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RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL

1720 N CRANE, HASTINGS, NE 68901 · (402) 461-7593 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Nebraska public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C-Beats 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

Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 272
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
152 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K72%
Kindergarten4614%
Grade 15416%
Grade 25617%
Grade 36018%
Grade 44915%
Grade 56419%

This year's kindergarten class (46) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).

Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
22366%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 61% · US 43%
Hispanic
8024%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 23% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
247%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
18856%
Female
14844%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL→HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL→HASTINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + Advanced
English Language Arts
50.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
52.8%
NE avg 60.6%

What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL

RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL this school33645.2%54.9%
GEIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GERING
30544.3%63.9%
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
SCOTTSBLUFF
37945.4%58.0%
DEER POINTE ELEMENTARY
FREMONT
29050.7%52.6%
MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MITCHELL
34550.7%64.6%
O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
O'NEILL
47147.3%58.5%
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 RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn NebraskaIn Adams County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
54.9%#272 of 311#4 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.8%#320 of 398N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
50.6%#326 of 438#4 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
336#206 of 587#4 of 9
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.9:1#107 of 379#5 of 7
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
49.7%#158 of 379#4 of 7
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
45.2%#118 of 359#5 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.6%#46 of 220N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
336
-141 (-30%) vs 2020
+85% since 1990-91, when it was 182
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533626.112.9:145% (152)
2023-2433728.112.0:151% (171)
2022-233322712.3:138% (125)
2020-214773015.9:148% (227)
2017-1841829.114.4:154% (226)
2015-161731214.4:140% (70)
2010-112221218.5:137% (83)
2000-01144916.0:112% (17)
1990-911821116.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL.

Since 2017-18: students down 20% (418 to 336); teachers down 10% (29.1 to 26.1).

About RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL

Among the schools in HASTINGS, Nebraska, is RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 336 students. Elementary schools in Nebraska have about 272 students on average; enrollment here is 24% higher.

HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS counts 8 schools and 3,789 students, including RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL.

Federal enrollment data show RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL is 66% White. Other groups make up 24% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Adams County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL are from different groups.

RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL lists 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.9 students per teacher. The school's 12.9:1 compares with an average of 21.0:1 for elementary schools in Nebraska. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 45% of the student body. That is in line with the 42% average for public schools in Adams County.

RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 21% of Nebraska public elementary schools.

Compared with Nebraska schools that have similar shares of low-income students, RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL's results are 5.6 points below predicted: 54.9% against 60.5%.

The school's county is Adams County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $68,365 a year, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Adams County number 18, with about 5,228 students.

RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL at 2nd of 5.

NCES assigns RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 30%. The school's ratio dropped from 15.9:1 to 12.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Adams County at a glance

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Population
31,052
Census ACS
Median income
$68,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,228 students

Quick facts

School name
RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL
District
HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Address
1720 N CRANE, HASTINGS, NE 68901
Phone
(402) 461-7593
County
Adams County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
336
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
152 (45%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
317158001057
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL
How many students attend RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL?
RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-05.
Is RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL is approximately 12.9:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL?
Student demographics at RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL are roughly 66% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL in?
RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL is part of HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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