Is Howard Elementary School a good school?

Howard Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Nebraska elementary schools.

How many students attend Howard Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 471 students attended Howard Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Howard Elementary School?

Students at Howard Elementary School are 87% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Howard Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Howard Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Walnut Middle School High : Grand Island Senior High School

Howard Elementary School

Summary:

Howard Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Grand Island, Nebraska, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 471 students. The school is part of the Grand Island Public Schools district, which has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Howard Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska elementary schools, with a ranking between 389 and 453 out of 428-488 schools over the past 10 years. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period, indicating below-average performance. This is primarily due to the school's consistently low test scores, high chronic absenteeism rates, and underperformance across various student subgroups. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 27.5%, compared to 34.86% for the district and 58.91% for the state.

When comparing Howard Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Grand Island Public Schools district, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming relative to its peers. For instance, Stolley Park Elementary School, located just 2.1 miles away, consistently outperforms Howard Elementary in test scores, chronic absenteeism, and overall school rankings. Despite the school's poor performance, Howard Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending of around $13,700 in recent years, suggesting that the issue may not be a lack of funding, but rather how the resources are being utilized to support student learning and engagement.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

502 W 9th St
Grand Island, NE 68801-4237

(308) 385-5916

District: Grand Island Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
389^th of 428 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,709

Students who attend Howard Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Walnut Middle School
High:	Grand Island Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.0

Number of students: 471

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.5%

White:

9.3%

Two or more races:

1.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Howard Elementary School ranks worse than 90.9% of elementary schools in Nebraska. It also ranks 11^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Grand Island Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.44. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Howard Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Grand Island Public Schools District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Howard Elementary School is $13,709. 11 elementary schools in the Grand Island Public Schools District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Howard Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Howard Elementary School 389^th of 428 Nebraska public elementary schools. (See Howard Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Grand Island Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Island Public Schools 174^th of 182 Nebraska school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2006	20.47	374^th	418	10.5%
2007	18.07	393^rd	430	8.6%
2008	33.63	416^th	478	13.0%
2009	36.63	407^th	471	13.6%
2010	22.23	475^th	502	5.4%
2011	14.32	437^th	473	7.6%
2012	10.44	449^th	480	6.5%
2013	14.10	450^th	485	7.2%
2014	27.93	392^nd	483	18.8%
2015	21.22	421^st	488	13.7%
2016	9.03	453^rd	480	5.6%
2017	6.61	438^th	459	4.6%
2018	10.49	413^th	450	8.2%
2019	20.28	385^th	452	14.8%
2021	9.12	408^th	442	7.7%
2022	9.91	418^th	457	8.5%
2023	16.51	399^th	459	13.1%
2024	12.44	389^th	428	9.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2018	29.32	50^th	63	20.6%
2019	46.78	32^nd	60	46.7%
2021	26.86	36^th	47	23.4%
2023	49.06	40^th	76	47.4%
2024	36.70	36^th	54	33.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2018	24.26	239^th	281	14.9%
2019	41.93	191^st	298	35.9%
2021	21.35	225^th	264	14.8%
2022	25.46	205^th	259	20.8%
2023	39.22	211^th	312	32.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2018	8.87	327^th	341	4.1%
2019	15.19	312^th	349	10.6%
2022	11.03	312^th	337	7.4%
2023	17.88	298^th	349	14.6%
2024	17.38	190^th	203	6.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2018	11.18	322^nd	347	7.2%
2019	28.18	279^th	367	24.0%
2021	15.42	294^th	328	10.4%
2022	13.75	318^th	356	10.7%
2023	14.58	327^th	366	10.7%
2024	8.13	195^th	203	3.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NE State Percentile
2018	25.47	67^th	81	17.3%
2019	41.88	65^th	90	27.8%
2021	20.74	57^th	68	16.2%
2022	26.08	65^th	81	19.8%
2023	40.76	72^nd	108	33.3%
2024	33.04	34^th	53	35.8%

