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Schools in South Bend

South Bend’s public schools

Louisville Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Bend. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 4% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.7
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
688 students on the public path
In brief

South Bend’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of South Bend’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Louisville High School places highest (better than 75%); Louisville Middle School lowest (33%). 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 South Bend, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Louisville Elementary Schoolin LouisvilleB
7–8Louisville Middle Schoolin LouisvilleC
9–12Louisville High Schoolin LouisvilleA−

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

Louisville Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 688 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.7 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$14,925NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 47.1% · 345 students tested
Math51%
State average 46% · 345 students tested

South Bend vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share South Bend’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Bend—Louisville

Every school in South Bend

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 South Bendin other towns
Louisville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Louisville
B
374 students15:1Rate it →
Louisville Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Louisville
C
107 students11:1Rate it →
Louisville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Louisville
A−
207 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about South Bend’s schools

Are South Bend’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Bend. Louisville Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Bend. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 South Bend in?

Louisville Public Schools.

Where do South Bend kids go to high school?

Louisville High School.

Parents talk

What South Bend 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.