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Schools in Prairie Home

Prairie Home’s public schools

Waverly School District 145 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Home. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
56%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 9% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
NE 13.8
Schools in town
0
1,780 students on the public path
In brief

Prairie Home’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Prairie Home’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Eagle Elementary School places highest (better than 57%); Waverly Middle School lowest (49%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB
6–8Waverly Middle Schoolin WaverlyB−
9–12Waverly High Schoolin WaverlyB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Waverly School District 145.

The district

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

Waverly School District 145Grades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,110 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$14,157NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading56%
State average 47.1% · 1212 students tested
Math60%
State average 46% · 1212 students tested

Prairie Home vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prairie Home—Waverly School District 145

Every school in Prairie Home

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 Homein other towns
Evelyn Hamlow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Waverly
325 students14:1Rate it →
Eagle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eagle
B
264 students12:1Rate it →
Waverly Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Waverly
B−
512 students13:1Rate it →
Waverly High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waverly
B
679 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Prairie Home’s schools

Are Prairie Home’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Prairie Home. Waverly School District 145 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Home. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Prairie Home in?

Waverly School District 145.

Where do Prairie Home kids go to high school?

Waverly High School.

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What Prairie Home 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.