Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 200 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317872001727
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER
900 SOUTH FRANKLIN STREET, WILBER, NE 68465 · (402) 821-2141 · Saline County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
87 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
67.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
254
-101 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 17.2:1
% White
78%
was 81%
% Hispanic
17%
was 14%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in WILBER, Nebraska, part of WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, serveing 254 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 3 schools in WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (601 students total), ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER reports that 78% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Hispanic.
On the resource side, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Roughly 34% of students at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Saline County's rate of about 55%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.4%; this one delivers 60.2%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Saline County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,910, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Saline County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,333 students), ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is WILBER-CLATONIA HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 58.5%.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER operates from a rural location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 28%: 355 students in 2018 compared to 254 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Saline County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,650
Census ACS
Median income
$79,910
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,333 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- WILBER-CLATONIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 193 students
- WILBER-CLATONIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 154 students
Other schools in WILBER
- WILBER-CLATONIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 193 students
- WILBER-CLATONIA MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 154 students
Nearby schools
- WILBER-CLATONIA HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 193
- WILBER-CLATONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 154
- TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL10.0 mi · 189
- TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.0 mi · 232
- CRETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 438
- CRETE PRESCHOOL10.2 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBERHow many students attend ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER enrolls approximately 254 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER serve?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER is approximately 12.7:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER?
Student demographics at ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER are roughly 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER in?
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER is part of WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.