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Enrollment
738
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 272
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317284002329
WYSONG ELEMENTARY
7901 BLANCHARD BOULEVARD, LINCOLN, NE 68516 · (402) 436-1185 · Lancaster County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
67 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
73.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
78.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 WYSONG ELEMENTARY
WYSONG ELEMENTARY's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WYSONG ELEMENTARY this school | 738 | 9.1% | 74.5% |
| HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA | 489 | 7.0% | 74.7% |
| WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY OMAHA | 481 | 5.8% | 76.2% |
| PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA | 454 | 6.6% | 78.7% |
| REAGAN ELEMENTARY OMAHA | 498 | 15.1% | 74.7% |
| BELL ELEMENTARY PAPILLION | 488 | 11.9% | 72.3% |
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 WYSONG ELEMENTARY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #37 of 311 | #4 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #35 of 398 | #2 of 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #46 of 438 | #5 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #8 of 587 | #5 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #348 of 379 | #46 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #298 of 379 | #43 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.1% | #336 of 359 | #28 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +69.7% | #1 of 135 | #1 of 14 |
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
738
+155 (+27%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 738 | 42.3 | 17.4:1 | 9% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 43.6 | 16.9:1 | 10% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 41.7 | 16.7:1 | 7% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 5% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 26.7 | 16.3:1 | 8% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WYSONG ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students up 70% (435 to 738); teachers up 59% (26.7 to 42.3).
About WYSONG ELEMENTARY
WYSONG ELEMENTARY is a large elementary school in LINCOLN, Nebraska. The school counted 738 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. It has 171% more students than the average for elementary schools in Nebraska (about 272).
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS oversees WYSONG ELEMENTARY and 66 other schools, with 42,301 students in total.
The share of White students at WYSONG ELEMENTARY is 85%. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, WYSONG ELEMENTARY scores 26%.
For every teacher at WYSONG ELEMENTARY, there are about 17.4 students; the school has 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 21.0:1 average for elementary schools in Nebraska, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 9%. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Lancaster County, the school's rate is lower.
WYSONG ELEMENTARY is 1.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (74.5% versus 73.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Nebraska.
For Lancaster County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $74,793, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 97 public schools and about 48,123 students.
A public school about 1.4 miles away, HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is the closest to WYSONG ELEMENTARY. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, WYSONG ELEMENTARY is ahead of the 69.6% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
Locale data from NCES put WYSONG ELEMENTARY inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Federal enrollment counts rose from 583 (2020-21) to 738 (2024-25).
On allk12, people connected to WYSONG ELEMENTARY can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
326,696
Census ACS
Median income
$74,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
48,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,110 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,086 students
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Other schools in LINCOLN
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,110 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,086 students
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Nearby schools
- HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 487
- CAVETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 556
- MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 849
- STANDING BEAR HIGH SCHOOL2.2 mi · 631
- EARLY CHILDHOOD AT STANDING BEAR HS2.2 mi · 21
- MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About WYSONG ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at WYSONG ELEMENTARY?
WYSONG ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 738 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does WYSONG ELEMENTARY serve?
WYSONG ELEMENTARY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does WYSONG ELEMENTARY have?
WYSONG ELEMENTARY employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at WYSONG ELEMENTARY?
Student demographics at WYSONG ELEMENTARY are roughly 85% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is WYSONG ELEMENTARY public or private?
WYSONG ELEMENTARY is a public K-12 school, overseen by LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.