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Schools in Prairie Island Township

Prairie Island Township’s public schools

High Plains Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Island Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Nebraska’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.7K
▲ 71% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.9
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
207 students on the public path
In brief

Prairie Island Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Prairie Island Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. High Plains Community Jr./Sr. High School places highest (better than 37%); High Plains Community Elementary School lowest (22%). 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 Island Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6High Plains Community Elementary Schoolin ClarksC−
7–12High Plains Community Jr./Sr. High Schoolin PolkC+

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

High Plains Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 207 students, down 19% since 2020–21 · 7.9 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$26,712NE $15,602 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 47.1% · 110 students tested
Math32%
State average 46% · 110 students tested

Prairie Island Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prairie Island Township—High Plains
Central—Central City PK–12 · High Plains PK–12
Lone Tree—Central City
Clarksville—High Plains

2 of the 3 neighbors share High Plains with Prairie Island Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Prairie Island Township

2 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 Island Townshipin other towns
High Plains Community Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Clarks
C−
114 students8:1Rate it →
High Plains Community Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Polk
C+
93 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Prairie Island Township’s schools

Are Prairie Island Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Prairie Island Township. High Plains Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairie Island Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Prairie Island Township in?

High Plains Community Schools.

Where do Prairie Island Township kids go to high school?

High Plains Community Jr./Sr. High School.

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What Prairie Island 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.