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Schools in Ponca

Ponca’s public schools

Ponca Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ponca. 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
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
69%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▲ 9% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
442 students on the public path
In brief

Ponca’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Ponca’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Ponca High School places highest (better than 88%); Ponca Elementary 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 Ponca, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Jackson Elementaryin JacksonNo scores
3–6Ponca Elementary SchoolPonca Public SchoolsA−
7–12Ponca High SchoolPonca Public SchoolsA

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

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

Reading63%
State average 47.1% · 219 students tested
Math69%
State average 46% · 219 students tested

Ponca vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ponca—Ponca

Every school in Ponca

3 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 Poncaby address
Ponca Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–6
A−
128 students12:1Rate it →
Ponca High School
High · Grades 7–12
A
198 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Poncain other towns
Jackson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Jackson
116 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Ponca’s schools

Are Ponca’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ponca. Ponca Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ponca. 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 Ponca in?

Ponca Public Schools.

Where do Ponca kids go to high school?

Ponca High School.

Parents talk

What Ponca 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.