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Schools in Bladen · Silver Lake Public Schools

Bladen’s public schools score below 79% of Nebraska districts

The public schools Bladen’s kids attend trail 79% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

17%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
42%
▼ 6 pts vs NE 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
42%
▼ 4 pts vs NE 46%
2020–21
Graduate on time
75%
▼ 11 pts vs NE 86%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$26.8K
▲ 72% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.1
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools
1
135 students
The School Grade

How Bladen compares

C− Test scores
Nebraska school districts we grade (246)Better than 21%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nebraska towns with similar household incomes (455)Better than 17%
Lower confidence. Built on 114 tested students. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Nebraska’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Nebraska only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bladen.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Silver Lake Elem SCH-BladenSilver Lake Public Schools
7–12Silver Lake High Schoolin Roseland

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 48.2%
Math42%
State average 46.1%

Every school in Bladen

1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
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Within reach

Colleges near Bladen

There’s no college in Bladen, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Hastings College in Hastings, 21.8 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Bladen. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Nebraska. Stars are from neighbors.

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