Enrollment
194
Elementary
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317458000209
1R ELEMENTARY
3301 W ONE-R ROAD, GRAND ISLAND, NE 68803 · (308) 385-6352 · Hall County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
45 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 13% smaller than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
1R ELEMENTARY→NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
73.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like 1R ELEMENTARY
1R ELEMENTARY's state test result (68.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1R ELEMENTARY this school | 194 | 23.2% | 68.8% |
| LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEIGH | 201 | 21.9% | 59.0% |
| PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALMER | 184 | 25.0% | 61.6% |
| BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLUE HILL | 183 | 23.5% | 68.2% |
| TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEWITT | 232 | 23.3% | 72.5% |
| ELEMENTARY SCH AT VALPARAISO VALPARAISO | 149 | 21.5% | 69.4% |
Matched among Nebraska elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where 1R ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #107 of 311 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #83 of 398 | #3 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #117 of 438 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #384 of 587 | #18 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #267 of 359 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
194
+5 (+3%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 174
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 194 | 11.7 | 16.6:1 | 23% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 11.8 | 16.6:1 | 28% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 12.8 | 14.8:1 | 27% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 189 | 12 | 15.8:1 | 31% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 12.7 | 14.4:1 | 26% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 26% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 174 | 13 | 13.4:1 | 28% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for 1R ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (182 to 194); teachers down 8% (12.7 to 11.7).
About 1R ELEMENTARY
1R ELEMENTARY is a small elementary school with an address in GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 194 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Nebraska, the average enrollment is about 272.
1R ELEMENTARY is one of 5 schools in NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which enrolls 1,445 students in total.
Of every 100 students at 1R ELEMENTARY, about 90 are White. The school is also 10% Hispanic. That is higher than the 65% White share among all Hall County residents. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at 1R ELEMENTARY are from different groups.
A staff of 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 16.6:1. Compared with the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hall County is similar, at 23%.
Among Nebraska public elementary schools, 1R ELEMENTARY outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
1R ELEMENTARY sits between the top and bottom 10% of Nebraska schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.8% and a predicted 68.3%.
For the population of Hall County, median household income comes to about $69,251, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hall County counts 32 public schools with about 12,203 students.
1R ELEMENTARY's closest public school neighbor is NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL, about 3.7 miles away. The five-mile area around 1R ELEMENTARY holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place 1R ELEMENTARY in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 189 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 194 by 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about 1R ELEMENTARY, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,536
Census ACS
Median income
$69,251
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
12,203 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 680 students
- CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOLElementary · 378 students
- ST LIBORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 161 students
- LOCKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 32 students
Other schools in GRAND ISLAND
- GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,696 students
- WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 777 students
- WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 694 students
- NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 680 students
- BARR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 648 students
- HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 484 students
Nearby schools
- NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL3.7 mi · 680
- O'CONNOR EARLY LEARNING CENTER4.2 mi · 278
- WEST LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.2 mi · 338
- GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL4.3 mi · 2,696
- KNICKREHM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.3 mi · 263
- ENGLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL4.7 mi · 448
Frequently asked questions
About 1R ELEMENTARYHow many students attend 1R ELEMENTARY?
1R ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 194 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does 1R ELEMENTARY serve?
1R ELEMENTARY serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at 1R ELEMENTARY?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at 1R ELEMENTARY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at 1R ELEMENTARY?
At 1R ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 90% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is 1R ELEMENTARY public or private?
1R ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.