HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary campus of substantial scale in GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska, part of GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, works with 484 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 272 students each, so HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits 78% above that benchmark.

GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 9,983 students. HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). Beyond that, the school records 7% White. By comparison, Hall County as a whole is about 32% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average.

In the area at large, census data for Hall County shows median household income runs about $69,251, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Hall County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,203 students), of which HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has rose 21% since 2018, when it stood at 401 (now 484). Hispanic enrollment moved from 84% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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