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. The school district has one high school, three middle schools, and fourteen elementary schools. The district also operates a preschool.
GIPS's superintendent is Dr. Tawana Grover.

Enrollment

GIPS houses approximately 10,000 students, with the district gaining about 250 students each year.

Schools

The district houses 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.
The three middle schools are Barr, Walnut, and Westridge.
The high school is Grand Island Senior High School or GISH.

High schools

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

Alternative/specialized schools

SchoolMascotLocationGradesEnrollmentOpened
Early Learning Center4360 West Capital AvenuePre-K322 2008
Success Academy1912 Morth Lafayette Avenue6-122011