Glenwood’s public schools beat 67% of Nebraska districts
The public schools Glenwood’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 67% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Glenwood’s schools, in brief
Glenwood’s schools are very small
All of Glenwood’s public school students add up to 118 children, with about 15 per teacher. That means real individual attention, but also that a single class can swing the scores from year to year. Every school ↓
Strong statewide, typical for its income level
Statewide, Glenwood’s schools beat 67% of districts. Compared with the 75 towns that have similar household incomes, that drops to 51%. Some of the strong showing reflects who lives here, so families moving from a similar town shouldn’t expect a big step up. How it compares ↓
Average results for less money
Glenwood spends 16% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With two middle schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. After that, everyone goes to Glenwood Elementary School and Kearney High School. From grade 9, they’re joined by students from Kearney. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Glenwood compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Nebraska’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. 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. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- 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 Glenwood.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Every school in Glenwood
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Glenwood families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Glenwood
There’s no college in Glenwood, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is University of Nebraska at Kearney in Kearney, 3.8 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Glenwood. 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 and graduation rates, graded within Nebraska. Stars are from neighbors.