RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL

Located at 1720 N CRANE, in HASTINGS, Nebraska, RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL is a mid-sized K-5 school that hosts 336 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 24% bigger than typical.

RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that enrolls 3,789 students overall.

On the student-mix side, RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL lists that 66% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.9%.

In the area at large, Adams County reports that median household income runs about $68,365, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL is one of 18 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 5,228 students).

Nearest neighbor: HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.7%.

RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL's enrollment has shrank 20% since 2018, when it stood at 418 (now 336). The White share of enrollment contracted from 75% to 66% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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