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Schools in Creston

Creston’s public schools

Leigh Community Schools and Humphrey Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Creston. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
67%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 8% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Humphrey
Students per teacher
11.8
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
618 students on the public path
In brief

Creston’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Creston’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Leigh High School places highest (better than 99%); Humphrey Jr.-Sr. High School lowest (49%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Creston, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Humphrey Jr.-Sr. High School and Leigh High School. 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 Creston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Leigh Community Schools.

Two districts serve Creston

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

Leigh Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 296 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$16,612NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Humphrey Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 322 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$16,824NE $15,602 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Leigh Community Schools62%
State average 47.1% · 112 students tested
Math · PK–12, Leigh Community Schools67%
State average 46% · 112 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Humphrey Public Schools52%
State average 47.1% · 125 students tested
Math · PK–12, Humphrey Public Schools47%
State average 46% · 125 students tested

Creston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Creston—Leigh PK–12 · Humphrey PK–12
Creston Township—Leigh
Humphrey—Humphrey

Every school in Creston

5 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 Crestonin other towns
Leigh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Leigh
B
201 students15:1Rate it →
Humphrey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Humphrey
B
177 students13:1Rate it →
Lindsay Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Lindsay
13 students12:1Rate it →
Humphrey Jr.-Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Humphrey
B−
132 students11:1Rate it →
Leigh High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Leigh
A+
95 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Creston’s schools

Are Creston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Creston. Leigh Community Schools and Humphrey Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Creston. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Creston in?

Leigh Community Schools and Humphrey Public Schools.

Where do Creston kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Humphrey Jr.-Sr. High School and Leigh High School.

Parents talk

What Creston 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.