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Schools in Read Township

Read Township’s public schools

David City Public Schools, Shelby-Rising City Public Schools and Centennial Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Read Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/8schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 20% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · David City
Students per teacher
10.6
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,618 students on the public path
In brief

Read Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Read Township’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Bellwood Elementary School places highest (better than 91%); Shelby - Rising City Middle School lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Read Township, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and three high schools: David City Secondary School, Centennial Jr.-Sr. High School and Shelby - Rising City 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 Read Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A

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

Three districts serve Read Township

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

David City Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 700 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,703NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Shelby-Rising City Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 403 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$17,978NE $15,602 · FY2024
D
Centennial Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 515 students, up 4% since 2022–23 · 9.7 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$20,398NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, David City Public Schools57%
State average 47.1% · 324 students tested
Math · PK–12, David City Public Schools61%
State average 46% · 324 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Shelby-Rising City Public Schools44%
State average 47.1% · 208 students tested
Math · PK–12, Shelby-Rising City Public Schools25%
State average 46% · 208 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Centennial Public Schools48%
State average 47.1% · 220 students tested
Math · PK–12, Centennial Public Schools55%
State average 46% · 220 students tested

Read Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Read Township—David City PK–12 · Shelby-Rising City PK–12 · Centennial PK–12
Reading—Shelby-Rising City
Ulysses—David City PK–12 · Seward PK–12 · East Butler PK–12

Every school in Read Township

9 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 Read Townshipin other towns
David City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · David City
B+
315 students12:1Rate it →
Centennial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Utica
B+
263 students12:1Rate it →
Shelby - Rising City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shelby
C
201 students10:1Rate it →
Bellwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bellwood
A
78 students9:1Rate it →
Centennial Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Utica
101 studentsRate it →
Shelby - Rising City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Shelby
D
90 students16:1Rate it →
David City Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · David City
B+
307 students11:1Rate it →
Centennial Jr.-Sr. High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Utica
B
151 students7:1Rate it →
Shelby - Rising City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Shelby
A
112 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Read Township’s schools

Are Read Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Read Township. David City Public Schools, Shelby-Rising City Public Schools and Centennial Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Read Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Read Township in?

David City Public Schools, Shelby-Rising City Public Schools and Centennial Public Schools.

Where do Read Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: David City Secondary School, Centennial Jr.-Sr. High School and Shelby - Rising City High 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.