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Schools in Wood Lake

Wood Lake’s public schools

Valentine Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wood Lake. 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 100% 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
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.1K
▲ 35% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.6
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
464 students on the public path
In brief

Wood Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Wood Lake’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Valentine Elementary School places highest (better than 81%); Valentine High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Wood Lake, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one high school: Valentine 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 Wood Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–83 schoolsDepends on your addressA−
9–12Valentine High Schoolin ValentineC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Valentine Community Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Valentine Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 623 students · 9.6 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$21,111NE $15,602 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 47.1% · 292 students tested
Math60%
State average 46% · 292 students tested

Wood Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Wood Lake—Valentine

Every school in Wood Lake

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 Wood Lakein other towns
Valentine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Valentine
A−
285 students11:1Rate it →
Simeon School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Valentine
17 students6:1Rate it →
Cutcomb Lake School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Cody
4 students4:1Rate it →
Valentine High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Valentine
C+
158 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Wood Lake’s schools

Are Wood Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Wood Lake. Valentine Community Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Wood Lake. 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 Wood Lake in?

Valentine Community Schools.

Where do Wood Lake kids go to high school?

Valentine 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.