WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of compact scale in NELIGH, Nebraska, operated by NELIGH-OAKDALE SCHOOLS, serveing 115 students in grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 58% below the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 272 students.

Within NELIGH-OAKDALE SCHOOLS, which oversees 3 schools and 352 students, WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest comes out to 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Antelope County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Antelope County) logs that median household earnings sit near $66,105, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Antelope County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 981 students), WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: NELIGH-OAKDALE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has fell 12%, going from 130 students in 2018 to 115 in 2025.

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