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West Park Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

Summary

West Park Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Columbus, Nebraska, with 262 students enrolled. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average test scores, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

West Park Elementary's performance has declined over the years, as evidenced by its decreasing school ranking and lower test scores. In 2023-2024, only 50% of 3rd graders and 45.45% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 58.91% and 58.98%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Nebraska elementary schools for both male and female students, as well as for Hispanic students.

While West Park Elementary is part of the Columbus Public Schools district, its performance lags behind nearby schools like Centennial Elementary, Emerson Elementary, Lost Creek Elementary, and North Park Elementary on key metrics like test scores and school ranking. Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $16,290 in 2022-2023, the school's academic outcomes have not improved.

215

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,259

Per pupil spending ?

58.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4100 Adamy St
Columbus, NE 68602-0947

(402) 563-7075

District: Columbus Public Schools

Students who attend West Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Columbus Middle School
High:	Columbus High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.3%

White:

40.9%

African American:

1.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 28th percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2024

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg44%

Nebraska avg58%

Not ranked this year

West Park Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

114^th of 118Columbus 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	29.5	327 of 428	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	373 of 459	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	337 of 457	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	360 of 442	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	284 of 452	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.7	146 of 450	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.6	234 of 459	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.5	199 of 480	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.8	221 of 488	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	34.6	347 of 483	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.3	344 of 485	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.8	338 of 480	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.3	223 of 473	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.0	400 of 502	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.2	416 of 471	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.8	419 of 478	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.6	394 of 430	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	26.2	355 of 418	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	29.8	251 of 349	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	205 of 337	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	254 of 318	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.2	121 of 349	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.0	86 of 341	74.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	32.4	84 of 108	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	60 of 81	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.0	22 of 90	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	8 of 81	90.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	39.5	208 of 312	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.3	99 of 259	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	146 of 264	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.6	92 of 298	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.8	19 of 281	93.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	17.6	316 of 366	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	290 of 356	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	264 of 328	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	306 of 367	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	180 of 347	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	40.0	245 of 385	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	238 of 388	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	341 of 368	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	219 of 391	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	162 of 391	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2023)36th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Female (2023)28th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2023)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)14th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Mathematics57%~ state avg

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Schools Near West Park Elementary

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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
West Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4100 Adamy St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7075	215	14	15.3	58.6%	88 (40.9%)	4 (1.9%)	119 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)	50.0				56.8		59.0			56.8			$15,259	$1,473	$12,585
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2410 20th St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7030	286	15	19.7	62.9%	109 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	171 (59.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32.5	222^nd of 294 public elementary schools	24.5%		14.6	382^nd of 428 public elementary schools	10.7%	160	44.9				41.5	61.2	71.1			66.0			$14,803	$1,439	$11,738
Lost Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3772 33rd Ave	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 563-7045	318	25	12.7	52.2%	158 (49.7%)	14 (4.4%)	136 (42.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	11.4	270^th of 294 public elementary schools	8.2%		19.2	360^th of 428 public elementary schools	15.9%	90	43.1	41.5			42.2	61.5	42.7			51.0			$16,200	$1,748	$13,128
North Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2200 31st St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7070	304	20	15.5	58.9%	98 (32.2%)	3 (1.0%)	198 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	29.7	228^th of 294 public elementary schools	22.4%		26.5	334^th of 428 public elementary schools	22.0%	106	53.1	55.8			54.3	62.5				57.8			$15,214	$1,006	$12,874
Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Centennial St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-8180	353	25	14.1	62.0%	140 (39.7%)	4 (1.1%)	199 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	24.9	239^th of 294 public elementary schools	18.7%		31.7	321^st of 428 public elementary schools	25.0%	82	52.2	50.0			51.1	68.7	51.4			59.6			$15,013	$956	$12,710
Shell Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	16786 280th St	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 564-8008	373	27	13.5	26.5%	284 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	54.6	143^rd of 294 public elementary schools	51.4%		69.9	128^th of 428 public elementary schools	70.1%	15	58.1	79.3	58.2	64.0	65.2	60.5	77.4	67.3	64.0	67.7	89.1	89.1	$14,247	$1,072	$11,675
Platte Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	155 Platte St	Platte Center	68653	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 246-3465	168	12	14.4	49.4%	107 (63.7%)	1 (0.6%)	58 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)				75.0	69.2			52.4		69.2			$16,465	$1,842	$13,195
Bellwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	612 Park St	Bellwood	68624	Butler County	David City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 538-4805	78	9	8.6	52.6%	61 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)										63.6			$33,338	$1,519	$27,161
Schuyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2404 Denver	Schuyler	68661	Colfax County	Schuyler Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 352-9940	715	53	13.4	51.7%	42 (5.9%)	26 (3.6%)	637 (89.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	40.7	199^th of 294 public elementary schools	32.3%		36.3	304^th of 428 public elementary schools	29.0%	105	49.3	39.3	45.5		45.1	76.4	59.0	80.8		72.0	89.9	89.9	$15,989	$1,495	$12,729
Shelby - Rising City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	650 N Walnut	Shelby	68662	Polk County	Shelby - Rising City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 527-5946	201	20	10.2	31.3%	155 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	55.7	136^th of 294 public elementary schools	53.7%		54.7	232^nd of 428 public elementary schools	45.8%	96	74.1	51.9			62.8	74.1				60.6			$21,779	$1,122	$17,067

Frequently Asked Questions about West Park Elementary

What schools do graduates of West Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Columbus Middle School
High : Columbus High School

How many students attend West Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 215 students attended West Park Elementary.

What district is West Park Elementary in?

Columbus Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of West Park Elementary?

Students at West Park Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 41% White, 2% African American.

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