Life Skills field trip to the farm

Life Skills field trip to the farm

Life Skills field trip to the farm

Winner of the 3rd Grade Arbor Day Poster Contest

Tree planted for winning the Arbor Day Poster Contest

Life Skills Thanksgiving Lunch

Life Skills Thanksgiving Lunch

Life Skills Thanksgiving Lunch

Life Skills Thanksgiving Lunch

Pershing Elementary

Pershing Elementary School serves around 300 students in Grades K-5. Small classes, averaging 18 students per room, allow teachers to individualize and target instruction for each child. A balanced curriculum is delivered to ALL students. A variety of programs and support services are available including: Structured English Immersion, speech therapy, inclusion, special education, music, band, piano, guitar, Together for Children, and counseling. Working with parents, we provide educational opportunities that reflect the needs of every student. Parents may have their child participate in after-school programs, Lexington Academy or after school tutoring, to extend learning opportunities. We utilize a Response to Intervention model to identify and monitor children with learning delays and plan interventions to meet their needs. Teachers are involved in Professional Learning Communities to review classroom assessments and plan lessons to improve learning outcomes for our children.

Pershing Elementary Demographics

(based on the 2011-12 NDE State of the Schools Report)

Enrollment: 327
Free/Reduced Priced Meals: 88%
Mobility: 16%
English Language Learners: 52%
Race/Ethnicity: White-15%, Black-5%, Hispanic-78%, Asian/Pacific Islander-1%, American Indian/Alaskan Native-.5%; Two or More Races-.5%

More information can be found on the Nebraska Department of Education's State of the Schools Report for Pershing Elementary.