Enrollment
194
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317443001306
GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1106 PHILIP AVE, NORFOLK, NE 68701 · (402) 644-2544 · Madison County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL194 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
142 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 24% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 30% smaller than its 4th grade class (46).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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 NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
61.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 194 | 73.2% | 55.7% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK | 194 | 68.0% | 63.5% |
| MILLIKEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCH FREMONT | 236 | 70.8% | N/A |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK | 227 | 69.6% | 56.0% |
| ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS | 267 | 66.7% | 49.1% |
| NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GERING | 299 | 66.6% | 61.1% |
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 GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #259 of 311 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #253 of 398 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #213 of 438 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 194 | #382 of 587 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #12 of 359 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #88 of 220 | #2 of 6 |
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
-22 (-10%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 202
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 14.1 | 13.8:1 | 73% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 14.5 | 14.4:1 | 82% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 228 | 14 | 16.3:1 | 82% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 216 | 13 | 16.6:1 | 84% (181) |
| 2017-18 | 225 | 14.8 | 15.2:1 | 73% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 251 | 14 | 17.9:1 | 69% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | 15 | 13.7:1 | 64% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | 65% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 202 | 11 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (225 to 194); teachers down 5% (14.8 to 14.1).
About GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The public elementary school GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in NORFOLK, Nebraska. It reported 194 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Nebraska have about 272 students on average; enrollment here is 29% lower.
NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS includes 11 schools. Together they enroll 4,543 students.
The biggest share of students at GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 49%, is Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 41% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Madison County's population at about 16%. The diversity index for GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 59%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.8:1. Compared with the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Madison County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
Schools in Nebraska with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 50.7%. GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 55.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Madison County show that median household income comes to about $63,128, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Madison County, 23 public schools serve about 6,196 students.
NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL is about 0.5 miles from GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Town: Remote.
The school's student count decreased 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 13.8 students per teacher, compared with 16.6 in 2020-21.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,532
Census ACS
Median income
$63,128
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,196 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,359 students
- NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 631 students
- NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 628 students
- BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 333 students
- LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 256 students
Other schools in NORFOLK
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,359 students
- NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 631 students
- NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 628 students
- BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 333 students
- LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 256 students
Other Grant Elementary schools
34 other US public schools in 13 states are named Grant Elementary. GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 32nd largest of the 35.
- GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFREMONT, NE · 144 students
- Grant ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 951 students
- Grant ElementaryRedding, CA · 600 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolSOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ · 568 students
- Grant ElementarySanta Monica, CA · 562 students
Nearby schools
- NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 631
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 194
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 220
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,359
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 256
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 194 students in grades PK-04.
Is GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 41% White, 49% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Madison County.
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