Grand Island Public Schools

Summary:

The Grand Island Public Schools district in Nebraska consists of 18 schools, including 14 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. While the district as a whole is ranked 174 out of 182 in Nebraska and rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, a few standout schools are performing better than the district and state averages.

Engleman Elementary School is ranked 149 out of 428 Nebraska elementary schools and rated 3 out of 5 stars, with strong test scores in 4th grade English Language Arts. Westridge Middle School is ranked 157 out of 200 Nebraska middle schools and has particularly high math and science proficiency. Stolley Park Elementary School is ranked 253 out of 428 Nebraska elementary schools and has high proficiency in 4th and 5th grade math and science.

However, the district faces significant challenges, including large disparities in academic performance between the highest and lowest performing schools, a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic outcomes, and high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools. Addressing these issues through targeted interventions, equitable resource allocation, and a focus on the root causes of performance gaps will be crucial for improving outcomes in the Grand Island Public Schools district.

District Detail

123 S Webb Rd
Grand Island, NE 68803-5110

(308) 385-5900

SchoolDigger Rank:
174^th of 182 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 10,070

Primary Schools: 15
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Newell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W 13th St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5905	378	26	14.5	68.5%	129 (34.1%)	46 (12.2%)	189 (50.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	33.8	316^th of 428 public elementary schools	26.2%		38.7	307^th of 459 public elementary schools	33.1%	9	$14,131	$895	$11,705
Barr Middle School	Public	6-8	602 W Stolley Park Rd	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5875	663	52	12.7	75.4%	176 (26.5%)	52 (7.8%)	414 (62.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.7%)	13.9	183^rd of 200 public middle schools	8.5%		18	209^th of 238 public middle schools	12.2%	26	$14,729	$1,127	$11,362
Gates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W Louise St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5892	303	20	14.9	63.4%	146 (48.2%)	15 (5.0%)	125 (41.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	19.1	362^nd of 428 public elementary schools	15.4%		27.8	363^rd of 459 public elementary schools	20.9%	1	$14,644	$1,215	$11,903
Dodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	641 S Oak St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5889	446	28	15.7		78 (17.5%)	60 (13.5%)	291 (65.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.6%)	7.2	407^th of 428 public elementary schools	4.9%		6.8	433^rd of 459 public elementary schools	5.7%	26	$14,684	$1,984	$10,992
Starr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 S Adams Street	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5882	451	29	15.6	76.1%	100 (22.2%)	29 (6.4%)	293 (65.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	17.8	369^th of 428 public elementary schools	13.8%		12.5	418^th of 459 public elementary schools	8.9%	49	$16,048	$1,542	$11,506
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 W 9th St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5916	463	31	15.0		37 (8.0%)	5 (1.1%)	410 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	12.4	389^th of 428 public elementary schools	9.1%		16.5	399^th of 459 public elementary schools	13.1%	10	$13,709	$1,918	$9,981
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1314 W 7th Street	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5922	371	23	15.9		83 (22.4%)	11 (3.0%)	261 (70.4%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	10	395^th of 428 public elementary schools	7.7%		12.4	419^th of 459 public elementary schools	8.7%	24	$14,265	$1,190	$11,067
Knickrehm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2013 N Oak St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5927	251	18	14.3		52 (20.7%)	3 (1.2%)	189 (75.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	26.4	335^th of 428 public elementary schools	21.7%		20.3	383^rd of 459 public elementary schools	16.6%	48	$19,543	$4,863	$12,621
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Beal St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5924	343	20	17.5		28 (8.2%)	7 (2.0%)	303 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15	380^th of 428 public elementary schools	11.2%		14.7	411^th of 459 public elementary schools	10.5%	31	$15,900	$2,301	$11,881
Seedling Mile Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3208 E Seeding Mile Rd	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5910	123	8	15.0		59 (48.0%)	14 (11.4%)	48 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	57	221^st of 428 public elementary schools	48.4%		41.7	287^th of 459 public elementary schools	37.5%	66	$17,754	$1,212	$13,877
Grand Island Senior High School	Public	9-12	2124 N Lafayette Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5950	2,670	168	15.9	66.9%	835 (31.3%)	109 (4.1%)	1,628 (61.0%)	21 (0.8%)	15 (0.6%)	1 (0.0%)	61 (2.3%)	4.9	159^th of 168 public high schools	5.4%		11.8	199^th of 215 public high schools	7.4%	40	$15,173	$1,669	$10,929
Stolley Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W Stolley Park Rd	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5913	279	17	15.9	48.7%	159 (57.0%)	6 (2.2%)	96 (34.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	49.6	253^rd of 428 public elementary schools	40.9%		42.9	284^th of 459 public elementary schools	38.1%	31	$16,322	$929	$12,624
Walnut Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 N Custer Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5990	789	63	12.5	81.4%	183 (23.2%)	29 (3.7%)	545 (69.1%)	9 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	14.1	181^st of 200 public middle schools	9.5%		18.4	207^th of 238 public middle schools	13.0%	26	$14,973	$1,486	$11,706
Wasmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	318 S Clark St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5920	340	22	15.1		98 (28.8%)	13 (3.8%)	222 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	16.2	374^th of 428 public elementary schools	12.6%		15.3	404^th of 459 public elementary schools	12.0%	30	$15,081	$1,317	$11,699
West Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3022 College St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5930	328	27	12.1		101 (30.8%)	1 (0.3%)	215 (65.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	7.9	403^rd of 428 public elementary schools	5.8%		5.5	436^th of 459 public elementary schools	5.0%	33	$16,593	$3,056	$11,857
Shoemaker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 W Old Potash Hwy	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5936	444	27	16.1	55.9%	223 (50.2%)	12 (2.7%)	183 (41.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.0%)	34.4	313^th of 428 public elementary schools	26.9%		39.3	305^th of 459 public elementary schools	33.6%	8	$13,011	$947	$10,332
Engleman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1812 Mansfield Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5902	481	28	17.0	33.5%	337 (70.1%)	13 (2.7%)	109 (22.7%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	65.6	149^th of 428 public elementary schools	65.2%		62.5	173^rd of 459 public elementary schools	62.3%	24	$12,713	$642	$10,252
Westridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4111 W 13th St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5886	624	51	12.3	50.8%	354 (56.7%)	13 (2.1%)	220 (35.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	29.5	157^th of 200 public middle schools	21.5%		45.5	147^th of 238 public middle schools	38.2%	10	$15,907	$1,607	$12,154
Early Learning Center	Public	PK	4360 W Capital Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5655	323	13	24.5		123 (38.1%)	6 (1.9%)	181 (56.0%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)
Success Academy	Public	6-12	1912 N Lafayette Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5885	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Indra House	Public	9-12	2131 N Lafayette Street	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5635	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Career Pathways Institute	Public	11-12	1215 Adams Street	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5601	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wyandotte Learning Center	Public	11-12	315 Wyandotte St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5922	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Northwest Public Schools	2.04 mi	5	33^rd
Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools	10.96 mi	2	34^th
Wood River Rural Schools	14.01 mi	3	26^th
Centura Public Schools	15.69 mi	2	82^nd
Giltner Public Schools	16 mi	2	115^th

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