Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317443001314
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1205 S 2ND ST, NORFOLK, NE 68701 · (402) 644-2557 · Madison County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
158 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 24% smaller than its 4th grade class (50).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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 NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
59.4%
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 59 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 227 | 69.6% | 56.0% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK | 194 | 68.0% | 63.5% |
| GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK | 194 | 73.2% | 55.7% |
| MILLIKEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCH FREMONT | 236 | 70.8% | N/A |
| EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLUMBUS | 286 | 62.9% | 55.3% |
| HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FREMONT | 421 | 63.7% | N/A |
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 WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #256 of 311 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #269 of 398 | #8 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #258 of 438 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #353 of 587 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #228 of 379 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #100 of 379 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #19 of 359 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #103 of 220 | #4 of 6 |
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
227
+7 (+3%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 227 | 15.3 | 14.9:1 | 70% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 233 | 16 | 14.5:1 | 78% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 15.1 | 15.3:1 | 75% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 15 | 14.7:1 | 76% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 14.7 | 17.5:1 | 77% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 232 | 15 | 15.5:1 | 74% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 238 | 17 | 14.0:1 | 74% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 253 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 58% (146) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 17 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (257 to 227); teachers up 4% (14.7 to 15.3).
About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school located in NORFOLK, Nebraska, in Madison County. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 227 students.
NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS enrolls 4,543 students, and its 11 schools include WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
More than half of the students at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are Hispanic (56%). Other reported shares: 33% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Black. That compares with about 16% Hispanic among all Madison County residents. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.9 students per teacher. The school's 14.9:1 compares with an average of 21.0:1 for elementary schools in Nebraska. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 70% of the student body. The 47% average for public schools in Madison County is 23 points lower.
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL would score about 51.9%. It scores 56.0%, 4.0 points above that figure.
For Madison County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $63,128 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Madison County has 23 public schools.
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's nearest public school is NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL (about 0.6 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment increased by 3% across 4 years, from 220 in 2020-21 to 227 in 2024-25.
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,532
Census ACS
Median income
$63,128
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,196 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,359 students
- NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 631 students
- NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 628 students
- BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 333 students
- LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 256 students
Other schools in NORFOLK
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,359 students
- NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 631 students
- NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 628 students
- BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 333 students
- LITTLE PANTHERS PRESCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 256 students
Other Washington Elementary schools
155 other US public schools in 28 states are named Washington Elementary. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 127th largest of the 156.
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFREMONT, NE · 417 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 312 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORTH PLATTE, NE · 226 students
- Washington ElementaryRiverside, CA · 818 students
- Washington ElementaryRedondo Beach, CA · 776 students
Nearby schools
- NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 631
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 220
- GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 194
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 256
- WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 194
- NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.5 mi · 1,359
Frequently asked questions
About WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 227 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.9:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 33% White, 56% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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