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Schools in Pender · Pender Public Schools

Pender’s public schools outscore almost every Nebraska district

80% of students in Pender’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Nebraska average (46%). The grade covers the public school district serving Pender, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Nebraska, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Nebraska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
72%
▲ 25 pts vs NE 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
80%
▲ 34 pts vs NE 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 11% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
433 students on the public path
In brief

Pender’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 72% and math 80% in spring 2022, against 47% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,293 per student, against $15,602 across Nebraska (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Pender High School. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pender’s grade

A+ Test scores

A+: better than 99% of Nebraska school districts. Test scores are above the Nebraska average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Nebraska school districts we grade (244)Better than 99%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nebraska towns with similar household incomes (465)Better than 99%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 221 test results wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Pender’s students in the tested grades sat them (221 in math, 221 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pender, with each school’s own grade.

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

Pender’s public schools are run by Pender Public Schools, which also serves Bryan, Cleveland, Flournoy and Grant and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

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 vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PenderA+Pender

Every school in Pender

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).

Also serving Penderin other towns
Pender Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A+
242 students11:1Rate it →
Pender High School
High · Grades 7–12
A−
191 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Pender’s schools

Are Pender’s schools good?

By Nebraska’s own tests, yes: the public schools Pender children attend outscore 99% of Nebraska’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 99%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pender in?

Pender Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 433 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Pender spend per student?

$17,293 in Pender Public Schools (FY2024), against $15,602 across Nebraska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Nebraska. Stars are from neighbors.