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Wasmer Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Wasmer Elementary School is a public elementary school in Grand Island, Nebraska, serving 351 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. While part of the Grand Island Public Schools district, which is ranked 174 out of 182 districts in the state, Wasmer Elementary faces significant challenges in student attendance and academic performance.

Wasmer Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.7% to 26.0% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state and district averages. Academically, the school's performance on NSCAS tests is consistently lower than state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 30.61%, compared to the state average of 58.91% and the district average of 34.86%. Additionally, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner students generally performing better than the school's overall performance, while White and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform significantly worse.

When compared to nearby schools in the Grand Island Public Schools district, such as Newell Elementary, Knickrehm Elementary, and Stolley Park Elementary, Wasmer Elementary is one of the lower-performing schools in the district. While Wasmer's spending per student is higher than the state average, this higher spending does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes for the school.

373

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,674

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

318 S Clark St
Grand Island, NE 68801-6446

(308) 385-5920

District: Grand Island Public Schools

Students who attend Wasmer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Barr Middle School
High:	Grand Island Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.7%

White:

25.5%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (41% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 53 percentile points since 2014

!English Language Arts scores 24 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg49%

Nebraska avg61%

Not ranked this year

Wasmer Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

111^th of 118Grand Island Public Schools among Nebraska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	16.2	374 of 428	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	404 of 459	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	410 of 457	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	403 of 442	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	406 of 452	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	403 of 450	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	437 of 459	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	424 of 480	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	402 of 488	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	62.7	165 of 483	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.1	143 of 485	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	59.0	194 of 480	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.5	104 of 473	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	35.0	404 of 502	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.0	379 of 471	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.3	382 of 478	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.8	241 of 430	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.0	362 of 418	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	33.5	57 of 76	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	50 of 60	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	41 of 63	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	311 of 349	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	280 of 337	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	292 of 318	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	296 of 349	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	309 of 341	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	42.1	28 of 53	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	71 of 108	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	51 of 81	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	55 of 68	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	77 of 90	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	73 of 81	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	274 of 312	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	209 of 259	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	222 of 264	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	244 of 298	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	233 of 281	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	298 of 366	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	336 of 356	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	311 of 328	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	345 of 367	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	309 of 347	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	363 of 385	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	332 of 388	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	307 of 391	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	339 of 391	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2024)47th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)25th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2023)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)12th percentile~ school

Female (2023)11th percentile~ school

White (2023)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science69%-10 vs state

Mathematics37%-21 vs state

English Language Arts34%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Wasmer Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wasmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	318 S Clark St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5920	373	25	14.9		95 (25.5%)	13 (3.5%)	260 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)				34.4				36.7	69.4	69.4	$15,674	$703	$12,665
Dodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	641 S Oak St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5889	436	29	15.0		70 (16.1%)	64 (14.7%)	288 (66.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)				30.7		27.0		28.4			$14,662	$821	$11,921
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1314 W 7th St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5922	352	24	14.4		64 (18.2%)	5 (1.4%)	269 (76.4%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)					43.2		54.2	38.9			$15,131	$582	$12,225
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 W 9th St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5916	484	29	16.7		32 (6.6%)	5 (1.0%)	437 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)								(n/a)	31.3			29.5				32.7	68.1	68.1	$15,524	$815	$12,708
Starr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 S Adams St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5882	453	29	15.7		109 (24.1%)	20 (4.4%)	303 (66.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)								(n/a)		39.3		33.2		44.3		43.2			$19,008	$1,868	$13,821
Stolley Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W Stolley Park Rd	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5913	258	19	13.4		140 (54.3%)	6 (2.3%)	100 (38.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	34.4	216^th of 294 public elementary schools	26.5%		49.6	253^rd of 428 public elementary schools	40.9%	37	45.7	45.2	55.0	48.4	67.4	66.7	70.0	68.0	82.5	82.5	$20,352	$542	$16,609
Gates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W Louise St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5892	284	18	15.9		126 (44.4%)	14 (4.9%)	132 (46.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	15.6	265^th of 294 public elementary schools	9.9%		19.1	362^nd of 428 public elementary schools	15.4%	97				45.4	62.8		44.4	49.7	66.7	66.7	$15,396	$280	$13,215
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Beal St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5924	328	22	14.8		26 (7.9%)	6 (1.8%)	289 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)								47.8			$19,244	$3,006	$14,245
Newell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W 13th St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5905	348	25	13.6		104 (29.9%)	50 (14.4%)	176 (50.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)								(n/a)			50.8	43.4			75.4	61.6			$14,760	$249	$12,695
Knickrehm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2013 N Oak St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5927	263	17	15.7		61 (23.2%)	3 (1.1%)	189 (71.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)								(n/a)				50.9		71.1	57.9	61.0			$16,706	$779	$13,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Wasmer Elementary School

How many students attend Wasmer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Wasmer Elementary School.

What district is Wasmer Elementary School in?

Grand Island Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Wasmer Elementary School?

Students at Wasmer Elementary School are 70% Hispanic, 25% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Wasmer Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wasmer Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Barr Middle School
High : Grand Island Senior High School

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