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Schools in Sterling

Sterling’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▲ 9% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.3
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
224 students on the public path
In brief

Sterling’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Sterling’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Sterling Elementary School places highest (better than 49%); Sterling High School lowest (26%). 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 Sterling, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Sterling Elementary SchoolSterling Public SchoolsB−
7–12Sterling High SchoolSterling Public SchoolsC

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

Sterling Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 224 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 11.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$16,938NE $15,602 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 47.1% · 92 students tested
Math47%
State average 46% · 92 students tested

Sterling vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sterling—Sterling

Every school in Sterling

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 Sterlingby address
Sterling Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
143 students13:1Rate it →
Sterling High School
High · Grades 7–12
C
81 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Sterling’s schools

Are Sterling’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sterling. Sterling Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sterling. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Sterling in?

Sterling Public Schools.

Where do Sterling kids go to high school?

Sterling High School.

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What Sterling 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.