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Data source: test scores: Nebraska Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Nebraska Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Howard Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	288	1	21	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	352
1989	295	1	15	54	1	n/a	n/a	0	366
1990	325	1	24	73	1	n/a	n/a	0	424
1991	319	4	27	93	1	n/a	n/a	0	444
1992	297	1	23	111	1	n/a	n/a	0	433
1993	262	1	22	109	1	n/a	n/a	0	395
1994	247	4	21	110	1	n/a	n/a	0	383
1995	209	3	23	113	1	n/a	n/a	0	349
1996	209	3	23	113	1	n/a	n/a	0	349
1997	188	7	6	151	4	n/a	n/a	0	356
1998	159	3	37	108	3	n/a	n/a	0	310
1999	126	3	9	84	1	n/a	n/a	73	296
2000	134	1	3	159	2	n/a	n/a	0	299
2001	112	0	2	171	1	n/a	n/a	0	286
2002	89	4	3	223	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
2003	89	4	3	223	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
2004	88	7	2	249	0	n/a	n/a	0	346
2005	93	10	4	276	3	n/a	n/a	0	386
2006	86	12	3	277	28	n/a	n/a	0	406
2007	85	7	5	322	1	n/a	n/a	0	420
2008	121	9	4	320	1	n/a	n/a	0	455
2009	101	15	2	287	1	n/a	n/a	0	406
2010	87	6	2	323	1	n/a	n/a	0	419
2011	87	11	3	335	1	0	3	0	440
2012	74	7	3	346	1	0	4	0	435
2013	70	5	3	350	1	0	3	0	432
2014	59	10	2	314	1	1	0	0	387
2015	74	7	1	327	1	1	0	0	411
2016	60	3	1	306	0	0	0	0	370
2017	42	8	1	322	2	0	0	0	375
2018	44	8	2	335	9	0	3	0	401
2019	40	4	2	319	7	0	3	0	375
2020	51	6	2	319	11	0	2	0	391
2021	45	9	0	373	9	2	10	0	448
2022	42	6	1	374	6	1	10	0	440
2023	44	3	1	412	3	0	8	0	471

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Howard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	352	21.0	16.7	20.2
1989	366	23.2	15.7	20.2
1990	424	24.1	17.5	20.5
1991	444	25.5	17.4	17.1
1992	433	27.5	15.7	21.9
1993	395	27.8	14.2	22.8
1994	383	27.0	14.2	24.5
1995	349	24.2	14.4	52.7
1996	349	24.2	14.4	52.7
1997	356	22.3	16.0	54.2
1998	310	17.4	17.8	57.7
1999	296	19.4	15.3	95.5
2000	299	21.4	14.0	81.6
2001	286	24.2	11.8	81.8
2002	319	26.9	11.9	85.3
2003	319	26.9	11.9	85.3
2004	346	26.9	12.9	82.7
2005	386	26.9	14.3	88.9
2006	406	30.7	13.2	87.4
2007	420	30.1	14.0	86
2008	455	30.6	14.9	82
2009	406	31.8	12.8	86.5
2010	419	31.7	13.2	86.9
2011	440	32.7	13.4	86.8
2012	435	32.5	13.3	87.1
2013	432	32.0	13.5	94
2014	387	34.0	11.3	94.6
2015	411	34.0	12.0	89.5
2016	370	34.0	10.8	92.2
2017	375	33.0	11.3	93.1
2018	401	33.2	12.0	92
2019	375	32.5	11.5	94.9
2020	391	32.2	12.1	86.2
2021	448	34.1	13.1	100
2022	440	30.5	14.4	100
2023	471	29.4	16.0	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Howard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	352	21.0	16.7	20.2
1989	366	23.2	15.7	20.2
1990	424	24.1	17.5	20.5
1991	444	25.5	17.4	17.1
1992	433	27.5	15.7	21.9
1993	395	27.8	14.2	22.8
1994	383	27.0	14.2	24.5
1995	349	24.2	14.4	52.7
1996	349	24.2	14.4	52.7
1997	356	22.3	16.0	54.2
1998	310	17.4	17.8	57.7
1999	296	19.4	15.3	95.5
2000	299	21.4	14.0	81.6
2001	286	24.2	11.8	81.8
2002	319	26.9	11.9	85.3
2003	319	26.9	11.9	85.3
2004	346	26.9	12.9	82.7
2005	386	26.9	14.3	88.9
2006	406	30.7	13.2	87.4
2007	420	30.1	14.0	86
2008	455	30.6	14.9	82
2009	406	31.8	12.8	86.5
2010	419	31.7	13.2	86.9
2011	440	32.7	13.4	86.8
2012	435	32.5	13.3	87.1
2013	432	32.0	13.5	94
2014	387	34.0	11.3	94.6
2015	411	34.0	12.0	89.5
2016	370	34.0	10.8	92.2
2017	375	33.0	11.3	93.1
2018	401	33.2	12.0	92
2019	375	32.5	11.5	94.9
2020	391	32.2	12.1	86.2
2021	448	34.1	13.1	100
2022	440	30.5	14.4	100
2023	471	29.4	16.0	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Howard Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$927 (7.3%)	$10,600 (83.6%)	$12,682
2020	$774 (5.9%)	$11,141 (85.2%)	$13,077
2021	$1,298 (9.5%)	$11,162 (81.8%)	$13,640
2022	$1,549 (11.3%)	$10,802 (78.8%)	$13,703
2023	$1,918 (14.0%)	$9,981 (72.8%)	$13,709

