Grand Island Public Schools


Grand Island Public Schools is a public school district located in the city of Grand Island, Nebraska, United States. The district serves all of Grand Island. It has one high school, three middle schools, and fourteen elementary schools, as well as a preschool.
GIPS's superintendent is Matthew Fisher.
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Enrollment

GIPS enrols 9,920 students as of the 2020–21 school year.

Schools

The district operates fourteen elementary schools: Dodge, Engleman, Gates, Howard, Jefferson, Knickrehm, Lincoln, Newell, Seedling Mile, Shoemaker, Starr, Stolley Park, Wasmer, and West Lawn. It also has a preschool, Early Learning Center, for children aged 3–5.
There are three middle schools: Barr, Walnut, and Westridge.
There is one high school: Grand Island Senior High School or GISH.

High school

SchoolMascotLocationGradesEnrollmentOpened
Grand Island Senior HighIslanders2124 North Lafayette9–122,558 1870

Middle schools

SchoolMascotLocationGradesEnrollmentOpened
R.J. Barr Middle SchoolBulldogs602 West Stolley Park Road6–8696 1967
Walnut Middle SchoolWildcats1600 North Custer Avenue6–8771 1994
Westridge Middle SchoolCougars4111 W. 13th Street6–8681 2008

Elementary schools

SchoolMascotLocationGradesEnrollmentOpened
Dodge Elementary SchoolDragons641 South OakK–5482 1940
Engleman Elementary SchoolWildcats1812 Mansfield RoadK–5530 2008
Gates Elementary SchoolGators2700 West Louise StreetK–5415 1955
Howard ElementaryHuskies502 West 9th StreetK–5401 1954
Jefferson ElementaryAll Stars1314 W. 7th StreetK–5279 1971
Knickrehm ElementaryCougars2013 North Oak StreetK–5247 1966
Lincoln ElementaryLynx805 North Beal StreetK–5369 1911
Newell ElementaryKnights2700 West 13th StreetK–5491 1955
Shoemaker ElementaryEagles4160 Old Potash HighwayK–5375 1964
Starr ElementaryStallions1800 S. Adams StreetK–5525 2018
Stolley Park ElementaryPanthers1700 W. Stolley Park RoadK–52019
Wasmer ElementaryWildcats318 South Clark StreetK–5367 2000
West Lawn ElementaryMustangs3022 W. College StreetK–5272 1995

Alternative or specialized schools

SchoolMascotLocationGradesEnrollmentOpened
O'Connor Learning Center2208 N Webb RoadPre–Kc. 2021
Success Academy1912 North Lafayette Avenue6–122011