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Schools in Lorenzo

Lorenzo’s public schools

Sidney Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lorenzo. 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 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
46%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 8% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
NE 13.8
Schools in town
0
742 students on the public path
In brief

Lorenzo’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lorenzo’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Sidney High School places highest (better than 71%); Sidney Middle 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 Lorenzo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
1–3South Ward Elementary Schoolin SidneyNo scores
7–8Sidney Middle Schoolin SidneyB
9–12Sidney High Schoolin SidneyB+

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

The district

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

Sidney Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 980 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$14,295NE $15,602 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 47.1% · 644 students tested
Math47%
State average 46% · 644 students tested

Lorenzo vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lorenzo—Sidney

Every school in Lorenzo

3 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 Lorenzoin other towns
South Ward Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Sidney
261 students14:1Rate it →
Sidney Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Sidney
B
152 students13:1Rate it →
Sidney High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sidney
B+
329 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Lorenzo’s schools

Are Lorenzo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lorenzo. Sidney Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lorenzo. 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 Lorenzo in?

Sidney Public Schools.

Where do Lorenzo kids go to high school?

Sidney High School.

Parents talk

What Lorenzo 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.