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West Lawn Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

West Lawn Elementary School is a public elementary school in Grand Island, Nebraska, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 314 students. The school is part of the Grand Island Public Schools district, which is ranked 174 out of 182 districts in the state.

West Lawn Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska elementary schools, with a ranking of 403 out of 428 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance has remained relatively stagnant, with chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 21.5% to 26.0% in recent years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. Academically, West Lawn's proficiency rates on the NSCAS tests are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with 3rd-grade proficiency rates of just 29% in English Language Arts and 32% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 58.91% and 60.65%, respectively.

When comparing West Lawn Elementary to nearby schools in the district, it is clear the school is underperforming. For instance, Engleman Elementary School, located approximately 1.63 miles away, has consistently outperformed West Lawn in academic proficiency rates, and Newell Elementary School, just 0.76 miles away, also outperforms West Lawn in most academic areas. Addressing the root causes of West Lawn's high chronic absenteeism rates and low academic performance will be crucial in improving student outcomes at the school.

338

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,715

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3022 College St
Grand Island, NE 68803-1749

(308) 385-5930

District: Grand Island Public Schools

Students who attend West Lawn Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

White:

28.1%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (38% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2014

!English Language Arts scores 26 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg45%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

West Lawn 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	7.9	403 of 428	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	436 of 459	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	421 of 457	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	400 of 442	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	409 of 452	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	439 of 450	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	430 of 459	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	455 of 480	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	438 of 488	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.8	429 of 483	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.8	402 of 485	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	445 of 480	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	49.9	249 of 473	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.2	467 of 502	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	48.2	318 of 471	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.0	386 of 478	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	45.0	287 of 430	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	10.3	401 of 418	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2021	23.7	263 of 318	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	305 of 349	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	331 of 341	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	31.9	37 of 53	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	95 of 108	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	67 of 81	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	50 of 90	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	17.9	282 of 312	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	235 of 264	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	227 of 298	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	275 of 281	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	6.6	348 of 366	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	309 of 356	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	324 of 367	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	344 of 347	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	14.1	365 of 388	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	326 of 368	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	267 of 391	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)30th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2021)17th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)10th percentile+5 vs school

White (2022)6th percentile~ school

Male (2023)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics44%-14 vs state

English Language Arts32%-26 vs state

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Schools Near West Lawn 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Engleman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1812 Mansfield Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5902	448	24	18.5		288 (64.3%)	15 (3.3%)	122 (27.2%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	54.9	140^th of 294 public elementary schools	52.4%		65.6	149^th of 428 public elementary schools	65.2%	9	62.7	61.8	54.4	59.6	73.3	81.6	68.4	74.4	86.1	86.1	$13,044	$532	$10,509
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
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
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
Shoemaker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 W Old Potash Hwy	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5936	438	27	16.1		199 (45.4%)	19 (4.3%)	190 (43.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	26.5	234^th of 294 public elementary schools	20.4%		34.4	313^th of 428 public elementary schools	26.9%	79		47.6	47.9	44.9	58.1	43.9	60.6	53.7	90.1	90.1	$13,310	$891	$10,567

Frequently Asked Questions about West Lawn Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of West Lawn Elementary School?

Students at West Lawn Elementary School are 67% Hispanic, 28% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend West Lawn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended West Lawn Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of West Lawn Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Lawn Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What district is West Lawn Elementary School in?

Grand Island Public Schools

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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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