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Grand Island Public Schools Schools
Grand Island Public Schools is a public school district in Nebraska, based in Hall County (Grand Island). SchoolGrade grades 19 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Grand Island Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Grand Island Public Schools
18 of 19 schools in Grand Island Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 6C: 5D: 5
Best schools in Grand Island Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 256 high schools in Nebraska · all 120 middle schools in Nebraska · all 499 elementary schools in Nebraska
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Westridge Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Engleman Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Stolley Park Elem School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Shoemaker Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Knickrehm Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Gates Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Newell Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Seedling Mile Elem School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Barr Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- C- Dodge Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Grand Island Public Schools
High schools (1)
- D Grand Island Senior High School, Grand Island
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- C Barr Middle School, Grand Island
- C- Walnut Middle School, Grand Island
- A- Westridge Middle School, Grand Island
Elementary and primary schools (15)
- C- Dodge Elementary School, Grand Island
- Early Learning Center, Grand Island
- A- Engleman Elementary School, Grand Island
- B- Gates Elementary School, Grand Island
- D+ Howard Elementary School, Grand Island
- D Jefferson Elementary School, Grand Island
- B- Knickrehm Elementary School, Grand Island
- C- Lincoln Elementary School, Grand Island
- B- Newell Elementary School, Grand Island
- B- Seedling Mile Elem School, Grand Island
- B+ Shoemaker Elementary School, Grand Island
- C- Starr Elementary School, Grand Island
- B+ Stolley Park Elem School, Grand Island
- D+ Wasmer Elementary School, Grand Island
- D+ West Lawn Elementary School, Grand Island
Where Grand Island Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Grand Island (19)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Nebraska
- County: Hall County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,070 students with 674 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,456 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3100016
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Northwest Public Schools (5 schools, 4 mi)
- Wood River Rural Schools (3 schools, 13 mi)
- Aurora Public Schools (3 schools, 16 mi)
- Central City Public Schools (3 schools, 21 mi)
- Hastings Public Schools (7 schools, 23 mi)
- Harvard Public Schools (3 schools, 24 mi)
- Adams Central Public Schools (3 schools, 27 mi)
- York Public Schools (4 schools, 40 mi)
Questions about Grand Island Public Schools
How many schools are in Grand Island Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 19 public schools in Grand Island Public Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Grand Island Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Grand Island.
How good are the schools in Grand Island Public Schools?
Across the 18 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 36.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31.9%. 94% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Grand Island Public Schools?
10,070 students were enrolled in Grand Island Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Grand Island Public Schools?
Grand Island Public Schools is in Nebraska, based in Hall County, with its district office in Grand Island. Its boundary covers about 33.3 sq mi.