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Windy Hills Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4211 20th Ave, Kearney, NE 68845 · (308) 698-8220 · Part of Kearney Public Schools

Kearney’s School Grade B+ better than 70% of Nebraska school districts

Directions
Students
259
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Windy Hills Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Nebraska’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Kearney kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Windy Hills Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 46.1%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 48.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

4211 20th Ave, Kearney

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K12
Kindergarten36
Grade 137
Grade 242
Grade 346
Grade 440
Grade 546
Enrollment over time
251’20
256’21
259’22
255’23
259’24

Up 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Windy Hills Elementary School from Kearney families.

Other schools in Kearney Public Schools

The district →
Meadowlark Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kearney
A
417 students18:1
Kenwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kearney
B−
398 students15:1
Northeast Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kearney
B−
397 students13:1
Kearney Education Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Kearney
332 students22:1
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kearney
B
284 students14:1
Buffalo Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kearney
A
272 students17:1

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; Kearney’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.