Elementary Schools in Wakefield Public Schools

Summary:

The Wakefield Elementary School is the sole elementary school in the Wakefield Public Schools district in Nebraska, serving grades PK-6 with an enrollment of 353 students. The school has consistently performed below the state average in academic proficiency across multiple grade levels and subject areas over the past two school years, and its ranking and rating by SchoolDigger have declined over the same period.

In the 2024-2025 school year, Wakefield Elementary School ranked 260 out of 274 Nebraska elementary schools and was rated 0 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance has been particularly low in English Language Arts, with the percentage of students proficient or better being lower than the state average for grades 4, 5, and 6. In Mathematics, the school's performance was also below the state average for grades 3, 4, 5, and 6, and in Science, the 5th-grade proficiency rate was lower than the state average.

Other key metrics for Wakefield Elementary School include a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% and a free and reduced lunch rate of 60.34% in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite these challenges, the school spends a relatively high amount per student ($17,335) compared to the state average, raising questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need for a closer examination of how the funds are being used to support student learning.

District Detail

802 Highland
Wakefield, NE 68784-0330

(402) 287-2012

SchoolDigger Rank:
101^st of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 575

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wakefield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	802 Highland	Wakefield	68784	Wayne County	Wakefield Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 287-9892	341	29	11.8	55.1%	121 (35.5%)	1 (0.3%)	217 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.9	276^th of 294 public elementary schools	6.1%		21.1	354^th of 428 public elementary schools	17.3%	78	45.1	36.8	46.3	44.2	47.7	$17,335	$1,155	$14,286

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Educational Service Unit 01	7.15 mi	1
Wayne Community Schools	7.27 mi	4	75^th
Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools	7.32 mi	3
Allen Consolidated Schools	10.43 mi	2
Pender Public Schools	13.22 mi	2	9^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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