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Schools in Mariposa Township

Mariposa Township’s public schools

Wahoo Public Schools and East Butler Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mariposa Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
66%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▲ 1% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Wahoo
Students per teacher
12.2
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,028 students on the public path
In brief

Mariposa Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Mariposa Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Elementary School at Brainard places highest (better than 88%); High School at Brainard lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Mariposa Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Wahoo Middle School and High School at Brainard. 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 Mariposa Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

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

Two districts serve Mariposa Township

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

Wahoo Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,088 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$15,809NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
East Butler Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 327 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 9.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$25,742NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Wahoo Public Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 555 students tested
Math · PK–12, Wahoo Public Schools66%
State average 46% · 555 students tested
Reading · PK–12, East Butler Public Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 148 students tested
Math · PK–12, East Butler Public Schools52%
State average 46% · 148 students tested

Mariposa Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mariposa Township—Wahoo PK–12 · East Butler PK–12
Elk—East Butler
Chapman—Wahoo
Center—Wahoo
Douglas—North Bend Central PK–12 · Cedar Bluffs PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Wahoo with Mariposa Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Mariposa Township

5 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 Mariposa Townshipin other towns
Wahoo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wahoo
B−
475 students14:1Rate it →
Elementary School at Brainard
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brainard
A
124 students12:1Rate it →
Elementary School at Dwight
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dwight
A−
52 students6:1Rate it →
Wahoo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wahoo
A−
226 students13:1Rate it →
High School at Brainard
High · Grades 7–12 · Brainard
C
151 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Mariposa Township’s schools

Are Mariposa Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mariposa Township. Wahoo Public Schools and East Butler Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mariposa Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mariposa Township in?

Wahoo Public Schools and East Butler Public Schools.

Where do Mariposa Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Wahoo Middle School and High School at Brainard.

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What Mariposa Township 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.