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Schools in Fullerton · Fullerton Public Schools

Fullerton’s public schools outscore 56% of Nebraska districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Fullerton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 52% of students in Fullerton’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Nebraska average (46%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Nebraska, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Nebraska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
52%
▲ 5 pts vs NE 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
▲ 6 pts vs NE 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$19.1K
▲ 22% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
303 students on the public path
In brief

Fullerton’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 217 Nebraska towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fullerton’s, its schools beat 63%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 47% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,077 per student, against $15,602 across Nebraska (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Fullerton 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fullerton’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 56% of Nebraska school districts. Test scores are above the Nebraska average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Nebraska school districts we grade (244)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nebraska towns with similar household incomes (217)Better than 63%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 177 test results could put Fullerton anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Fullerton’s students in the tested grades sat them (177 in math, 177 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fullerton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Fullerton Elementary SchoolFullerton Public SchoolsB−
7–12Fullerton High SchoolFullerton Public SchoolsC

Fullerton’s public schools are run by Fullerton Public Schools, which also serves Belgrade, Cedar, Council Creek and East Newman and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Fullerton Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 303 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,077NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 47.1% · 177 students tested
Math52%
State average 46% · 177 students tested

Fullerton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FullertonBFullerton

Every school in Fullerton

2 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 Fullertonby address
Fullerton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
154 students12:1Rate it →
Fullerton High School
High · Grades 7–12
C
149 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Fullerton’s schools

Are Fullerton’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Nebraska: the public schools Fullerton children attend outscore 56% of Nebraska’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fullerton in?

Fullerton Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 303 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Fullerton spend per student?

$19,077 in Fullerton Public Schools (FY2024), against $15,602 across Nebraska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Nebraska. Stars are from neighbors.