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Schools in Steele City

Steele City’s public schools

Diller-Odell Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Steele City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
$21.7K
▲ 39% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.3
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
242 students on the public path
In brief

Steele City’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Steele City’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Diller-Odell Elem School places highest (better than 81%); Diller-Odell Secondary School lowest (49%). 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 Steele City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Diller-Odell Elem Schoolin DillerA−
7–12Diller-Odell Secondary Schoolin OdellB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Diller-Odell 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.

Diller-Odell Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 242 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$21,700NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 47.1% · 118 students tested
Math62%
State average 46% · 118 students tested

Steele City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Steele City—Diller-Odell

Every school in Steele City

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).

Also serving Steele Cityin other towns
Diller-Odell Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Diller
A−
137 students9:1Rate it →
Diller-Odell Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · Odell
B−
105 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Steele City’s schools

Are Steele City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Steele City. Diller-Odell Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Steele City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Steele City in?

Diller-Odell Public Schools.

Where do Steele City kids go to high school?

Diller-Odell Secondary School.

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What Steele City 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.