Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Heartwell

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
2018-08-13 Heartwell NEPhoto: Endicott65 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Heartwell

Heartwell’s public schools

Minden Public Schools and Kenesaw Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Heartwell. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 10% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Minden
Students per teacher
11.1
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
789 students on the public path
In brief

Heartwell’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Heartwell’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Kenesaw Secondary School places highest (better than 91%); Kenesaw Elementary School lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Heartwell, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: C L Jones Middle School and Kenesaw Secondary 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Heartwell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Minden Public Schools.

Two districts serve Heartwell

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

Minden Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 794 students · 11.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,223NE $15,602 · FY2024
B−
Kenesaw Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 267 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,116NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Minden Public Schools49%
State average 47.1% · 453 students tested
Math · PK–12, Minden Public Schools43%
State average 46% · 453 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Kenesaw Public Schools62%
State average 47.1% · 133 students tested
Math · PK–12, Kenesaw Public Schools52%
State average 46% · 133 students tested

Heartwell vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Heartwell—Minden PK–12 · Kenesaw PK–12

Every school in Heartwell

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).

Also serving Heartwellin other towns
Minden East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Minden
A
239 students11:1Rate it →
Kenesaw Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Kenesaw
B−
139 students11:1Rate it →
C L Jones Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Minden
B−
283 students12:1Rate it →
Kenesaw Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · Kenesaw
A
128 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Heartwell’s schools

Are Heartwell’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Heartwell. Minden Public Schools and Kenesaw Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Heartwell. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Heartwell in?

Minden Public Schools and Kenesaw Public Schools.

Where do Heartwell kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: C L Jones Middle School and Kenesaw Secondary School.

Parents talk

What Heartwell families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Heartwell → They have their own page.

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.