RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL

Regular School · HASTINGS, NE

RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL is a regular school school in HASTINGS, Nebraska, serving grades PK–05 with 336 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

336

Teachers (FTE)

26.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	223	66%
Hispanic/Latino	80	24%
Two or more races	24	7%
Asian	5	1%
Black or African American	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	336	188M / 148F

English Language Learners: 24 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	40-44%	47.0%	153
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	49.3%	153

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.17 grade levels

Math

+0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

7 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

16.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	336	100%

Contact & Location

1720 N CRANE

HASTINGS, NE 68901

Phone: (402)461-7593

District

HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,703

District enrollment: 3,644

Other Schools in District

ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elementary
HASTINGS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL High
HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle
MORTON EARLY LEARNING CENTER Prekindergarten

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 68901) → CensusDepth.com
Nebraska population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Nebraska teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

317158001057

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD