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Schools in Spade Township

Spade Township’s public schools

Creighton Community Public Schools, Niobrara Public Schools and Verdigre Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spade Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools 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
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▲ 18% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Creighton Community
Students per teacher
9.8
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
684 students on the public path
In brief

Spade Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Spade Township’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Verdigre Elementary School places highest (better than 91%); Niobrara Secondary School lowest (8%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Spade Township, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools: Creighton Community High SCH, Verdigre High School and Niobrara 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 Spade Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
7–123 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B

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

Three districts serve Spade Township

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

Creighton Community Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 313 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,457NE $15,602 · FY2024
C−
Niobrara Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 211 students, up 15% since 2020–21 · 9.9 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$25,018NE $15,602 · FY2024
D
Verdigre Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 160 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$22,307NE $15,602 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Creighton Community Public Schools42%
State average 47.1% · 133 students tested
Math · PK–12, Creighton Community Public Schools42%
State average 46% · 133 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Niobrara Public Schools37%
State average 47.1% · 101 students tested
Math · PK–12, Niobrara Public Schools37%
State average 46% · 101 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Verdigre Public Schools52%
State average 47.1% · 68 students tested
Math · PK–12, Verdigre Public Schools57%
State average 46% · 69 students tested

Spade Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spade Township—Creighton Community PK–12 · Niobrara PK–12 · Verdigre PK–12
Harrison—Bloomfield
Valley—Creighton Community PK–12 · Verdigre PK–12
Center—Creighton Community
Union—Niobrara
Sparta—Verdigre PK–12 · Niobrara PK–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Creighton Community with Spade Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Spade Township

6 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 Spade Townshipin other towns
Creighton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Creighton
C
173 students10:1Rate it →
Niobrara Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Niobrara
C−
134 students15:1Rate it →
Verdigre Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Verdigre
A
80 students8:1Rate it →
Creighton Community High SCH
High · Grades 7–12 · Creighton
B
140 students10:1Rate it →
Verdigre High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Verdigre
B
80 students10:1Rate it →
Niobrara Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · Niobrara
D
77 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Spade Township’s schools

Are Spade Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spade Township. Creighton Community Public Schools, Niobrara Public Schools and Verdigre Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spade Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Spade Township in?

Creighton Community Public Schools, Niobrara Public Schools and Verdigre Public Schools.

Where do Spade Township kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Creighton Community High SCH, Verdigre High School and Niobrara 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.