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Schools in Dowling Township

Dowling Township’s public schools

Wausa Public Schools and Bloomfield Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dowling Township. 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.4K
▲ 31% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Bloomfield
Students per teacher
10.5
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
501 students on the public path
In brief

Dowling Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Dowling Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Bloomfield Elementary School places highest (better than 88%); Wausa Elementary School lowest (49%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Dowling Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Bloomfield Jr.-Sr. High School and Wausa 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 Dowling Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Dowling Township

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

Wausa Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 214 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,103NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Bloomfield Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 287 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$20,429NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Wausa Public Schools42%
State average 47.1% · 107 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wausa Public Schools62%
State average 46% · 107 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Bloomfield Community Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 137 students tested
Math · PK–12, Bloomfield Community Schools62%
State average 46% · 137 students tested

Dowling Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dowling Township—Wausa PK–12 · Bloomfield PK–12
Morton—Bloomfield
Dolphin—Bloomfield PK–12 · Crofton PK–12
Lincoln—Wausa

2 of the 3 neighbors share Bloomfield with Dowling Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Dowling Township

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 Dowling Townshipin other towns
Bloomfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bloomfield
A
146 students11:1Rate it →
Wausa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Wausa
B−
113 students11:1Rate it →
Bloomfield Jr.-Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bloomfield
A−
141 students10:1Rate it →
Wausa High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Wausa
A−
101 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Dowling Township’s schools

Are Dowling Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dowling Township. Wausa Public Schools and Bloomfield Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dowling Township. 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 Dowling Township in?

Wausa Public Schools and Bloomfield Community Schools.

Where do Dowling Township kids go to high school?

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

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What Dowling Township 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.