Schools in Sicily Township

Sicily Township’s public schools

Southern School District 1 and Diller-Odell Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sicily Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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

32%

2021–22

Math proficiency

27%

2021–22

Graduate on time

95%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$18.0K

▲ 15% vs NE $15.6K

FY2024 · Southern School District 1

Students per teacher

9.7

NE 13.8 · smaller classes

Schools in town

603 students on the public path

In brief

Sicily Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Sicily Township’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Diller-Odell Elem School places highest (better than 81%); Southern Jr.-Sr. High School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Sicily Township, graded from C− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Southern Jr.-Sr. High School and Diller-Odell Secondary 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 Sicily Township, with each school’s own grade.

Kindergarten in Sicily Township · depends on your address

Southern Elementary School

Grades PK–6 · 198 students · 10:1 students per teacher · in Blue Springs

C⁻

Diller-Odell Elem School

Grades PK–6 · 137 students · 9:1 students per teacher · in Diller

A⁻

The path, start to finish

PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC⁻ to A⁻

7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B⁻

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Southern School District 1.

Two districts serve Sicily Township

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

Southern School District 1Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 361 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)

$17,968NE $15,602 · FY2024

Diller-Odell Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 242 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)

$21,700NE $15,602 · FY2024

A⁻

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Southern School District 132%

State average 47.1% · 192 students tested

Math · PK–12, Southern School District 127%

State average 46% · 192 students tested

Reading · PK–12, Diller-Odell Public Schools57%

State average 47.1% · 118 students tested

Math · PK–12, Diller-Odell Public Schools62%

State average 46% · 118 students tested

Sicily Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door

Town	Schools	Main districts
Sicily Township	—	Southern School District 1 PK–12 · Diller-Odell PK–12
Paddock	—	Diller-Odell
Elm	—	Diller-Odell
Blue Springs-Wymore	D	Southern School District 1
Glenwood	—	Diller-Odell
Riverside	—	Beatrice PK–12 · Southern School District 1 PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Diller-Odell with Sicily Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sicily Township

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 Sicily Townshipin other towns

Southern Elementary School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Blue Springs

C⁻

198 students10:1Rate it →

Diller-Odell Elem School

Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Diller

A⁻

137 students9:1Rate it →

Southern Jr.-Sr. High School

High · Grades 7–12 · Wymore

163 students10:1Rate it →

Diller-Odell Secondary School

High · Grades 7–12 · Odell

B⁻

105 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Sicily Township’s schools

Are Sicily Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sicily Township. Southern School District 1 and Diller-Odell Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sicily Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sicily Township in?

Southern School District 1 and Diller-Odell Public Schools.

Where do Sicily Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Southern Jr.-Sr. High School and Diller-Odell Secondary 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.