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Schools in Melbeta

Melbeta’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 20% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
NE 13.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,877 students on the public path
In brief

Melbeta’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Melbeta’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Geil Elementary School places highest (better than 63%); Gering Middle School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Melbeta, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Gering 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 Melbeta, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–8Gering Middle Schoolin GeringC−
9–12Gering High Schoolin GeringC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gering 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.

Gering Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 1,976 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$12,443NE $15,602 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 47.1% · 946 students tested
Math42%
State average 46% · 946 students tested

Melbeta vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Melbeta—Gering

Every school in Melbeta

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 Melbetain other towns
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gering
B
319 students16:1Rate it →
Geil Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gering
B
305 students15:1Rate it →
Northfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gering
C+
299 students14:1Rate it →
Gering Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gering
C−
408 students15:1Rate it →
Gering High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gering
C
546 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Melbeta’s schools

Are Melbeta’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Melbeta. Gering Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Melbeta. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Melbeta in?

Gering Public Schools.

Where do Melbeta kids go to high school?

Gering High School.

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What Melbeta 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.