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Westward Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 2

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
500 West 8 Th St
Neligh, NE 68756
Phone
(402) 887-4754
District
NELIGH-OAKDALE SCHOOLS
County
ANTELOPE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
107
Classroom Teachers
9

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nebraska

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all NE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Westward Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
46%
No Data
46%
No Data
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
10
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 42 39.3%
Kindergarten 22 20.6%
Grade 1 28 26.2%
Grade 2 15 14.0%
Total 107 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.3% 89.9% 66.9%
Black 0.0% 0.3% 7.0%
Hispanic 8.7% 9.5% 21.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.3% 3.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 36.4% 46.2% 38.3%
Free lunch eligible 26.2% 34.3% 30.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.3% 11.8% 7.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,322 1,967,923
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 12.8 25
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.6% 20.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 21.7% 32.9%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.4% 23.6%
65 OR OLDER 23.5% 16.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 936 776,379
Single Parent Households With Children 8.6% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.5% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.1% 33.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.1% 15.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.5% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.5% 13.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 25.5% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 22.0% 15.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.0% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 13.4% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,259 $3,611,010 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $646 $251,940 3.9%
Staff $262 $102,180 1.6%
General Administration $815 $317,850 4.9%
School Administration $1,031 $402,090 6.2%
Operation $1,328 $517,920 7.9%
Transportation $277 $108,030 1.7%
Other $549 $214,110 3.3%
Total Support $4,908 $1,914,120 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,546 $992,940 15.2%
Total Expenditures $16,713 $6,518,070 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,924 $2,595,760,483 53.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $618 $202,589,323 4.1%
Staff $374 $122,648,152 2.5%
General Administration $315 $103,220,614 2.1%
School Administration $654 $214,112,980 4.4%
Operation $1,197 $391,935,137 8.0%
Transportation $349 $114,340,487 2.3%
Other $657 $215,149,591 4.4%
Total Support $4,164 $1,363,999,183 27.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,865 $938,538,241 19.2%
Total Expenditures $14,954 $4,898,246,253 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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