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Schools in Garfield Township

Garfield Township’s public schools

West Point Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garfield Township. 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 100% 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
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 12% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
740 students on the public path
In brief

Garfield Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Garfield Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. West Point Elementary School places highest (better than 88%); West Point-Beemer High School lowest (37%). 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 Garfield Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4West Point Elementary Schoolin West PointA
5–8West Point - Beemer Middle Schoolin West PointB−
9–12West Point-Beemer High Schoolin West PointC+

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

West Point Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 740 students · 10.9 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,504NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 47.1% · 337 students tested
Math50%
State average 46% · 337 students tested

Garfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garfield Township—West Point
Sherman—West Point
Cuming—West Point
Neligh—Bancroft-Rosalie PK–12 · West Point PK–12
Oakland—Oakland Craig PK–12 · Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools PK–12

3 of the 4 neighbors share West Point with Garfield Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Garfield Township

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).

Also serving Garfield Townshipin other towns
West Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · West Point
A
334 students13:1Rate it →
West Point - Beemer Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · West Point
B−
181 students11:1Rate it →
West Point-Beemer High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Point
C+
225 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Garfield Township’s schools

Are Garfield Township’s schools good?

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

West Point Public Schools.

Where do Garfield Township kids go to high school?

West Point-Beemer High School.

Parents talk

What Garfield 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.