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Schools in Platte Center

Platte Center’s public schools

Lakeview Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Platte Center. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/4schools 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 7% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
NE 13.8
Schools in town
0
1,037 students on the public path
In brief

Platte Center’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Platte Center’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Lakeview High School places highest (better than 63%); Platte Center Elementary School lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Platte Center, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Lakeview 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 Platte Center, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
7–8Lakeview Junior High Schoolin ColumbusB
9–12Lakeview High Schoolin ColumbusB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lakeview Community Schools.

The district

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

Lakeview Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,037 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$14,476NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 47.1% · 462 students tested
Math53%
State average 46% · 462 students tested

Platte Center vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Platte Center—Lakeview

Every school in Platte Center

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 Platte Centerin other towns
Shell Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
B
373 students14:1Rate it →
Platte Center Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
168 students14:1Rate it →
Lakeview Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Columbus
B
152 students22:1Rate it →
Lakeview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbus
B
344 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Platte Center’s schools

Are Platte Center’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Platte Center. Lakeview Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Platte Center. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Platte Center in?

Lakeview Community Schools.

Where do Platte Center kids go to high school?

Lakeview High School.

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What Platte Center 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.