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Oconto, Nebraska sculptures 1Photo: Ammodramus · Public domain
Schools in Oconto

Oconto’s public schools

Callaway Public Schools and Broken Bow Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oconto. 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▼ 13% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Broken Bow
Students per teacher
12.3
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
714 students on the public path
In brief

Oconto’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Oconto’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. North Park Elementary School places highest (better than 63%); Broken Bow Middle School lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Oconto, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Broken Bow Middle School and Callaway 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 Oconto, with each school’s own grade.

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

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

Two districts serve Oconto

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

Callaway Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 172 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 8.2 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$25,767NE $15,602 · FY2024
B−
Broken Bow Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 892 students · 13.7 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$13,545NE $15,602 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Callaway Public Schools52%
State average 47.1% · 88 students tested
Math · PK–12, Callaway Public Schools47%
State average 46% · 88 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Broken Bow Public Schools51%
State average 47.1% · 424 students tested
Math · PK–12, Broken Bow Public Schools54%
State average 46% · 423 students tested

Oconto vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Oconto—Callaway PK–12 · Broken Bow PK–12

Every school in Oconto

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 Ocontoin other towns
North Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broken Bow
B
376 students12:1Rate it →
Callaway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Callaway
B−
98 students9:1Rate it →
Broken Bow Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Broken Bow
C
166 students13:1Rate it →
Callaway High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Callaway
C+
74 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Oconto’s schools

Are Oconto’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Oconto. Callaway Public Schools and Broken Bow Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Oconto. 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 Oconto in?

Callaway Public Schools and Broken Bow Public Schools.

Where do Oconto kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Broken Bow Middle School and Callaway High School.

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What Oconto 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.