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Schools in Burwell · Burwell Public Schools

Burwell’s public schools outscore 56% of Nebraska districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Burwell, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. On the state math tests, 52% of Burwell’s students scored proficient, above the Nebraska average (46%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Nebraska, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Nebraska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 5 pts vs NE 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
▲ 6 pts vs NE 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.5K
▲ 19% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.4
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
267 students on the public path
In brief

Burwell’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 274 Nebraska towns with household incomes within a quarter of Burwell’s, its schools beat 63%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 47% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,524 per student, against $15,602 across Nebraska (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School. Enrollment is down 16% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Burwell’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 56% of Nebraska school districts. Test scores are above the Nebraska average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Nebraska school districts we grade (244)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nebraska towns with similar household incomes (274)Better than 63%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 142 test results could put Burwell anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Burwell’s students in the tested grades sat them (142 in math, 142 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Burwell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Burwell Elementary SchoolBurwell Public SchoolsB
7–12Burwell Jr.-Sr. High SchoolBurwell Public SchoolsB

Burwell’s public schools are run by Burwell Public Schools, which also serves Josie. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Burwell Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 267 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,524NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 47.1% · 142 students tested
Math52%
State average 46% · 142 students tested

Burwell vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
BurwellBBurwell

Every school in Burwell

2 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).

District schools in Burwellby address
Burwell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
152 students13:1Rate it →
Burwell Jr.-Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12
B
115 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Burwell’s schools

Are Burwell’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Nebraska: the public schools Burwell children attend outscore 56% of Nebraska’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Burwell in?

Burwell Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 267 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Burwell spend per student?

$18,524 in Burwell Public Schools (FY2024), against $15,602 across Nebraska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Nebraska. Stars are from neighbors.