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Schools in Cowles

Cowles’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▲ 25% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
315 students on the public path
In brief

Cowles’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Cowles’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Blue Hill High School places highest (better than 85%); Blue Hill Elementary School lowest (63%). 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 Cowles, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Blue Hill Elementary Schoolin Blue HillB
7–12Blue Hill High Schoolin Blue HillA

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

Blue Hill Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 315 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,554NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 47.1% · 156 students tested
Math62%
State average 46% · 156 students tested

Cowles vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cowles—Blue Hill

Every school in Cowles

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 Cowlesin other towns
Blue Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Blue Hill
B
183 students12:1Rate it →
Blue Hill High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Blue Hill
A
132 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Cowles’s schools

Are Cowles’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cowles. Blue Hill Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cowles. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Cowles in?

Blue Hill Public Schools.

Where do Cowles kids go to high school?

Blue Hill High School.

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What Cowles 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.