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Schools in Wauneta

Wauneta’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▲ 33% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.2
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
212 students on the public path
In brief

Wauneta’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Wauneta’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Wauneta-Palisade Elementary School places highest (better than 49%); Wauneta Palisade Middle School lowest (10%). 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 Wauneta, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Wauneta-Palisade Elementary SchoolWauneta-Palisade Public SchoolsB−
6–8Wauneta Palisade Middle SchoolWauneta-Palisade Public SchoolsD
9–12Wauneta-Palisade High SchoolWauneta-Palisade Public SchoolsD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wauneta-Palisade 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.

Wauneta-Palisade Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 212 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$20,710NE $15,602 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 47.1% · 120 students tested
Math47%
State average 46% · 120 students tested

Wauneta vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wauneta—Wauneta-Palisade

Every school in Wauneta

3 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 Waunetaby address
Wauneta-Palisade Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
95 students10:1Rate it →
Wauneta Palisade Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
D
38 students12:1Rate it →
Wauneta-Palisade High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
79 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Wauneta’s schools

Are Wauneta’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wauneta. Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wauneta. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Wauneta in?

Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools.

Where do Wauneta kids go to high school?

Wauneta-Palisade High 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.