCHARD ST, LINCOLN, NE, 68504

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Phone

(402) 436-1164

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Website

lps.org

TOP 127 IN STEM IN STATE

Robotics & STEM
at RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2.5X
More likely to pursue STEM Careers
80%
Jobs that will require STEM in 2030
2.5X
More likely to persue STEM Careers
80%
Jobs that will require STEM in 2030
  • 🤖 Coding & Debugging
  • 🧪 Hobby Electronics and Engineering
  • 👩‍💻 Apply Math in Science and Engineering
  • 🛠️ 3D Printing

Recent News & Updates

New Playground Name

We are so excited to announce the name of our new playground! Following a school-wide and Robinson community vote we narrowed a large list of names down to four. Since our students will be using the playground on a daily basis, we gave them the final vote! 476.....

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Mansfield Public Schools Educator Spotlight: Pathways of a Fourth-Grade Teacher

MANSFIELD — Inside the brick building on East Street, four educators who began teaching within 2 years of each other, all spending the beginning of their careers teaching fourth grade at Jordan/Jackson Elementary School...

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School Timings

Regular School Hours

All Grades: 9:00 AM - 3:38 PM

Early Dismissal Days

Dismissal Time: 12:15 PM

Note: Doors open at 8:45 AM for student arrival. Please refer to the school calendar for specific early dismissal dates.

After School Activities

Information coming soon

School Session Dates

September to June

School session starts in September 1st week and ends in June 3rd week. For exact dates, please contact the school.

Remarkable Alumni

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Latest News

Riley Elementary School shared information about its participation in the Community Eligibility Provision program. As a CEP school, all students can receive free or reduced-price meals without submitting an application. The program helps ensure consistent access to nutritious food for every student.

FAQ

Q1. How does Riley help students learn about the basics of probability?

Ans. Students look at situations like drawing colored cubes from a bag to figure out which outcomes are more or less likely.

Q2. How does the school teach kids how to sort tools by their use?

Ans. To learn how things are used, students group things like cutting tools, writing tools, and measuring tools.

Q3. What routines help students move from music to movement?

Ans. Students move safely and in time by following standing cues, spacing markers, and start-stop signals.

Q4. How does Riley help students learn how to find the edges and borders of maps?

Ans. Teachers show how lines on a map divide areas like states or neighborhoods and talk about why boundaries are important.

Q5. How does the school help kids learn to compare different types of digital media?

Ans. Students learn how to be aware of media by looking at how information looks in videos, audio clips, and pictures.

Games & Extracurricular Activities

Sports

  • Soccer Club Grades 1-3 | Mon/Wed 3:30-4:30pm
  • Basketball Grades 2-4 | Tue/Thu 3:30-4:45pm
  • Track & Field Grades 3-5 | Fri 3:30-5:00pm

Arts

  • Art Club Grades K-2 | Mon 3:00-4:00pm
  • Drama Club Grades 3-5 | Wed 3:30-5:00pm
  • Choir Grades 2-5 | Thu 3:15-4:15pm

Clubs

  • Chess Club Grades 2-5 | Fri 3:15-4:15pm
  • Garden Club All Grades | Tue 3:15-4:00pm
  • Robotics Club Grades 3-5 | Thu 3:30-5:00pm

Note: Schedules may change during school holidays. Please contact School for exact Schedule.

Summer Suggested Reading

Horn Book Selections

Vocabulary.com +3 Horn Book +3 What to Read to Your Kids +3
ML

Maggie Lou, Firefox

by Arnolda Dufour Bowes

PS

The Puppets of Spelhorst

by Kate DiCamillo

MLV

The Mona Lisa Vanishes

by Nicholas Day

Vocabulary.com Top Picks

Penguin Random House +10 Vocabulary.com +10 Wikipedia +10
F

Frindle

by Andrew Clements

WR

The Wild Robot

by Peter Brown

JGP

James and the Giant Peach

by Roald Dahl

Penguin Random House Features

Horn Book +2 Penguin Random House +2 The Guardian +2
SLB

The Secret Language of Birds

by Lynne Kelly

S

The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

by Beth Lincoln

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