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Schools in Spalding

Spalding’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$23.1K
▲ 48% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
8.5
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
171 students on the public path
In brief

Spalding’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Spalding’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Riverside Elementary - Spalding places highest (better than 99%); Riverside Middle School lowest (71%). 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 Spalding, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Riverside Elementary - SpaldingRiverside Public SchoolsA+
6–8Riverside Middle SchoolRiverside Public SchoolsB+
9–12Riverside High Schoolin Cedar RapidsA−

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

Riverside Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 253 students · 8.5 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$23,060NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 47.1% · 111 students tested
Math62%
State average 46% · 111 students tested

Spalding vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spalding—Riverside

Every school in Spalding

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).

District schools in Spaldingby address
Riverside Elementary - Spalding
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A+
48 students7:1Rate it →
Riverside Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
46 students9:1Rate it →
Also serving Spaldingin other towns
Riverside High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cedar Rapids
A−
77 students9:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Spalding Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Catholic
53 students3:1Rate it →

Questions about Spalding’s schools

Are Spalding’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spalding. Riverside Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spalding. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Spalding in?

Riverside Public Schools.

Where do Spalding kids go to high school?

Riverside High School.

Are there private schools in Spalding?

Yes: Spalding Academy (grades PK–12, 53 students).

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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.