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Winnebago Elementary School

Q: How many students attend Winnebago Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Winnebago Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Winnebago Elementary School?

Students at Winnebago Elementary School are 95% American Indian, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Winnebago Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Winnebago Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Winnebago High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

Summary

Winnebago Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Winnebago, Nebraska, part of the Winnebago Public Schools District 17. Despite relatively low student-teacher ratios, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Nebraska elementary schools over the past decade, with poor academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates.

Winnebago Elementary School's students perform significantly below state averages on standardized tests, with only 26-33% proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to the state average of 58-63%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.5% to 45.7% in recent years, which is much higher than nearby schools like Bancroft-Rosalie Elementary, Cardinal Elementary, and Pender Elementary. Despite spending significantly more per student than these nearby schools, Winnebago Elementary School's academic outcomes have not improved.

The school's challenges extend beyond overall performance, as it also ranks at the bottom or near the bottom of the state for Native American students and low-socioeconomic status students, indicating significant achievement gaps. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and ensuring equitable opportunities for all students will be crucial steps in improving Winnebago Elementary School's performance and providing a high-quality education for the community.

438

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,895

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

202 Osborne St
Winnebago, NE 68071

(402) 878-2224

District: Winnebago Public Schools District 17

Students who attend Winnebago Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Winnebago High School

Racial breakdown:

American Indian:

94.7%

Hispanic:

2.5%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2024

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (26% vs 61% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% Nebraska)

!Science scores 36 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2022-2023) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Nebraska avg61%

Not ranked this year

Winnebago 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	5.6	413 of 428	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	431 of 459	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	444 of 457	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	435 of 452	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	416 of 450	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.6	452 of 459	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.7	475 of 480	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.4	483 of 488	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.6	473 of 483	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.6	482 of 485	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.9	478 of 480	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.8	470 of 473	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	491 of 502	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	54.9	257 of 471	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.7	151 of 478	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.8	141 of 430	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.1	247 of 418	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	35.7	233 of 349	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.7	313 of 349	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	269 of 341	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	15.9	287 of 312	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	246 of 259	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	287 of 298	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	248 of 281	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	23.0	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2023	36.7	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2022	30.8	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	21.8	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2018	48.4	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	1.6	232 of 238	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.0	245 of 249	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.6	220 of 223	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	242 of 247	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	224 of 225	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.9	231 of 236	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.7	252 of 255	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.8	252 of 256	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.6	248 of 252	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.3	244 of 248	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.2	250 of 255	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.9	241 of 246	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.2	239 of 254	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	47.9	167 of 243	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	154 of 245	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.8	197 of 227	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.2	164 of 226	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	7.0	137 of 146	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	144 of 156	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	6.2	134 of 144	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	112 of 118	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	112 of 115	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	118 of 123	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	36.0	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2021	36.4	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2019	22.6	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2018	16.7	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Female (2023)33rd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)8th percentile~ school

Native American (2024)<1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)7th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2023)6th percentile+4 vs school

Native American (2023)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2022-2023) ?

Science34%-36 vs state

English Language Arts25%-33 vs state

Mathematics25%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Winnebago 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 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
Winnebago Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	202 Osborne St	Winnebago	68071	Thurston County	Winnebago Public Schools District 17	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 878-2224	438	43	10.2		4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	415 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)													$30,895	$3,793	$23,832
Homer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	212 S 3rd	Homer	68030	Dakota County	Homer Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 698-2377	245	21	11.8	46.5%	192 (78.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	4 (1.6%)	30 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	61.1	119^th of 294 public elementary schools	59.5%		40.1	293^rd of 428 public elementary schools	31.5%	174	68.0			63.6	48.0	76.0				63.0			$17,062	$831	$13,285
Walthill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	602 Main St	Walthill	68067	Thurston County	Walthill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 846-5432	159	22	7.3		5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)								(n/a)													$33,950	$4,127	$25,807
Umo N Ho N Nation Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 Main St	Macy	68039	Thurston County	Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 837-5260	391	43	9.1		2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	384 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)													$39,651	$4,757	$30,667
Dakota City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Locust St	Dakota City	68731	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 987-3363	246	23	10.8	66.7%	67 (27.2%)	5 (2.0%)	154 (62.6%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	51.9	152^nd of 294 public elementary schools	48.3%		23.2	347^th of 428 public elementary schools	18.9%	195			68.1		52.5	50.0		78.7		61.5	83.0	83.0	$17,911	$1,154	$15,305
Emerson-Hubbard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 W Third St	Emerson	68733	Dixon County	Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 695-2654	100	10	9.6	62.0%	73 (73.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					68.9					77.8			$23,641	$2,042	$19,352
Pender Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	609 Whitney St	Pender	68047	Thurston County	Pender Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 385-3244	242	21	11.4	45.5%	195 (80.6%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (13.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	78	55^th of 294 public elementary schools	81.3%		79.2	77^th of 428 public elementary schools	82.0%	22			75.0	76.5	80.2			82.5	70.6	83.5			$21,153	$1,145	$17,735
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	223 N John St	Jackson	68743	Dakota County	Ponca Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 632-4276	116	9	12.5	15.5%	112 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$20,582	$1,827	$16,965
Cardinal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 E 29th Street	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 494-1662	424	32	13.3	60.6%	65 (15.3%)	30 (7.1%)	295 (69.6%)	10 (2.4%)	9 (2.1%)	9 (2.1%)	6 (1.4%)	47.6	166^th of 294 public elementary schools	43.5%		54.2	234^th of 428 public elementary schools	45.3%	68	56.1	63.5	46.2		55.2	66.7	77.8	73.9		72.7	84.6	84.6	$16,673	$1,031	$14,521
Covington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2116 A Street	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 494-4238	408	34	12.0	74.5%	47 (11.5%)	67 (16.4%)	253 (62.0%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.2%)	11 (2.7%)	9 (2.2%)	16	263^rd of 294 public elementary schools	10.5%		34.8	311^th of 428 public elementary schools	27.3%	48	47.8	51.4			44.9		61.4	33.3		46.8			$15,882	$1,873	$12,977

Frequently Asked Questions about Winnebago Elementary School

How many students attend Winnebago Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Winnebago Elementary School.

What district is Winnebago Elementary School in?

Winnebago Public Schools District 17

What schools do graduates of Winnebago Elementary School attend?

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

High : Winnebago High School

What is the racial makeup of Winnebago Elementary School?

Students at Winnebago Elementary School are 95% American Indian, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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