WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 600 W 3RD, in NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a close-knit primary school that instructs 226 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Across the 12 schools in NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (3,751 students total), WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 88% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Lincoln County) records that median household income runs about $65,148, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 22 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 5,190 students).

Nearest neighbor: NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has decreased 21%, going from 287 students in 2018 to 226 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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