Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Elgin

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Elgin, Nebraska downtown 1Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Schools in Elgin

Elgin’s public schools

Elgin Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elgin. 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.6K
▲ 26% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.3
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
182 students on the public path
In brief

Elgin’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Elgin’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Elgin High School places highest (better than 85%); Elgin Elementary School lowest (75%). 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 Elgin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Elgin Elementary SchoolElgin Public SchoolsA−
7–12Elgin High SchoolElgin Public SchoolsA

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

Elgin Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 182 students · 8.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,645NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 47.1% · 94 students tested
Math72%
State average 46% · 94 students tested

Elgin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elgin—Elgin

Every school in Elgin

3 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).

District schools in Elginby address
Elgin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A−
103 students9:1Rate it →
Elgin High School
High · Grades 7–12
A
79 students8:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Pope John Xxiii/St.boniface Schools
Grades PK–12
Private · Catholic
122 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Elgin’s schools

Are Elgin’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elgin. Elgin Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elgin. 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 Elgin in?

Elgin Public Schools.

Where do Elgin kids go to high school?

Elgin High School.

Are there private schools in Elgin?

Yes: Pope John Xxiii/St.boniface Schools (grades PK–12, 122 students).

Parents talk

What Elgin families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Elgin → They have their own page.

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.