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Schools in Prairie Creek Township

Prairie Creek Township’s public schools

Central City Public Schools and Palmer Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.0K
▲ 9% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Central City
Students per teacher
12.5
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
863 students on the public path
In brief

Prairie Creek Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Prairie Creek Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Palmer Elementary School places highest (better than 57%); Central City Elementary School lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Prairie Creek Township, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Central City Middle School and Palmer Junior-Senior High. 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 Prairie Creek Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Central City Public Schools.

Two districts serve Prairie Creek Township

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

Central City Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 793 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,023NE $15,602 · FY2024
C+
Palmer Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 313 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,717NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Central City Public Schools47%
State average 47.1% · 390 students tested
Math · PK–12, Central City Public Schools51%
State average 46% · 390 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Palmer Public Schools52%
State average 47.1% · 148 students tested
Math · PK–12, Palmer Public Schools52%
State average 46% · 148 students tested

Prairie Creek Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prairie Creek Township—Central City PK–12 · Palmer PK–12
Loup—Palmer
Lone Tree—Central City
Chapman—Northwest PK–12 · Central City PK–12

2 of the 3 neighbors share Central City with Prairie Creek Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Prairie Creek 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).

Also serving Prairie Creek Townshipin other towns
Central City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Central City
B−
327 students14:1Rate it →
Palmer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Palmer
B
184 students13:1Rate it →
Central City Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Central City
B−
223 students12:1Rate it →
Palmer Junior-Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Palmer
B−
129 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Prairie Creek Township’s schools

Are Prairie Creek Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Prairie Creek Township. Central City Public Schools and Palmer Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Creek Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Prairie Creek Township in?

Central City Public Schools and Palmer Public Schools.

Where do Prairie Creek Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Central City Middle School and Palmer Junior-Senior High.

Parents talk

What Prairie Creek Township 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.