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Alda, Nebraska downtownPhoto: Ammodramus · Public domain
Schools in Alda

Alda’s public schools

Wood River Rural Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alda. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▲ 30% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
467 students on the public path
In brief

Alda’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Alda’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Wood River Rural High School places highest (better than 96%); Wood River Rural Middle School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alda, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Wood River Elementary Schoolin Wood RiverB
6–8Wood River Rural Middle Schoolin Wood RiverC+
9–12Wood River Rural High Schoolin Wood RiverA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wood River Rural Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Wood River Rural SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 467 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$20,298NE $15,602 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 47.1% · 258 students tested
Math51%
State average 46% · 258 students tested

Alda vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Alda’s borders.

Schools next door
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Alda—Wood River Rural Schools

Every school in Alda

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Aldain other towns
Wood River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wood River
B
224 students10:1Rate it →
Wood River Rural Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wood River
C+
98 students11:1Rate it →
Wood River Rural High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wood River
A+
145 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Alda’s schools

Are Alda’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alda. Wood River Rural Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alda. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alda in?

Wood River Rural Schools.

Where do Alda kids go to high school?

Wood River Rural High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.