Schools in Island Grove Township

Island Grove Township’s public schools

Southern School District 1 and Lewiston Consolidated Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Island Grove Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools 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

32%

2021–22

Math proficiency

27%

2021–22

Graduate on time

95%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$18.0K

▲ 15% vs NE $15.6K

FY2024 · Southern School District 1

Students per teacher

9.2

NE 13.8 · smaller classes

Schools in town

557 students on the public path

In brief

Island Grove Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Island Grove Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Lewiston Elementary School places highest (better than 18%); Lewiston High School lowest (4%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Island Grove Township, graded from C− to C−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Southern Jr.-Sr. High School and Lewiston High 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 Island Grove Township, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Island Grove Township · depends on your address

Southern Elementary School

Grades PK–6 · 198 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Blue Springs

C⁻

Lewiston Elementary School

Grades PK–6 · 122 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Lewiston

C⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻

7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD⁻ to D

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southern School District 1.

Two districts serve Island Grove Township

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

Southern School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 361 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)

$17,968NE $15,602 · FY2024

Lewiston Consolidated SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 196 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 8.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)

$20,736NE $15,602 · FY2024

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Southern School District 132%

State average 47.1% · 192 students tested

Math · PK–12, Southern School District 127%

State average 46% · 192 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Lewiston Consolidated Schools37%

State average 47.1% · 73 students tested

Math · PK–12, Lewiston Consolidated Schools27%

State average 46% · 73 students tested

Island Grove Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Island Grove Township	—	Southern School District 1 PK–12 · Lewiston Consolidated Schools PK–12
Blue Springs-Wymore	D	Southern School District 1
Liberty	—	Southern School District 1 PK–12 · Lewiston Consolidated Schools PK–12
Sherman	—	Lewiston Consolidated Schools

2 of the 3 neighbors share Southern School District 1 with Island Grove Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Island Grove Township

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 Island Grove Townshipin other towns

Southern Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Blue Springs

C⁻

198 students10:1Rate it →

Lewiston Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lewiston

C⁻

122 students10:1Rate it →

Southern Jr.-Sr. High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Wymore

163 students10:1Rate it →

Lewiston High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Lewiston

D⁻

74 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Island Grove Township’s schools

Are Island Grove Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Island Grove Township. Southern School District 1 and Lewiston Consolidated Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Island Grove Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Island Grove Township in?

Southern School District 1 and Lewiston Consolidated Schools.

Where do Island Grove Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Southern Jr.-Sr. High School and Lewiston 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.