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Schools in Hamlet

Hamlet’s public schools

Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hamlet. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▲ 33% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.2
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
212 students on the public path
In brief

Hamlet’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Hamlet’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Wauneta-Palisade Elementary School places highest (better than 49%); Wauneta Palisade Middle School lowest (10%). 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 Hamlet, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Wauneta-Palisade Elementary Schoolin WaunetaB−
6–8Wauneta Palisade Middle Schoolin WaunetaD
9–12Wauneta-Palisade High Schoolin WaunetaD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wauneta-Palisade 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.

Wauneta-Palisade Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 212 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$20,710NE $15,602 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 47.1% · 120 students tested
Math47%
State average 46% · 120 students tested

Hamlet vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hamlet—Wauneta-Palisade

Every school in Hamlet

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 Hamletin other towns
Wauneta-Palisade Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wauneta
B−
95 students10:1Rate it →
Wauneta Palisade Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wauneta
D
38 students12:1Rate it →
Wauneta-Palisade High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wauneta
D
79 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Hamlet’s schools

Are Hamlet’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hamlet. Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hamlet. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Hamlet in?

Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools.

Where do Hamlet kids go to high school?

Wauneta-Palisade High School.

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What Hamlet 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.