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Schools in Sherman Township

Sherman Township’s public schools

Lakeview Community Schools and Leigh Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sherman Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools 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
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 7% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Lakeview
Students per teacher
13.7
NE 13.8
Schools in town
0
989 students on the public path
In brief

Sherman Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Sherman Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Leigh High School places highest (better than 99%); Platte Center Elementary School lowest (45%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Sherman Township, graded from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Lakeview Junior High School and Leigh 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 Sherman Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lakeview Community Schools.

Two districts serve Sherman Township

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

Lakeview Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,037 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$14,476NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Leigh Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 296 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$16,612NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lakeview Community Schools49%
State average 47.1% · 462 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lakeview Community Schools53%
State average 46% · 462 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Leigh Community Schools62%
State average 47.1% · 112 students tested
Math · PK–12, Leigh Community Schools67%
State average 46% · 112 students tested

Sherman Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sherman Township—Lakeview PK–12 · Leigh PK–12
Bismark—Lakeview
Grand Prairie—Lakeview PK–12 · Humphrey PK–12
Creston—Leigh

2 of the 3 neighbors share Lakeview with Sherman Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sherman Township

5 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 Sherman Townshipin other towns
Shell Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus
B
373 students14:1Rate it →
Leigh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Leigh
B
201 students15:1Rate it →
Platte Center Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Platte Center
B−
168 students14:1Rate it →
Lakeview Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Columbus
B
152 students22:1Rate it →
Leigh High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Leigh
A+
95 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Sherman Township’s schools

Are Sherman Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sherman Township. Lakeview Community Schools and Leigh Community Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sherman Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sherman Township in?

Lakeview Community Schools and Leigh Community Schools.

Where do Sherman Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Lakeview Junior High School and Leigh High School.

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What Sherman 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.