Data source: Nebraska Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Howard Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 385^th of 452 Elementary schools	Ranks 399^th of 459 Elementary schools	1.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Howard Elementary School)	35	34	1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Grand Island Public Schools)	50	44	6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)	56	63	7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Howard Elementary School)	36	42	6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Grand Island Public Schools)	47	43	4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)	55	58	3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Howard Elementary School)	31	34	3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Grand Island Public Schools)	49	42	7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)	58	55	3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Howard Elementary School)	33	25	8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Grand Island Public Schools)	44	46	2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)	51	58	7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Howard Elementary School)	45	48	3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Grand Island Public Schools)	41	36	5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)	48	56	8%
5th Grade Mathematics (Howard Elementary School)	47	52	5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Grand Island Public Schools)	46	52	6%
5th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)	54	65	11%
5th Grade Science (Howard Elementary School)	53	61	8%
5th Grade Science (Grand Island Public Schools)	50	66	16%
5th Grade Science (Nebraska)	68	76	8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	375	471	25.6%
African American	4	3	25%
American Indian	7	3	57.1%
Asian	2	1	50%
Hispanic	319	412	29.2%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	40	44	10%
Two or More Races	3	8	166.7%

Schools Near Howard Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 W 9th St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5916	471	29	16.0		44 (9.3%)	3 (0.6%)	412 (87.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	12.4	389^th of 428 public elementary schools	9.1%		16.5	399^th of 459 public elementary schools	13.1%	10	$13,709	$1,918	$9,981
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1314 W 7th Street	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5922	360	24	15.2		88 (24.4%)	15 (4.2%)	244 (67.8%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	10	395^th of 428 public elementary schools	7.7%		12.4	419^th of 459 public elementary schools	8.7%	24	$14,265	$1,190	$11,067
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Beal St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5924	330	18	17.8		29 (8.8%)	4 (1.2%)	291 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	15	380^th of 428 public elementary schools	11.2%		14.7	411^th of 459 public elementary schools	10.5%	31	$15,900	$2,301	$11,881
Knickrehm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2013 N Oak St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5927	223	17	13.3		53 (23.8%)	1 (0.4%)	162 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	26.4	335^th of 428 public elementary schools	21.7%		20.3	383^rd of 459 public elementary schools	16.6%	48	$19,543	$4,863	$12,621
Wasmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	318 S Clark St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5920	351	26	13.4		110 (31.3%)	13 (3.7%)	216 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	16.2	374^th of 428 public elementary schools	12.6%		15.3	404^th of 459 public elementary schools	12.0%	30	$15,081	$1,317	$11,699
Newell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W 13th St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5905	348	22	15.7	62.9%	129 (37.1%)	41 (11.8%)	164 (47.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	33.8	316^th of 428 public elementary schools	26.2%		38.7	307^th of 459 public elementary schools	33.1%	9	$14,131	$895	$11,705
Dodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	641 S Oak St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5889	413	29	14.4		84 (20.3%)	47 (11.4%)	263 (63.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	9 (2.2%)	7.2	407^th of 428 public elementary schools	4.9%		6.8	433^rd of 459 public elementary schools	5.7%	26	$14,684	$1,984	$10,992
West Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3022 College St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5930	314	26	12.2		99 (31.5%)	2 (0.6%)	195 (62.1%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	7.9	403^rd of 428 public elementary schools	5.8%		5.5	436^th of 459 public elementary schools	5.0%	33	$16,593	$3,056	$11,857
Gates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W Louise St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5892	301	21	14.2	57.8%	149 (49.5%)	20 (6.6%)	112 (37.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	19.1	362^nd of 428 public elementary schools	15.4%		27.8	363^rd of 459 public elementary schools	20.9%	1	$14,644	$1,215	$11,903
Starr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 S Adams Street	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5882	446	25	18.1	72.0%	108 (24.2%)	32 (7.2%)	282 (63.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	17.8	369^th of 428 public elementary schools	13.8%		12.5	418^th of 459 public elementary schools	8.9%	49	$16,048	$1,542	$11,506

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