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Schools in Cook

Cook’s public schools

Johnson County Central Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cook. 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 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.0K
▲ 22% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
500 students on the public path
In brief

Cook’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cook’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Johnson Co Central El-Tecumseh places highest (better than 75%); Johnson Co Central High School lowest (18%). 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 Cook, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Johnson Co Central El-Tecumsehin TecumsehA−
6–8Johnson Co Central Middle SCHJohnson County Central Public SchoolsC
9–12Johnson Co Central High Schoolin TecumsehC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Johnson County Central 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.

Johnson County Central Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 500 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,988NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 47.1% · 252 students tested
Math52%
State average 46% · 252 students tested

Cook vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cook—Johnson County Central

Every school in Cook

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).

District schools in Cookby address
Johnson Co Central Elem-Cook
Elementary · Grades 4–5
B
72 students11:1Rate it →
Johnson Co Central Middle SCH
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
104 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Cookin other towns
Johnson Co Central El-Tecumseh
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Tecumseh
A−
158 students12:1Rate it →
Johnson Co Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Tecumseh
C−
166 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Cook’s schools

Are Cook’s schools good?

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

Johnson County Central Public Schools.

Where do Cook kids go to high school?

Johnson Co Central High 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.