Raymond A Watson Elementary School
1720 North Crane
Hastings NE, 68901, Adams County
Phone: 402-461-7593
Ranking: 
(56 out of 796, top 7%)*
(56 out of 796, top 7%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Hastings Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 10 | 11 | 11 | |||
| Total Students: | 180 | 164 | 180 | |||
| Prekindergarten: | 39 | 21.7% | 25 | 15.2% | 23 | 12.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 23 | 12.8% | 25 | 15.2% | 25 | 13.9% |
| Grade 1: | 23 | 12.8% | 23 | 14.0% | 24 | 13.3% |
| Grade 2: | 22 | 12.2% | 23 | 14.0% | 22 | 12.2% |
| Grade 3: | 21 | 11.7% | 24 | 14.6% | 25 | 13.9% |
| Grade 4: | 28 | 15.6% | 22 | 13.4% | 24 | 13.3% |
| Grade 5: | 24 | 13.3% | 22 | 13.4% | 13 | 7.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 82 | 45.6% | 76 | 46.3% | 94 | 52.2% |
| Female: | 90 | 50.0% | 80 | 48.8% | 82 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 3.3% | 4 | 2.4% | 6 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 7.2% | 3 | 1.8% | 3 | 1.7% |
| Black | 2 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.8% | 2 | 1.1% |
| White: | 157 | 87.2% | 154 | 93.9% | 169 | 93.9% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 30 | 16.7% | 22 | 13.4% | 13 | 7.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 7.8% | 15 | 9.1% | 16 | 8.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.19 | 14.50 | 17.10 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NeSA | ||||||
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 63.7% | 67.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 59.5% | 67.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 64% | 71% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 71.4% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 59.6% | 69.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 71.4% | 75.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 90.9% | 89% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 77.8% | 66% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 55.2% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 66.9% | 70% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.1% | N/A |
| STARS | ||||||
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.5% | 92.04% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.21% | 93.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.24% | 95.8% | 94.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 95.76% | 88.78% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.78% | 92.21% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 59.47% | 67.53% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 99.28% | 89.81% | 90.15% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.82% | 91.23% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.27% | 93.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.15% | 98.84% | 95.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.28% | 96.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.47% | 93.52% | 88.27% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 99.15% | 89.38% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.51% | 91.48% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.15% | 98.45% | 94.85% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.19% | 59.63% | 69.52% |
| 2002 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.33% | 70.94% | 72.51% |
| 2004 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 76.15% | 79.57% |
| 2005 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.47% | 82.76% | 82.99% |
| 2006 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 81.13% | 81.81% |
| 2007 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81.82% | 86.15% |
| 2008 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.65% | 91.54% | 90.58% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 86.12% | 90.03% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 93.92% | 88.11% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.96% | 90.27% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 95.45% | 91.74% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.36% | 94.92% | 93.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 97.29% | 87.97% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.09% | 93.04% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.18% | 55.16% | 67.42% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 98.26% | 89.07% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 96.39% | 90.91% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.67% | 97.38% | 91.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 93.09% | 87.52% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.65% | 94.52% | 89.25% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | NA |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 71.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $40,050.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,791.0 |
* Raymond A Watson Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.