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Schools in Oakland Township

Oakland Township’s public schools

Oakland Craig Public Schools and Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oakland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 9% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Oakland Craig
Students per teacher
11.4
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
717 students on the public path
In brief

Oakland Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Oakland Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Oakland Craig Junior-Senior High places highest (better than 75%); Northeast Elementary at Lyons lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Oakland Township, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Oakland Craig Junior-Senior High and Northeast Secondary 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 Oakland Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−

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

Two districts serve Oakland Township

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

Oakland Craig Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 422 students · 11.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,074NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Lyons-Decatur Northeast SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 295 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$19,931NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Oakland Craig Public Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 196 students tested
Math · PK–12, Oakland Craig Public Schools62%
State average 46% · 196 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 133 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools52%
State average 46% · 133 students tested

Oakland Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oakland Township—Oakland Craig PK–12 · Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools PK–12
Oakland (city)A−Oakland Craig
Everett—Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools PK–12 · Bancroft-Rosalie PK–12
Garfield—West Point

Every school in Oakland 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).

Also serving Oakland Townshipin other towns
Oakland Craig Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oakland
B−
237 students13:1Rate it →
Northeast Elementary at Lyons
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lyons
C
165 students12:1Rate it →
Oakland Craig Junior-Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Oakland
A−
185 students10:1Rate it →
Northeast Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lyons
B−
130 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Oakland Township’s schools

Are Oakland Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Oakland Township. Oakland Craig Public Schools and Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oakland Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Oakland Township in?

Oakland Craig Public Schools and Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools.

Where do Oakland Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Oakland Craig Junior-Senior High and Northeast Secondary School.

Parents talk

What Oakland 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.