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Schools in Lake Waconda

Lake Waconda’s public schools

Conestoga Public Schools and Nebraska City Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Waconda. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 15% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Nebraska City
Students per teacher
13.4
NE 13.8
Schools in town
0
1,338 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Waconda’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lake Waconda’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Conestoga Elementary School places highest (better than 75%); Nebraska City Middle School lowest (13%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Lake Waconda, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Conestoga Jr./Sr. High School and Nebraska City Middle 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 Lake Waconda, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−

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

Two districts serve Lake Waconda

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

Conestoga Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 697 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$16,946NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Nebraska City Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,413 students · 14.2 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$13,240NE $15,602 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Conestoga Public Schools56%
State average 47.1% · 347 students tested
Math · PK–12, Conestoga Public Schools49%
State average 46% · 346 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Nebraska City Public Schools30%
State average 47.1% · 697 students tested
Math · PK–12, Nebraska City Public Schools24%
State average 46% · 695 students tested

Lake Waconda vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake Waconda—Conestoga PK–12 · Nebraska City PK–12

Every school in Lake Waconda

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 Lake Wacondain other towns
Conestoga Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Murray
A−
376 students12:1Rate it →
Nebraska City Northside Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Nebraska City
370 students15:1Rate it →
Nebraska City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Nebraska City
D
271 students12:1Rate it →
Conestoga Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Murray
B−
321 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Waconda’s schools

Are Lake Waconda’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lake Waconda. Conestoga Public Schools and Nebraska City Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake Waconda. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Lake Waconda in?

Conestoga Public Schools and Nebraska City Public Schools.

Where do Lake Waconda kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Conestoga Jr./Sr. High School and Nebraska City Middle School.

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What Lake Waconda 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.