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Schools in Pender Township

Pender Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
80%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 11% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
433 students on the public path
In brief

Pender Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Pender Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Pender Elementary School places highest (better than 99%); Pender High School lowest (81%). 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 Pender Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Pender Elementary SchoolPender Public SchoolsA+
7–12Pender High SchoolPender Public SchoolsA−

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

Pender Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 433 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,293NE $15,602 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 47.1% · 221 students tested
Math80%
State average 46% · 221 students tested

Pender Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pender Township—Pender
Flournoy—Pender
Thayer—Pender
Cleveland—Pender
Bryan—Pender PK–12 · Walthill PK–12

All 4 neighbors share Pender with Pender Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Pender Township

2 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).

District schools in Pender Townshipby address
Pender Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pender
A+
242 students11:1Rate it →
Pender High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Pender
A−
191 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Pender Township’s schools

Are Pender Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pender Township. Pender Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pender Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pender Township in?

Pender Public Schools.

Where do Pender Township kids go to high school?

Pender 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.