Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317239001833
WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4211 20TH AVE, KEARNEY, NE 68845 · (308) 698-8220 · Buffalo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Nebraska public elementary schools
- A-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
17.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
39 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 12 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
77.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 259 | 15.1% | 70.5% |
| BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY KEARNEY | 272 | 17.6% | 73.7% |
| SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN | 352 | 18.2% | 74.4% |
| HARVEY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 340 | 19.1% | 70.2% |
| SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 301 | 12.3% | 78.4% |
| GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA | 374 | 16.6% | 70.8% |
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 WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Buffalo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #86 of 311 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #44 of 398 | #3 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #25 of 438 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #314 of 587 | #8 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #341 of 379 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.0% | #306 of 379 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.1% | #319 of 359 | #15 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #103 of 135 | #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
259
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 195
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 259 | 15 | 17.2:1 | 15% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 15.3 | 16.6:1 | 21% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 14.8 | 17.5:1 | 20% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 23% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 14.8 | 16.9:1 | 25% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 14 | 18.6:1 | 22% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 14 | 20.7:1 | 10% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 12 | 21.9:1 | 5% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 195 | 8 | 24.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (250 to 259); teachers up 1% (14.8 to 15).
About WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In KEARNEY, Nebraska, part of Buffalo County, WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 259 students in pre-K through 5.
KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (15 schools, 6,066 students) runs WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among Buffalo County residents, the White share is about 87%. A diversity index of 25% means there is a 25% chance two randomly chosen students at WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school's 15 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 15% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Buffalo County is 33%.
WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 68% of Nebraska public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Nebraska schools.
For the population of Buffalo County, the median household earns about $75,911 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shares Buffalo County with 27 other public schools.
HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL is about 0.8 miles from WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 65.0% proficiency; WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL posts 70.5%.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had a net gain of 8 students, or 3%.
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Buffalo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,579
Census ACS
Median income
$75,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,449 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,663 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 648 students
- SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 536 students
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
- KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
Other schools in KEARNEY
- KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,663 students
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 648 students
- SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 536 students
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 417 students
- KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
- NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 397 students
Nearby schools
- HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 648
- HANNY ARRAM CENTER1.0 mi · 2
- WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 65
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 257
- BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 272
- CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-05.
Is WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Buffalo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.