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Schools in Stanton · Stanton Community Schools

Stanton’s public schools score below 72% of Nebraska districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Stanton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Nebraska, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Nebraska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 5 pts vs NE 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 1 pts vs NE 46%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.6K
▲ 19% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
377 students on the public path
In brief

Stanton’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 456 Nebraska towns with household incomes within a quarter of Stanton’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 42% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 47% and 46% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,577 per student, against $15,602 across Nebraska (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Stanton High 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Stanton’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 28% of Nebraska school districts. Test scores are below the Nebraska average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Nebraska school districts we grade (244)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nebraska towns with similar household incomes (456)Better than 22%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 186 test results could put Stanton anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Stanton’s students in the tested grades sat them (186 in math, 186 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Stanton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Stanton Elementary SchoolStanton Community SchoolsB+
7–12Stanton High SchoolStanton Community SchoolsC−

Stanton’s public schools are run by Stanton Community Schools. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Stanton Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 377 students · 10.1 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,577NE $15,602 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 47.1% · 186 students tested
Math47%
State average 46% · 186 students tested

Stanton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
StantonCStanton

Every school in Stanton

2 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 Stantonby address
Stanton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
195 students10:1Rate it →
Stanton High School
High · Grades 7–12
C−
182 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Stanton’s schools

Are Stanton’s schools good?

On Nebraska’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Stanton children attend score below 72% of Nebraska’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Stanton in?

Stanton Community Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 377 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Stanton spend per student?

$18,577 in Stanton Community Schools (FY2024), against $15,602 across Nebraska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Nebraska. Stars are from neighbors.