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Schools in Walnut Grove Township

Walnut Grove Township’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▲ 15% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Summerland
Students per teacher
10.0
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
607 students on the public path
In brief

Walnut Grove Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Walnut Grove Township’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Verdigre Elementary School places highest (better than 91%); Verdigre High School lowest (63%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Walnut Grove Township, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Summerland High School and Verdigre 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Walnut Grove Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressA
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Verdigre Public Schools.

Two districts serve Walnut Grove 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+
Summerland Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 447 students, up 11% since 2021–22 · 10.4 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$18,009NE $15,602 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to 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, Summerland Public Schools47%
State average 47.1% · 214 students tested
Math · PK–12, Summerland Public Schools52%
State average 46% · 214 students tested

Walnut Grove Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Walnut Grove Township—Verdigre PK–12 · Summerland PK–12
Iowa—O'Neill PK–12 · Summerland PK–12
Logan—Creighton Community
Willowdale—O'Neill
Washington—Verdigre
Jefferson—Verdigre

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

Every school in Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove Townshipin other towns
Summerland Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ewing
236 students11:1Rate it →
Verdigre Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Verdigre
A
80 students8:1Rate it →
Summerland High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Ewing
211 students10:1Rate it →
Verdigre High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Verdigre
B
80 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Walnut Grove Township’s schools

Are Walnut Grove Township’s schools good?

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

Verdigre Public Schools and Summerland Public Schools.

Where do Walnut Grove Township kids go to high school?

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

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What Walnut Grove 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.