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Schools in Leigh

Leigh’s public schools

Leigh Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leigh. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
67%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▲ 6% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
296 students on the public path
In brief

Leigh’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Leigh’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Leigh High School places highest (better than 99%); Leigh Elementary School lowest (57%). 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 Leigh, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Leigh Elementary SchoolLeigh Community SchoolsB
7–12Leigh High SchoolLeigh Community SchoolsA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Leigh Community Schools.

The district

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

Leigh Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 296 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$16,612NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 47.1% · 112 students tested
Math67%
State average 46% · 112 students tested

Leigh vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leigh—Leigh

Every school in Leigh

2 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).

District schools in Leighby address
Leigh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B
201 students15:1Rate it →
Leigh High School
High · Grades 7–12
A+
95 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Leigh’s schools

Are Leigh’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Leigh. Leigh Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leigh. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Leigh in?

Leigh Community Schools.

Where do Leigh kids go to high school?

Leigh High School.

Parents talk

What Leigh 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.