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Alumni: what's one memory from HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 345 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310001601018
HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
502 W 9TH ST, GRAND ISLAND, NE 68801 · (308) 385-5916 · Hall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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
16.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 37%
Community
1
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 | 46 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
27.1%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 →
Where HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #396 of 398 | #17 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #422 of 438 | #14 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #61 of 587 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #326 of 379 | #15 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.0% | #334 of 379 | #17 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.7% | #29 of 135 | #3 of 8 |
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
484
+36 (+8%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 484 | 28.9 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 30.8 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 29.4 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 100% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 33.3 | 12.1:1 | 92% (369) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 34 | 10.9:1 | 92% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 87% (382) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 24 | 11.9:1 | 82% (234) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 25 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (401 to 484); teachers down 13% (33.3 to 28.9).
About HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public elementary school in GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska. It reports enrollment of 484 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 78% larger than the 272-student average for elementary schools in Nebraska.
Within GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 19 schools. The district enrolls 9,983 students.
A large majority of enrollment at HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic, at 90%. After that, the student body is 7% White. Among all residents of Hall County, the Hispanic share is about 32%. The diversity index for HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 18%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 16.8:1 is based on 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1, 4.2 more students per teacher than here.
HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 3% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
Census data for Hall County show median household income comes to about $69,251, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 32 public schools in the county, enrolling about 12,203, HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL among them.
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits about 0.6 miles from HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 448 to 484, an 8% rise. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.2:1 to 16.8:1.
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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 GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,696 students
- WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 777 students
- WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 694 students
- BARR MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 648 students
- STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 453 students
- ENGLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 448 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
- STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 453 students
Other Howard Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Howard Elementary. HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 14.
- HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFREMONT, NE · 421 students
- Howard ElementaryGallatin, TN · 591 students
- Howard ElementaryMadera, CA · 487 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolEugene, OR · 474 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolDEARBORN, MI · 436 students
Nearby schools
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 352
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 328
- KNICKREHM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 263
- WASMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 373
- GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 2,696
- WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 777
Frequently asked questions
About HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 484 students in grades PK-05.
Is HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 7% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.