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Schools in Sparta Township

Sparta Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$25.0K
▲ 60% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Niobrara
Students per teacher
9.5
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
371 students on the public path
In brief

Sparta Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sparta Township’s 4 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

Two elementary schools serve Sparta Township, graded from C− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: 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 Sparta Township, with each school’s own grade.

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 Verdigre Public Schools.

Two districts serve Sparta Township

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

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+
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
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

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
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

Sparta Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sparta Township—Verdigre PK–12 · Niobrara PK–12
Bohemia—Verdigre
Raymond—Niobrara PK–12 · Boyd County Schools PK–12
Verdigre—Verdigre
Niobrara—Niobrara
Spade—Creighton Community PK–12 · Niobrara PK–12 · Verdigre PK–12

3 of the 5 neighbors share Verdigre with Sparta Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sparta 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 Sparta Townshipin other towns
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 →
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 Sparta Township’s schools

Are Sparta Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sparta Township. Verdigre Public Schools and Niobrara Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sparta Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Sparta Township in?

Verdigre Public Schools and Niobrara Public Schools.

Where do Sparta Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Verdigre High School and Niobrara Secondary School.

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What Sparta 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.