📍 802 Highland, Wakefield, Wayne County, 68784
Wakefield Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wakefield, Wayne County. The school has 342 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matthew Farup. It is part of the Wakefield Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wakefield Elementary School enrolls 342 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 206 | 60% |
| White | 134 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 342 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 48 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wakefield Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-30, state senate district 17.
Wakefield Elementary School is one of 2 schools in WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in WAKEFIELD, Nebraska. The district serves 575 students district-wide and employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 342 students, Wakefield Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 288 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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