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Wisner-Pilger Elementary School

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Wisner-Pilger Elementary School ranks 118 th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Wisner-Pilger Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Wisner, Nebraska, with 272 students. The school is part of the Wisner-Pilger Public Schools district, which is ranked 31 out of 115 districts in Nebraska and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wisner-Pilger Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates across various grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 68.97% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 59.59%. In math, 79.31% of 4th graders were proficient or better, compared to 60.65% statewide. The school also has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, with a rate of 19.3% in 2024-2025 versus the state average of 21.1%. Additionally, Wisner-Pilger Elementary spends more per student than the state average, ranging from $17,828 to $21,660 per student over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools, Wakefield Elementary has significantly lower test scores and a lower school ranking than Wisner-Pilger Elementary. The school's consistent high performance and focus on supporting students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, who have ranked in the top 5% of Nebraska elementary schools in this subgroup, make it a standout in the region.

306

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,388

Per pupil spending ?

43.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 18th St
Wisner, NE 68791-0580

(402) 529-6465

District: Wisner-Pilger Public Schools

Students who attend Wisner-Pilger Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Wisner-Pilger High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.4%

Hispanic:

16.3%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2022 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (74% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Above the Nebraska median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2022) to 60th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg71%

Nebraska avg61%

118^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 118Wisner-Pilger 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
2025	61.2	118 of 294	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	127 of 428	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	132 of 459	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	77 of 457	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	152 of 442	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.2	87 of 452	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	140 of 450	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	78.3	83 of 459	81.9%	★★★★☆
2016	53.9	226 of 480	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	240 of 488	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	78.9	70 of 483	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	55.8	221 of 485	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	85.4	36 of 480	92.5%	★★★★★
2011	57.4	200 of 473	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	110 of 502	78.1%	★★★★☆
2009	36.4	410 of 471	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.2	321 of 478	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	69.9	108 of 430	74.9%	★★★★☆
2006	77.0	59 of 418	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	59.9	136 of 349	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	116 of 337	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.9	85 of 318	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	83 of 349	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	173 of 341	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	63.5	100 of 312	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	89.2	11 of 264	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	4 of 298	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	67.8	73 of 281	74.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	82.7	50 of 366	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	75 of 356	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	43.5	201 of 328	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.8	89 of 347	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	58.0	110 of 261	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	149 of 385	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	113 of 388	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.0	151 of 368	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	82 of 391	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.3	143 of 391	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2023)86th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)68th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2023)61st percentile-10 vs school

White (2024)58th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science88%+8 vs state

Mathematics77%+19 vs state

English Language Arts66%+7 vs state

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Schools Near Wisner-Pilger 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 (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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th 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
Wisner-Pilger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 18th St	Wisner	68791	Cuming County	Wisner-Pilger Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 529-6465	306	24	12.6	43.5%	243 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	61.2	118^th of 294 public elementary schools	59.9%		69.9	127^th of 428 public elementary schools	70.3%	9		69.0	61.0		65.8	73.1	79.3	68.3		76.7	87.8	87.8	$20,388	$865	$16,851
Pender Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	609 Whitney St	Pender	68047	Thurston County	Pender Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 385-3244	242	21	11.4	45.5%	195 (80.6%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (13.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	78	55^th of 294 public elementary schools	81.3%		79.2	77^th of 428 public elementary schools	82.0%	22			75.0	76.5	80.2			82.5	70.6	83.5			$21,153	$1,145	$17,735
Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 Fir St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 439-2639	195	20	9.7	40.0%	161 (82.6%)	3 (1.5%)	16 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	75.6	68^th of 294 public elementary schools	76.9%		58.9	208^th of 428 public elementary schools	51.4%	140	80.0		69.2		72.2	76.0				55.7			$19,482	$1,013	$17,273
West Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 East Washington	West Point	68788	Cuming County	West Point Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 372-5507	334	25	13.2	55.7%	194 (58.1%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (40.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	71.2	84^th of 294 public elementary schools	71.4%		71	117^th of 428 public elementary schools	72.7%	33	70.0	67.9			68.8	85.0	75.5			79.6			$19,447	$825	$16,462
Wayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	312 Douglas Street	Wayne	68787	Wayne County	Wayne Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 375-3854	499	32	15.6	36.9%	378 (75.8%)	3 (0.6%)	99 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.4%)	63	111^th of 294 public elementary schools	62.2%		76.4	92^nd of 428 public elementary schools	78.5%	19	63.6	76.1	56.9	71.4	67.4	75.3	88.6		58.2	69.3	90.8	90.8	$14,382	$619	$11,832
Bancroft-Rosalie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	708 Main St	Bancroft	68004	Cuming County	Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 648-3336	170	15	11.1		107 (62.9%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (4.7%)	2 (1.2%)	47 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)				66.7	66.7			60.9		69.7			$21,984	$2,800	$16,495
Winside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	203 Crawford Ave	Winside	68790	Wayne County	Winside Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 286-4466	136	13	10.5	33.8%	125 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)								(n/a)					54.4								$21,224	$1,122	$15,967
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
Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Dodge	Public	PK, KG-6	209 Ash Street	Dodge	68633	Dodge County	Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 693-2207	127	10	12.4	29.9%	108 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		70.4			75.7					84.3			$21,791	$514	$16,545

Frequently Asked Questions about Wisner-Pilger Elementary School

How many students attend Wisner-Pilger Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Wisner-Pilger Elementary School.

What district is Wisner-Pilger Elementary School in?

Wisner-Pilger Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Wisner-Pilger Elementary School?

Students at Wisner-Pilger Elementary School are 79% White, 16% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Wisner-Pilger Elementary School a good school?

Wisner-Pilger Elementary School ranks 118^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Wisner-Pilger Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wisner-Pilger Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Wisner-Pilger High School

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