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Schools in Barneston

Barneston’s public schools

Diller-Odell Public Schools and Southern School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barneston. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▲ 15% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Southern School District 1
Students per teacher
9.7
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
603 students on the public path
In brief

Barneston’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Barneston’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Diller-Odell Elem School places highest (better than 81%); Southern Jr.-Sr. High School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Barneston, graded from C− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Southern Jr.-Sr. High School and Diller-Odell Secondary School. 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 Barneston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Diller-Odell Public Schools.

Two districts serve Barneston

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

Diller-Odell Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 242 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$21,700NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Southern School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 361 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,968NE $15,602 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Diller-Odell Public Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 118 students tested
Math · PK–12, Diller-Odell Public Schools62%
State average 46% · 118 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Southern School District 132%
State average 47.1% · 192 students tested
Math · PK–12, Southern School District 127%
State average 46% · 192 students tested

Barneston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Barneston—Diller-Odell PK–12 · Southern School District 1 PK–12

Every school in Barneston

4 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 Barnestonin other towns
Southern Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Blue Springs
C−
198 students10:1Rate it →
Diller-Odell Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Diller
A−
137 students9:1Rate it →
Southern Jr.-Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Wymore
D
163 students10:1Rate it →
Diller-Odell Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · Odell
B−
105 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Barneston’s schools

Are Barneston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Barneston. Diller-Odell Public Schools and Southern School District 1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barneston. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Barneston in?

Diller-Odell Public Schools and Southern School District 1.

Where do Barneston kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Southern Jr.-Sr. High School and Diller-Odell Secondary School.

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What Barneston families are saying about 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.