STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska, STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a sizable elementary campus, run under GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It caters to 453 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 67% larger than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

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

In terms of who attends, STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 24% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

On the resource side, STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Hall County put the typical household earns roughly $69,251 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 32 public schools in Hall County (combined enrollment of about 12,203 students).

The closest other public school is BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 14%, going from 525 students in 2018 to 453 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 67% across the same window.

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