Enrollment
113
Elementary
DISTRICT 107 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317845001695
WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
300 S BISMARK, WAUSA, NE 68786 · (402) 586-2255 · Knox County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL113 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
26 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (10).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL→WAUSA HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within WAUSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
65.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 113 | 23.0% | 61.5% |
| OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OSCEOLA | 120 | 24.2% | 56.8% |
| FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRIEND | 127 | 23.6% | 60.1% |
| LAKE MALONEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE | 116 | 16.4% | 67.8% |
| KENESAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KENESAW | 139 | 22.3% | 68.1% |
| ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT JOHNSON JOHNSON | 167 | 23.4% | 72.6% |
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 WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Knox County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #204 of 311 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #200 of 398 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #212 of 438 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 113 | #483 of 587 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.0% | #269 of 359 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
113
-12 (-10%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 107
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 113 | 10.5 | 10.7:1 | 23% (26) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 11 | 10.7:1 | 16% (19) |
| 2022-23 | 102 | 9.8 | 10.4:1 | 18% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 125 | 10 | 12.5:1 | 30% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 151 | 9.2 | 16.4:1 | 32% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 151 | 9 | 16.8:1 | 37% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 118 | 10 | 11.8:1 | 53% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 88 | 9 | 9.8:1 | 51% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 107 | 9 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (151 to 113); teachers up 14% (9.2 to 10.5).
About WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school. Its address is in WAUSA, Nebraska. In all, 113 students attend the school in pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 58% below the 272-student average for elementary schools in Nebraska.
WAUSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which runs WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, has 2 schools and 214 students.
The share of White students at WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 93%. The next largest groups are 3% Asian and 3% Native American. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
On staff are 10.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.7:1. Elementary schools in Nebraska average 21.0:1, 10.3 more students per teacher than here. WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 23%.
WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.5% is 6.8 points below the 68.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Knox County, median household income comes to about $64,636, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 1,757 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, WAUSA HIGH SCHOOL, is the closest to WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Its average proficiency rate of 61.5% is below the 62.6% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 125 (2020-21) to 113 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 12.5 in 2020-21 to 10.7 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Knox County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,363
Census ACS
Median income
$64,636
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
1,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- WAUSA HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 101
- BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.3 mi · 146
- BLOOMFIELD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL8.5 mi · 141
- OSMOND HIGH SCHOOL9.5 mi · 80
- OSMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.5 mi · 106
- RANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOL12.4 mi · 102
Frequently asked questions
About WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 113 students in grades PK-06.
Is WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of WAUSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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