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Schools in Rising City

Rising City’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▲ 15% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
403 students on the public path
In brief

Rising City’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Rising City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Shelby - Rising City High School places highest (better than 91%); Shelby - Rising City Middle School lowest (11%). 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 Rising City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Shelby - Rising City Elementary Schoolin ShelbyC
6–8Shelby - Rising City Middle Schoolin ShelbyD
9–12Shelby - Rising City High Schoolin ShelbyA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Shelby-Rising City 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.

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
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 47.1% · 208 students tested
Math25%
State average 46% · 208 students tested

Rising City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rising City—Shelby-Rising City

Every school in Rising City

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).

Also serving Rising Cityin other towns
Shelby - Rising City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shelby
C
201 students10:1Rate it →
Shelby - Rising City Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Shelby
D
90 students16:1Rate it →
Shelby - Rising City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Shelby
A
112 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Rising City’s schools

Are Rising City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rising City. Shelby-Rising City Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rising City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Rising City in?

Shelby-Rising City Public Schools.

Where do Rising City kids go to high school?

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.