Enrollment
95
Elementary
DISTRICT 71 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS·NCES 310001800068
WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
214 WEST WICHITA STREET, WAUNETA, NE 69045 · (308) 285-3232 · Chase County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL95 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
49 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 24 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
66.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
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WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 95 | 51.6% | 60.7% |
| MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARY CURTIS | 97 | 48.5% | 64.2% |
| ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELGIN | 103 | 56.3% | 53.9% |
| SO PLATTE ELEM AT BIG SPRINGS BIG SPRINGS | 103 | 51.5% | N/A |
| LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL GURLEY | 125 | 53.6% | 55.3% |
| STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUART | 117 | 51.3% | 60.3% |
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 WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 95 | #500 of 587 |
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
95
-8 (-8%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 94
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 95 | 9.2 | 10.4:1 | 52% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 101 | 8.8 | 11.5:1 | 66% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 107 | 8.3 | 12.9:1 | 67% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 103 | 9 | 11.4:1 | 55% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 7.8 | 15.2:1 | 59% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 109 | 8 | 13.6:1 | 54% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 82 | 6 | 13.7:1 | 71% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 94 | 6 | 15.7:1 | 69% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (119 to 95); teachers up 17% (7.8 to 9.2).
About WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school based in WAUNETA, Nebraska. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 95 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272 students, so this school is 65% smaller than average.
In WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS, 3 schools enroll a combined 212 students.
The large majority of students at WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 92%, are White. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic and 2% Black. The school's White share is 13 points above the 79% share among Chase County residents. WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 9.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 52%.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 58.3%.
WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located in Chase County, where median household income is about $68,173, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 6 public schools in Chase County, with a combined enrollment of about 820.
WAUNETA PALISADE MIDDLE SCHOOL is located less than a tenth of a mile from WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Nearby schools with test data average 65.2% proficiency; WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 60.7%.
WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had 103 students in 2020-21 and 95 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.4:1 in 2020-21 to 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Chase County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,671
Census ACS
Median income
$68,173
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
820 students
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Related schools
Other schools in WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS
- WAUNETA-PALISADE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 79 students
- WAUNETA PALISADE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 38 students
Other schools in WAUNETA
- WAUNETA-PALISADE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 79 students
- WAUNETA PALISADE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 38 students
Nearby schools
- WAUNETA PALISADE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 38
- WAUNETA-PALISADE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 79
- CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.4 mi · 221
- CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL15.4 mi · 179
- CHASE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL15.4 mi · 208
- HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOL19.8 mi · 65
Frequently asked questions
About WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 95 students in grades PK-05.
Is WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black.
Who oversees WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS in Chase County.
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