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Washington Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 233 students in grades PK-4 in Norfolk, Nebraska. The school is part of the Norfolk Public Schools district, which is ranked 89 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the years, dropping from 87th out of 459 Nebraska elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 222nd out of 274 in 2024-2025. Its SchoolDigger rating has also fluctuated, ranging from 1 to 4 stars out of 5 over the past decade. However, the school has performed particularly well with its Hispanic student population, ranking as high as 5th out of 53 Nebraska elementary schools for this subgroup in 2023-2024. The school has also performed well with its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 30% of Nebraska elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Norfolk Public Schools district, Bel Air Elementary and Westside Elementary, both within a few miles of Washington, consistently outperform Washington on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings. However, Washington outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Grant Elementary and Jefferson Elementary, on certain metrics. Additionally, Washington Elementary's high free and reduced lunch rate, coupled with its relatively strong performance with low-SES students, suggests that the school is effectively serving a population of students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

227

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,863

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1205 S 2nd St
Norfolk, NE 68701

(402) 644-2557

District: Norfolk Public Schools

Students who attend Washington Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Norfolk Junior High School
	Norfolk Middle School
High:	Norfolk Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.5%

White:

33.5%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 58 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Norfolk Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg58%

Nebraska avg58%

233^rd of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 59 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Norfolk Public Schools

88^th of 118Norfolk 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	27.0	233 of 294	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	58.8	210 of 428	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	235 of 459	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.6	213 of 457	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	292 of 442	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	244 of 452	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.4	144 of 450	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	77.9	87 of 459	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	61.3	166 of 480	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.4	101 of 488	79.3%	★★★★☆
2014	74.8	87 of 483	82.0%	★★★★☆
2013	44.5	298 of 485	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.8	207 of 480	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.0	275 of 473	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.1	468 of 502	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	49.4	309 of 471	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	67.8	103 of 478	78.5%	★★★★☆
2007	72.2	92 of 430	78.6%	★★★★☆
2006	63.8	150 of 418	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	53.1	160 of 349	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.6	189 of 337	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	191 of 349	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	86.8	5 of 53	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	76.2	11 of 108	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	74.4	19 of 81	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	12 of 68	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	17 of 90	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.7	2 of 81	97.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	65.3	90 of 312	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	93 of 259	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	136 of 264	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	124 of 298	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.3	30 of 281	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	45.2	205 of 366	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	228 of 356	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.0	202 of 328	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	210 of 367	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	138 of 347	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	49.1	152 of 261	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	135 of 391	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	118 of 391	69.8%	★★★★☆

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)91st percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)71st percentile+22 vs school

Female (2023)54th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2023)44th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)42nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%~ state avg

English Language Arts55%-4 vs state

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by a student
Tuesday, October 6, 2009

I attended Washington Elementary from kindergarten through 6th grade. All the teachers I had were great! I loved going to this school. Close Quote

Schools Near Washington Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1205 S 2nd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2557	227	15	14.8	69.6%	76 (33.5%)	8 (3.5%)	126 (55.5%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	27	233^rd of 294 public elementary schools	20.7%		58.8	210^th of 428 public elementary schools	50.9%	23	51.0	59.2			55.1	46.9	67.4		57.1	$13,863	$821	$11,393
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	310 S 3rd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2550	220	11	19.1	26.4%	189 (85.9%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	75.5	69^th of 294 public elementary schools	76.5%		59.1	207^th of 428 public elementary schools	51.6%	138	75.0	73.8			74.4	75.0			65.1	$13,265	$187	$11,180
Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1106 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2544	194	14	13.7	73.2%	80 (41.2%)	3 (1.5%)	95 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	46.2	174^th of 294 public elementary schools	40.8%		53.7	237^th of 428 public elementary schools	44.6%	63	61.0	70.2			65.9	61.0	66.0		63.6	$14,538	$963	$11,866
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	406 Cottonwood St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2546	256	17	14.9	66.4%	139 (54.3%)	3 (1.2%)	81 (31.6%)	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.4%)	47.6	165^th of 294 public elementary schools	43.9%		41.1	285^th of 428 public elementary schools	33.4%	120	67.4	63.3			65.3	73.9	55.1		64.2	$12,158	$687	$9,977
Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1703 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2561	194	18	11.0	68.0%	84 (43.3%)	4 (2.1%)	85 (43.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	63.7	107^th of 294 public elementary schools	63.6%		72.1	109^th of 428 public elementary schools	74.5%	2	64.9	55.6			60.3	83.8	80.6		82.2	$18,967	$1,309	$15,536
Bel Air Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1101 N 18th St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2539	333	22	15.2	30.3%	250 (75.1%)	3 (0.9%)	58 (17.4%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	57.9	127^th of 294 public elementary schools	56.8%		80.6	69^th of 428 public elementary schools	83.9%	58	74.2	56.0			64.2	79.0	69.3		73.7	$14,186	$191	$12,617
Woodland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	611 Meadow Ln	Norfolk	68701	Stanton County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2565	182	17	10.5	46.7%	145 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.8%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)								(n/a)	51.3				57.5	61.5			68.5	$15,774	$750	$13,093
Battle Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	305 S 4th	Battle Creek	68715	Madison County	Battle Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 675-8085	292	20	14.6	21.2%	272 (93.2%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	86	27^th of 294 public elementary schools	90.8%		76.9	88^th of 428 public elementary schools	79.4%	61	86.5	86.5	65.7	81.3	80.1	86.5		82.9	80.9	$13,527	$751	$11,703
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
Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 E 8th St	Madison	68748	Madison County	Madison Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 454-2656	248	20	12.2	61.3%	60 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	168 (67.7%)	16 (6.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)					45.2			37.0	37.0	$17,791	$3,075	$12,842

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Norfolk Junior High School
Middle : Norfolk Middle School
High : Norfolk Senior High School

What district is Washington Elementary School in?

Norfolk Public Schools

Is Washington Elementary School a good school?

Washington Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Nebraska elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary School?

Students at Washington Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 33% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Washington Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 227 students attended Washington Elementary School.

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