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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 317852002267
WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
312 DOUGLAS STREET, WAYNE, NE 68787 · (402) 375-3854 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- C+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
15.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.8:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
184 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (91).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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 WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
68.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 499 | 36.9% | 63.3% |
| KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY | 398 | 32.9% | 59.7% |
| PLATTSMOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLATTSMOUTH | 460 | 39.1% | 53.4% |
| NEIHARDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 489 | 36.8% | 53.8% |
| DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAVID CITY | 315 | 35.6% | 62.1% |
| TRUMBLE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION | 364 | 32.4% | 64.2% |
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 WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #186 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #153 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #189 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #49 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #276 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #237 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #168 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.9% | #53 of 135 |
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
499
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 499 | 31.9 | 15.7:1 | 37% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 31.7 | 15.1:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 481 | 30.7 | 15.7:1 | 40% (191) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 40% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 30.4 | 14.7:1 | 38% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 457 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 37% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (446 to 499); teachers up 5% (30.4 to 31.9).
About WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public large elementary school in WAYNE, Nebraska. It educates 499 students in pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Nebraska is about 272 students.
The district for WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, with 4 schools and 1,016 students.
White students make up a majority at WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at 76%. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Wayne County is about 86% White. WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.7:1. That is 5.3 students per teacher below the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 37%.
Measured against Nebraska public elementary schools, WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Nebraska schools.
Wayne County has these Census figures: the median household income is $66,215, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wayne County is home to 9 public schools and about 1,837 public school students.
The next-closest public school is WAYNE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Local comparison: WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 2nd of 5 nearby schools, at 63.3% versus a 61.4% average.
WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 499 students in 2024-25, 22 more than the 477 it had in 2020-21.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,844
Census ACS
Median income
$66,215
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,837 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
- WAYNE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 323 students
- WAYNE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 148 students
- WAYNE EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 46 students
Other schools in WAYNE
- WAYNE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 323 students
- WAYNE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 148 students
- WAYNE EARLY LEARNING CENTERElementary · 46 students
- TOWER SCHOOLCombined
Other Wayne Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Wayne Elementary. WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 8.
- Wayne Elementary SchoolWayne, PA · 525 students
- Wayne Elementary SchoolWayne, WV · 444 students
- Wayne Elementary SchoolWayne, IL · 391 students
- Wayne Elementary SchoolCorydon, IA · 328 students
- Wayne Elementary SchoolDETROIT, MI · 234 students
Nearby schools
- WAYNE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 148
- WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 323
- WAYNE EARLY LEARNING CENTER0.9 mi · 46
- WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.2 mi · 341
- WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL8.2 mi · 234
- WINSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.8 mi · 136
Frequently asked questions
About WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-06.
Is WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 76% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.