Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310000801733
WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL
801 18TH ST, WISNER, NE 68791 · (402) 529-6465 · Cuming County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
133 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 69 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 60% larger than its 6th grade class (25).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL→WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
70.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 8 points, placing it in Nebraska's top 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 WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL
WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL this school | 306 | 43.5% | 69.5% |
| PENDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENDER | 242 | 45.5% | 77.3% |
| LOGAN VIEW ELEMENTARY HOOPER | 330 | 43.6% | 73.3% |
| HOLDREGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOLDREGE | 340 | 40.9% | 50.7% |
| NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROKEN BOW | 376 | 41.5% | 71.6% |
| VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALENTINE | 285 | 45.6% | 73.0% |
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 WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #97 of 311 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #137 of 398 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #126 of 438 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #244 of 587 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #89 of 379 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.1% | #267 of 379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #128 of 359 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.1% | #16 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
306
+59 (+24%) vs 2020
+84% since 1990-91, when it was 166
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 306 | 24.3 | 12.6:1 | 43% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 21.3 | 12.8:1 | 49% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 249 | 20.6 | 12.1:1 | 53% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 19 | 13.0:1 | 56% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 237 | 20.5 | 11.6:1 | 49% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 196 | 14 | 14.0:1 | 45% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 187 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 40% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 189 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 51% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 166 | 9 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (237 to 306); teachers up 18% (20.5 to 24.3).
About WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL
WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in WISNER, Nebraska, administered by WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school enrolls 306 students in pre-K through 6.
In WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 2 schools enroll a combined 496 students.
Federal enrollment data show WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL is 79% White. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 34%.
The school lists 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Nebraska is 21.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 133 students, or 43%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 69.5%, is 8.4 points above the 61.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Nebraska schools.
In the surrounding county, Cuming County, median household income comes to about $71,104, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 7, with about 1,520 students.
Among nearby public schools, WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL is 6th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school grew from 247 students in 2020-21 to 306 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cuming County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,975
Census ACS
Median income
$71,104
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,520 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 190 students
Nearby schools
- WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 190
- PENDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.6 mi · 242
- PENDER HIGH SCHOOL13.6 mi · 191
- STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.4 mi · 195
- STANTON HIGH SCHOOL15.7 mi · 182
- WEST POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.9 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL?
WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL enrolls approximately 306 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL serve?
WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL is approximately 12.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL?
At WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL public or private?
WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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