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Raymond A Watson Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1720 N Crane, Hastings, NE 68901 · (402) 461-7593 · Part of Hastings Public Schools

Hastings’ School Grade C better than 32% of Nebraska school districts

Directions
Students
336
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Raymond A Watson Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 33% of Nebraska’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 29.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hastings kids: Hastings Middle School

On the path

Where Hastings kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Raymond A Watson Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Hastings Middle School757 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 46.1%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 48.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Nebraska’s 882 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1720 N Crane, Hastings

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K7
Kindergarten46
Grade 154
Grade 256
Grade 360
Grade 449
Grade 564
Enrollment over time
477’20
488’21
332’22
337’23
336’24

Down 29.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 66%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Raymond A Watson Elem School from Hastings families.

Other schools in Hastings Public Schools

The district →
Morton Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Hastings
501 students
Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hastings
C+
343 students12:1
Longfellow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hastings
C
305 students12:1
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hastings
D
289 students10:1
Alcott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hastings
C−
267 students11:1
Hastings Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hastings
C
757 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Nebraska’s other public schools; Hastings’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.