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Schools in Douglas

Douglas’s public schools

Sterling Public Schools and Palmyra District OR-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Douglas. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 18% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Palmyra District OR-1
Students per teacher
10.7
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
767 students on the public path
In brief

Douglas’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Douglas’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Elementary at Bennet places highest (better than 57%); Sterling High School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Douglas, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Palmyra Middle School and Sterling 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 Douglas, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sterling Public Schools.

Two districts serve Douglas

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

Sterling Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 224 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$16,938NE $15,602 · FY2024
C+
Palmyra District OR-1Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 724 students, up 2% since 2022–23 · 10.6 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$12,831NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Sterling Public Schools47%
State average 47.1% · 92 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sterling Public Schools47%
State average 46% · 92 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Palmyra District OR-157%
State average 47.1% · 325 students tested
Math · PK–12, Palmyra District OR-152%
State average 46% · 325 students tested

Douglas vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Douglas—Sterling PK–12 · Palmyra District OR-1 PK–12

Every school in Douglas

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 Douglasin other towns
Elementary at Bennet
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bennet
B
385 students13:1Rate it →
Sterling Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sterling
B−
143 students13:1Rate it →
Palmyra Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Palmyra
158 studentsRate it →
Sterling High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Sterling
C
81 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Douglas’s schools

Are Douglas’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Douglas. Sterling Public Schools and Palmyra District OR-1 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Douglas. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Douglas in?

Sterling Public Schools and Palmyra District OR-1.

Where do Douglas kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Palmyra Middle School and Sterling High School.

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What Douglas 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.