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Schools in Hayes Township

Hayes Township’s public schools

Anselmo-Merna Public Schools, Sandhills Public Schools and Arnold Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hayes Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/6schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.3K
▲ 24% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Anselmo-Merna
Students per teacher
8.8
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
533 students on the public path
In brief

Hayes Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Hayes Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Arnold Elementary School places highest (better than 85%); Anselmo-Merna High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Hayes Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Anselmo-Merna High School, Arnold High School and High School at Dunning. 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 Hayes Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Anselmo-Merna Public Schools.

Three districts serve Hayes Township

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

Anselmo-Merna Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 249 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,333NE $15,602 · FY2024
C
Sandhills Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 84 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 4.8 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$38,952NE $15,602 · FY2024
C
Arnold Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 200 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,128NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Anselmo-Merna Public Schools42%
State average 47.1% · 123 students tested
Math · PK–12, Anselmo-Merna Public Schools47%
State average 46% · 123 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Sandhills Public Schools44%
State average 47.1% · 44 students tested
Math · PK–12, Sandhills Public Schools44%
State average 46% · 44 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Arnold Public Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 91 students tested
Math · PK–12, Arnold Public Schools67%
State average 46% · 91 students tested

Hayes Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hayes Township—Anselmo-Merna PK–12 · Sandhills PK–12 · Arnold PK–12
Victoria—Anselmo-Merna
Cliff—Anselmo-Merna PK–12 · Arnold PK–12
Arnold—Arnold

2 of the 3 neighbors share Anselmo-Merna with Hayes Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Hayes Township

6 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 Hayes Townshipin other towns
Anselmo-Merna Elementary-Merna
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Merna
B−
145 students13:1Rate it →
Arnold Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Arnold
A
121 students10:1Rate it →
Elementary School at Halsey
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Halsey
B−
50 students6:1Rate it →
Anselmo-Merna High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Merna
C+
104 students10:1Rate it →
Arnold High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Arnold
A−
79 students9:1Rate it →
High School at Dunning
High · Grades 7–12 · Dunning
B−
34 students4:1Rate it →

Questions about Hayes Township’s schools

Are Hayes Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hayes Township. Anselmo-Merna Public Schools, Sandhills Public Schools and Arnold Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hayes Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Hayes Township in?

Anselmo-Merna Public Schools, Sandhills Public Schools and Arnold Public Schools.

Where do Hayes Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Anselmo-Merna High School, Arnold High School and High School at Dunning.

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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.