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
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
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 →
Schools most like ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER this school | 254 | 34.3% | 60.2% |
| MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE | 247 | 34.0% | 70.6% |
| DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAVID CITY | 315 | 35.6% | 62.1% |
| BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK | 333 | 30.3% | 64.4% |
| PERKINS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCH GRANT | 241 | 31.5% | 63.7% |
| SHELBY - RISING CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHELBY | 201 | 31.3% | 66.0% |
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 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #217 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #172 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #364 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #321 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #95 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #258 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #184 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.5% | #18 of 220 |
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
254
-55 (-18%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 254 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 34% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 20.8 | 12.6:1 | 38% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 21.6 | 13.6:1 | 34% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 35% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 20.7 | 17.2:1 | 34% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 322 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 20% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 313 | 18 | 17.4:1 | 32% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 16 | 18.4:1 | 23% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 18 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (355 to 254); teachers down 3% (20.7 to 20).
About ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in WILBER, Nebraska. The school counted 254 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS totals 601 students.
At ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER, 78% of students are White. Other students are 17% Hispanic. The diversity index for ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. The school's 12.7:1 compares with an average of 21.0:1 for elementary schools in Nebraska. The school has 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Saline County averages 55%, higher than here.
Among Nebraska public elementary schools, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 64.4%.
The county, Saline County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $79,910 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Saline County has 13 public schools with about 3,333 students, including ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER.
WILBER-CLATONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits less than a tenth of a mile from ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 58.5% proficiency; ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER posts 60.2%.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
From 309 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 254 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 12.7 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
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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 MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 154
- WILBER-CLATONIA HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 193
- TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL10.0 mi · 189
- TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.0 mi · 232
- CRETE PRESCHOOL10.2 mi · 206
- CRETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.2 mi · 438
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.
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