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Schools in Cliff Township

Cliff Township’s public schools

Anselmo-Merna Public Schools and Arnold Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cliff Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.3K
▲ 24% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Anselmo-Merna
Students per teacher
10.4
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
449 students on the public path
In brief

Cliff Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cliff Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Arnold Elementary School places highest (better than 85%); Anselmo-Merna High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Cliff Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Anselmo-Merna High School and Arnold High 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 Cliff Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Cliff Township

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

Anselmo-Merna Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 249 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,333NE $15,602 · FY2024
C
Arnold Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 200 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,128NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Anselmo-Merna Public Schools42%
State average 47.1% · 123 students tested
Math · PK–12, Anselmo-Merna Public Schools47%
State average 46% · 123 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Arnold Public Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 91 students tested
Math · PK–12, Arnold Public Schools67%
State average 46% · 91 students tested

Cliff Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cliff Township—Anselmo-Merna PK–12 · Arnold PK–12
Kilfoil—Anselmo-Merna
Arnold—Arnold
Triumph—Callaway
Victoria—Anselmo-Merna
Hayes—Anselmo-Merna PK–12 · Sandhills PK–12 · Arnold PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Anselmo-Merna with Cliff Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Cliff Township

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 Cliff Townshipin other towns
Anselmo-Merna Elementary-Merna
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merna
B−
145 students13:1Rate it →
Arnold Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Arnold
A
121 students10:1Rate it →
Anselmo-Merna High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Merna
C+
104 students10:1Rate it →
Arnold High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Arnold
A−
79 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Cliff Township’s schools

Are Cliff Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cliff Township. Anselmo-Merna Public Schools and Arnold Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cliff Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Cliff Township in?

Anselmo-Merna Public Schools and Arnold Public Schools.

Where do Cliff Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Anselmo-Merna High School and Arnold High School.

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What Cliff Township 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.