WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a sizable elementary school in FREMONT, Nebraska, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 417 students from grades pre-K through 4, run under FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 53% above typical.

Within FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 11 schools and 5,283 students, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 17% White. By comparison, Dodge County as a whole is about 18% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Dodge County's rate of about 58%.

In the surrounding community, Dodge County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,329 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Dodge County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,729 students), of which WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

SIXPENCE PRESCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 42%: 294 students in 2018 compared to 417 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 13% to 17% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.