Nemaha Township’s public schools
Freeman Public Schools and Norris School District 160 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nemaha Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Nemaha Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Nemaha Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Freeman High School places highest (better than 81%); Norris Middle School lowest (57%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Two elementary schools serve Nemaha Township, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Norris Middle School and Freeman 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 Nemaha Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 512 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman Elementary-Adams
Grades PK–6 · 280 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Adams
Kindergarten in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 512 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman Elementary-Adams
Grades PK–6 · 280 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Adams
1st grade in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 512 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman Elementary-Adams
Grades PK–6 · 280 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Adams
2nd grade in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 512 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman Elementary-Adams
Grades PK–6 · 280 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Adams
3rd grade in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 535 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman Elementary-Adams
Grades PK–6 · 280 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Adams
4th grade in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 535 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman Elementary-Adams
Grades PK–6 · 280 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Adams
5th grade in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris Intermediate School
Grades 3–5 · 535 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman Elementary-Adams
Grades PK–6 · 280 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Adams
6th grade in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 560 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman Elementary-Adams
Grades PK–6 · 280 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Adams
7th grade in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 560 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman High School
Grades 7–12 · 220 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Adams
8th grade in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 560 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman High School
Grades 7–12 · 220 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Adams
9th grade in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris High School
Grades 9–12 · 736 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman High School
Grades 7–12 · 220 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Adams
10th grade in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris High School
Grades 9–12 · 736 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman High School
Grades 7–12 · 220 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Adams
11th grade in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris High School
Grades 9–12 · 736 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman High School
Grades 7–12 · 220 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Adams
12th grade in Nemaha Township · depends on your address
Norris High School
Grades 9–12 · 736 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Firth
Freeman High School
Grades 7–12 · 220 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Adams
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Freeman Public Schools.
Two districts serve Nemaha Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Nemaha Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Nemaha Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Nemaha Township | — | Freeman PK–12 · Norris School District 160 PK–12 |
| Adams | — | Freeman |
| Hanover | — | Beatrice PK–12 · Freeman PK–12 |
| Highland | — | Norris School District 160 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Freeman with Nemaha Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Nemaha Township
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).
Questions about Nemaha Township’s schools
Are Nemaha Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Nemaha Township. Freeman Public Schools and Norris School District 160 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nemaha Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Nemaha Township in?
Freeman Public Schools and Norris School District 160.
Where do Nemaha Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Norris Middle School and Freeman High School.
Parents talk
What Nemaha Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Nemaha Township → They have their own page.
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.