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Colon, Nebraska S side Spruce StreetPhoto: Ammodramus · Public domain
Schools in Colon

Colon’s public schools

Wahoo Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colon. 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
66%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▲ 1% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
NE 13.8
Schools in town
0
1,042 students on the public path
In brief

Colon’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Colon’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Wahoo Middle School places highest (better than 75%); Wahoo Elementary School lowest (48%). 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 Colon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Wahoo Elementary Schoolin WahooB−
6–8Wahoo Middle Schoolin WahooA−
9–12Wahoo High Schoolin WahooB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wahoo Public Schools.

The district

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

Wahoo Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,088 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$15,809NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 47.1% · 555 students tested
Math66%
State average 46% · 555 students tested

Colon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Colon—Wahoo

Every school in Colon

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 Colonin other towns
Wahoo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wahoo
B−
475 students14:1Rate it →
Wahoo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wahoo
A−
226 students13:1Rate it →
Wahoo High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wahoo
B+
341 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Colon’s schools

Are Colon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Colon. Wahoo Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colon. 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 Colon in?

Wahoo Public Schools.

Where do Colon kids go to high school?

Wahoo High School.

Parents talk

What Colon 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.