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Walnut Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1600 N Custer Ave
Grand Island, NE 68803
Phone
(308) 385-5990
District
GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
County
HALL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
789
Classroom Teachers
63

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Nebraska

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.7% of all NE schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Walnut Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
55%
36%
54%
46%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
45%
59%
43%
53%
47%
65%
45%
59%
43%
53%
47%
65%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
62%
52%
62%
46%
61%
49%
62%
52%
62%
46%
61%
    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
13
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 226 28.6%
Grade 7 275 34.9%
Grade 8 288 36.5%
Total 789 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 23.7% 33.7% 66.1%
Black 3.8% 4.5% 7.0%
Hispanic 70.7% 60.4% 22.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 0.8% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.6% 1.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 81.4% 64.7% 29.9%
Free lunch eligible 69.2% 54.1% 23.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.2% 10.6% 6.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 53,782 1,978,379
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,614.8 26
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.9% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.7% 21.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.1% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.2% 23.4%
65 OR OLDER 15.1% 16.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 21,059 786,885
Single Parent Households With Children 12.2% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.3% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.9% 34.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.6% 17.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.4% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.6% 14.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.6% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.1% 15.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.2% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 10.3% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,982 $90,447,000 66.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $650 $6,546,000 4.8%
Staff $321 $3,235,000 2.4%
General Administration $130 $1,311,000 1.0%
School Administration $571 $5,754,000 4.2%
Operation $1,154 $11,620,000 8.5%
Transportation $96 $968,000 0.7%
Other $525 $5,287,000 3.9%
Total Support $3,448 $34,721,000 25.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,147 $11,555,000 8.5%
Total Expenditures $13,577 $136,723,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,459 $2,785,059,000 50.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $721 $237,273,000 4.3%
Staff $424 $139,692,000 2.5%
General Administration $332 $109,312,000 2.0%
School Administration $676 $222,462,000 4.0%
Operation $1,243 $409,321,000 7.4%
Transportation $361 $118,861,000 2.2%
Other $861 $283,579,000 5.1%
Total Support $4,618 $1,520,500,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,661 $1,205,227,000 21.9%
Total Expenditures $16,738 $5,510,786,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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