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Schools in Cortland

Cortland’s public schools

Norris School District 160 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cortland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.5K
▼ 20% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
NE 13.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,343 students on the public path
In brief

Cortland’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Cortland’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Norris Intermediate School places highest (better than 81%); Norris Middle School lowest (57%). 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 Cortland, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Norris Elementary Schoolin FirthNo scores
3–5Norris Intermediate Schoolin FirthA−
6–8Norris Middle Schoolin FirthB
9–12Norris High Schoolin FirthA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Norris School District 160.

The district

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

Norris School District 160Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,343 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$12,514NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 47.1% · 1364 students tested
Math53%
State average 46% · 1364 students tested

Cortland vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cortland—Norris School District 160

Every school in Cortland

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 Cortlandin other towns
Norris Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Firth
512 students16:1Rate it →
Norris Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Firth
A−
535 students15:1Rate it →
Norris Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Firth
B
560 students15:1Rate it →
Norris High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Firth
A−
736 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Cortland’s schools

Are Cortland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cortland. Norris School District 160 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cortland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Cortland in?

Norris School District 160.

Where do Cortland kids go to high school?

Norris 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.