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Schools in Ottercreek Township

Ottercreek Township’s public schools

Allen Consolidated Schools and Ponca Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ottercreek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▲ 9% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Ponca
Students per teacher
9.9
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
445 students on the public path
In brief

Ottercreek Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Ottercreek Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Ponca High School places highest (better than 88%); Allen High School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Ottercreek Township, graded from B to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Ponca High School and Allen 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 Ottercreek Township, with each school’s own grade.

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

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Allen Consolidated Schools.

Two districts serve Ottercreek Township

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

Allen Consolidated SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 131 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 6.7 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$29,500NE $15,602 · FY2024
C−
Ponca Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 442 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$16,950NE $15,602 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Allen Consolidated Schools42%
State average 47.1% · 67 students tested
Math · PK–12, Allen Consolidated Schools37%
State average 46% · 67 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Ponca Public Schools63%
State average 47.1% · 219 students tested
Math · PK–12, Ponca Public Schools69%
State average 46% · 219 students tested

Ottercreek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ottercreek Township—Allen Consolidated Schools PK–12 · Ponca PK–12
Galena—Allen Consolidated Schools
Ponca—Ponca
Springbank—Allen Consolidated Schools
Emerson—Emerson-Hubbard

2 of the 4 neighbors share Allen Consolidated Schools with Ottercreek Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Ottercreek 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 Ottercreek Townshipin other towns
Jackson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Jackson
116 students12:1Rate it →
Allen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Allen
B
70 students7:1Rate it →
Ponca High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Ponca
A
198 students11:1Rate it →
Allen High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Allen
C−
61 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Ottercreek Township’s schools

Are Ottercreek Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ottercreek Township. Allen Consolidated Schools and Ponca Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ottercreek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Ottercreek Township in?

Allen Consolidated Schools and Ponca Public Schools.

Where do Ottercreek Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ponca High School and Allen High 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.