Pleasant Valley Township’s public schools
Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools and North Bend Central Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Pleasant Valley Township’s schools, in brief
School by school
4 of Pleasant Valley Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. North Bend Central Elementary School places highest (better than 96%); North Bend Central Middle School lowest (71%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Two elementary schools serve Pleasant Valley Township, graded from A− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Howells Senior High School and North Bend Central Middle 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 Pleasant Valley Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
North Bend Central Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Dodge
Grades PK–6 · 127 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Dodge
Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Howells
Grades PK · 27 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Howells
Kindergarten in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
North Bend Central Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Dodge
Grades PK–6 · 127 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Dodge
1st grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
North Bend Central Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Dodge
Grades PK–6 · 127 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Dodge
2nd grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
North Bend Central Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Dodge
Grades PK–6 · 127 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Dodge
3rd grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
North Bend Central Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Dodge
Grades PK–6 · 127 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Dodge
4th grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
North Bend Central Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Dodge
Grades PK–6 · 127 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Dodge
5th grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
North Bend Central Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 277 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Dodge
Grades PK–6 · 127 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Dodge
6th grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Dodge
Grades PK–6 · 127 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Dodge
North Bend Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 123 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
7th grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
Howells Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 138 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Howells
North Bend Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 123 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
8th grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
Howells Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 138 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Howells
North Bend Central Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 123 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
9th grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
North Bend Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 174 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
Howells Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 138 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Howells
10th grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
North Bend Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 174 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
Howells Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 138 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Howells
11th grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
North Bend Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 174 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
Howells Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 138 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Howells
12th grade in Pleasant Valley Township · depends on your address
North Bend Central High School
Grades 9–12 · 174 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in North Bend
Howells Senior High School
Grades 7–12 · 138 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Howells
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools.
Two districts serve Pleasant Valley Township
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Pleasant Valley Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Pleasant Valley Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Township | — | Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools PK–12 · North Bend Central PK–12 |
| Webster | — | Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools PK–12 · Scribner-Snyder PK–12 |
| Union | — | North Bend Central |
| Ridgeley | — | Scribner-Snyder PK–12 · North Bend Central PK–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share North Bend Central with Pleasant Valley Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Pleasant Valley 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).
Questions about Pleasant Valley Township’s schools
Are Pleasant Valley Township’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Pleasant Valley Township. Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools and North Bend Central Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pleasant Valley Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Pleasant Valley Township in?
Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools and North Bend Central Public Schools.
Where do Pleasant Valley Township kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Howells Senior High School and North Bend Central Middle School.
Parents talk
What Pleasant Valley Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pleasant Valley Township → They have their own page.
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.