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Schools in Columbia Township

Columbia Township’s public schools

Wausa Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbia Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▲ 16% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
214 students on the public path
In brief

Columbia Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Columbia Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Wausa High School places highest (better than 75%); Wausa Elementary School lowest (49%). 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 Columbia Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Wausa Elementary Schoolin WausaB−
7–12Wausa High Schoolin WausaA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wausa 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.

Wausa Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 214 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,103NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 47.1% · 107 students tested
Math62%
State average 46% · 107 students tested

Columbia Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Columbia Township—Wausa
Morton—Bloomfield
Lincoln—Wausa
Cleveland—Creighton Community

Every school in Columbia Township

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).

Also serving Columbia Townshipin other towns
Wausa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wausa
B−
113 students11:1Rate it →
Wausa High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Wausa
A−
101 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Columbia Township’s schools

Are Columbia Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Columbia Township. Wausa Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Columbia Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Columbia Township in?

Wausa Public Schools.

Where do Columbia Township kids go to high school?

Wausa High School.

Parents talk

What Columbia 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.