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Jefferson Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Jefferson Elementary School is a public elementary school in Grand Island, Nebraska, serving 360 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Grand Island Public Schools district, which is ranked 174 out of 182 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Jefferson Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Nebraska elementary schools, with a 0 or 1 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating, indicating it is one of the lower-performing schools in the state. The school particularly struggles with its male, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low-income student populations, ranking in the bottom 10-30% of Nebraska elementary schools for these subgroups. Additionally, Jefferson Elementary has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.1% to 26.0%, compared to state and district averages.

While Jefferson Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending, its academic performance lags behind nearby schools in the district, such as Starr Elementary, Stolley Park Elementary, and Howard Elementary, which have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's challenges may be attributed to its high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 96.36% to 96.52%, suggesting a predominantly low-income student population.

352

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,514

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1314 W 7th St
Grand Island, NE 68801-4110

(308) 385-5922

District: Grand Island Public Schools

Students who attend Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Walnut Middle School
High:	Grand Island Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.4%

White:

18.2%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (39% vs 58% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg48%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

Jefferson 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	10.0	395 of 428	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	419 of 459	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	407 of 457	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	417 of 442	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	356 of 452	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	385 of 450	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	413 of 459	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	428 of 480	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	427 of 488	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	450 of 483	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	455 of 485	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.3	459 of 480	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	413 of 473	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	449 of 502	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.3	376 of 471	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.7	335 of 478	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.3	267 of 430	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	7.2	408 of 418	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	22.2	45 of 54	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	52 of 76	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	39 of 60	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	40 of 63	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	43.1	131 of 203	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.4	315 of 349	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	286 of 337	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	303 of 318	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	250 of 349	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	286 of 341	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	23.2	44 of 53	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	85 of 108	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	66 of 81	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	60 of 68	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	48 of 90	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	56 of 81	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	26.1	256 of 312	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	227 of 259	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	248 of 264	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	194 of 298	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	218 of 281	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	5.8	199 of 203	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	320 of 366	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	338 of 356	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	299 of 328	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	292 of 367	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	291 of 347	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	18.7	346 of 385	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	347 of 388	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	347 of 391	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2024)35th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)18th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2024)17th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)17th percentile+9 vs school

White (2023)10th percentile~ school

Male (2024)2nd percentile-6 vs 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 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
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			$14,514	$893	$11,564
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	$14,189	$1,072	$11,185
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	$15,245	$1,301	$11,709
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			$13,775	$617	$11,557
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	$14,525	$725	$12,188
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			$20,623	$5,503	$13,168
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			$18,383	$3,247	$13,264
West Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3022 College St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5930	338	23	14.3		95 (28.1%)	3 (0.9%)	228 (67.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)								(n/a)				32.4				43.7			$15,715	$3,024	$10,993
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			$13,852	$1,086	$11,005
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			$17,349	$1,442	$12,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Elementary School

What district is Jefferson Elementary School in?

Grand Island Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Jefferson Elementary School are 76% Hispanic, 18% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Jefferson Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Walnut Middle School
High : Grand Island Senior High School

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