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Fremont Public Schools

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Fremont, Platte Township, Pohocco Township, Inglewood and Elkhorn Township, and parts of Nickerson Township and Leshara Township.

Fremont’s School Grade D better than 11% of Nebraska school districts

Students
5,283
Schools
11
Spent per student
$13,093
NE $15,602
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$140.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Fremont Public Schools

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Nebraska districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the NE average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $140.4M, about $26,568 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% of the 244 Nebraska school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DFremont 28,350C−Platte Township 2,209DPohocco Township 1,296Inglewood 369Elkhorn Township 336

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fremont. Grade by grade →

PK–47 elementary schoolsThis district
7–8Fremont Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Fremont Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NE

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 46% · 2,522 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 47.1% · 2,522 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)84%
State average 87.3% · 397 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,093 per student · 16% below NE
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 40%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
4,868’20
5,017’21
5,217’22
5,333’23
5,283’24

Up 8.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 49%White 47%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

11 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools.

Howard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fremont
C
421 students18:1
Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fremont
D
417 students15:1
Linden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fremont
C
339 students15:1
Deer Pointe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fremont
B−
290 students16:1
Bell Field Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fremont
D
282 students15:1
Milliken Park Elementary SCH
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fremont
D
236 students12:1
Grant Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fremont
B
144 students13:1
Sixpence Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Fremont
29 students
Johnson Crossing Academic Center (5-6)
Middle · Grades 5–6 · Fremont
D
759 students14:1
Fremont Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Fremont
C
689 students16:1
Fremont Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fremont
C+
1,677 students18:1

Left off: 3 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Arlington Public SchoolsTownship 6, Township 7
$15,707per student
Cedar Bluffs Public SchoolsNorth Cedar Township, South Cedar Township
$18,290per student
Mead Public SchoolsMarietta Township, Union Township
$17,637per student
Blair Community SchoolsTownship 6
$12,534per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Nebraska.