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Wauneta-Palisade Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
Summary

Palisade Attendance Center is an elementary school in Palisade, Nebraska, serving 107 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools district, which is ranked 95 out of 212 districts in Nebraska and has a 3-star rating.

Palisade Attendance Center has a significantly higher percentage of white students (87.85%) compared to the state average, as well as a higher percentage of African American (4.67%) and Hispanic (6.54%) students than the nearby Hitchcock County Elementary and Hayes Center Elementary School. Academically, the school's 4th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate of 57% is on par with the district and state averages, while its 5th-grade ELA proficiency of 53% is slightly below the state average. However, the school's 3rd-grade and 4th-grade math proficiency rates of 67% and 64%, respectively, are significantly higher than the state average of 58%.

Palisade Attendance Center has experienced significant fluctuations in its free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 16.52% in 2021-2022 to 67.29% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the nearby Hitchcock County Elementary (53.48%) and Hayes Center Elementary School (52.53%). Additionally, the school's per-student spending has decreased from $35,872 in 2019-2020 to $23,564 in 2022-2023, which is significantly higher than the spending at Hitchcock County Elementary ($17,310) and Hayes Center Elementary School ($22,581).

95
Students ?
10.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$25,158
Per pupil spending ?
51.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 214 West Wichita Street
       Wauneta, NE  69045-0368

(308) 285-3232

District: Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools


Students who attend Wauneta-Palisade Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Wauneta Palisade Middle School
High:    Wauneta-Palisade High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.6%
Hispanic:
6.3%
African American:
2.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2012 → 55th in 2023
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (64% vs 58% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2012
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 21% Nebraska)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school64%
District avg66%
Nebraska avg58%
Not ranked this year
Wauneta-Palisade Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202356.0208 of 45954.7%★★★☆☆
202263.5159 of 45765.2%★★★☆☆
202137.9296 of 44233.0%★★☆☆☆
201928.1348 of 45223.0%★☆☆☆☆
201737.9307 of 45933.1%★★☆☆☆
201619.0420 of 48012.5%★☆☆☆☆
201511.0460 of 4885.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201422.5418 of 48313.5%★☆☆☆☆
201351.7254 of 48547.6%★★☆☆☆
201251.2249 of 48048.1%★★☆☆☆
201181.064 of 47386.5%★★★★☆
201073.175 of 50285.1%★★★★☆
200970.961 of 47187.0%★★★★☆
200849.6325 of 47832.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
201964.396 of 29867.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202328.4293 of 38523.9%★☆☆☆☆
202240.1241 of 38837.9%★★☆☆☆
201923.5328 of 39116.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2019)68th percentile+45 vs school
White (2023)24th percentile-31 vs school

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Students who attend Wauneta-Palisade Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wauneta Palisade Middle School
High : Wauneta-Palisade High School

Students at Wauneta-Palisade Elementary School are 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 95 students attended Wauneta-Palisade Elementary School.


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