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Schools in Western Township

Western Township’s public schools

Verdigre Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Western 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
$22.3K
▲ 43% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.1
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
160 students on the public path
In brief

Western Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Western 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 ↓

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 Western Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Verdigre Elementary Schoolin VerdigreA
7–12Verdigre High Schoolin VerdigreB

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

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+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 47.1% · 68 students tested
Math57%
State average 46% · 69 students tested

Western Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Western Township—Verdigre
Raymond—Niobrara PK–12 · Boyd County Schools PK–12
Washington—Verdigre
Bohemia—Verdigre
Steel Creek—O'Neill PK–12 · Boyd County Schools PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Verdigre with Western Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Western Township

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 Western Townshipin other towns
Verdigre Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Verdigre
A
80 students8:1Rate it →
Verdigre High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Verdigre
B
80 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Western Township’s schools

Are Western Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Western Township. Verdigre Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Western 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 Western Township in?

Verdigre Public Schools.

Where do Western Township kids go to high school?

Verdigre 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.