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Schools in Denton

Denton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
48%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 6% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
NE 13.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,069 students on the public path
In brief

Denton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Denton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Crete Intermediate School places highest (better than 49%); Crete 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 Denton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Crete Elementary Schoolin CreteNo scores
3–5Crete Intermediate Schoolin CreteB−
6–8Crete Middle Schoolin CreteB−
9–12Crete High Schoolin CreteC−

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

Crete Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,275 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$14,695NE $15,602 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 47.1% · 1010 students tested
Math48%
State average 46% · 1010 students tested

Denton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Denton—Crete

Every school in Denton

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 Dentonin other towns
Crete Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Crete
438 students14:1Rate it →
Crete Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Crete
B−
455 students14:1Rate it →
Crete Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Crete
B−
471 students17:1Rate it →
Crete High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crete
C−
705 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Denton’s schools

Are Denton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Denton. Crete Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Denton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Denton in?

Crete Public Schools.

Where do Denton kids go to high school?

Crete 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.