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Schools in Glenwood

Glenwood’s public schools

Kearney Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Glenwood. 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 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
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
2021–22
Graduate on time
94%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 16% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
NE 13.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,965 students on the public path
In brief

Glenwood’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Glenwood’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Sunrise Middle School places highest (better than 70%); Kearney High School lowest (48%). 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 Glenwood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Glenwood Elementary SchoolKearney Public SchoolsB
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+
9–12Kearney High Schoolin KearneyB−

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

Kearney Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 15 schools · 6,066 students · 15.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$13,037NE $15,602 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 47.1% · 2912 students tested
Math58%
State average 46% · 2910 students tested

Glenwood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Glenwood—Kearney
KearneyB+Kearney

Every school in Glenwood

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).

District schools in Glenwoodby address
Glenwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kearney
B
118 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Glenwoodin other towns
Horizon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kearney
B+
648 students15:1Rate it →
Sunrise Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Kearney
B+
536 students12:1Rate it →
Kearney High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Kearney
B−
1,663 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Glenwood’s schools

Are Glenwood’s schools good?

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

Kearney Public Schools.

Where do Glenwood kids go to high school?

Kearney High 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.