Schools · Gretna

Gretna, NE schools

Gretna’s public schools score well above Nebraska’s averages: 64% of students are proficient in reading against 48.2% statewide, and 98% of high schoolers graduate on time against 86%. Kids attend Squire John Thomas Elementary or Gretna Elementary School through grade 5, then Gretna Middle School and Gretna High School.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

ASchool Grade #4Best schools in NE (of 57)#1Highest graduation rate in NE (of 52)

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Gretna’s School Grade: A

The public schools Gretna’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

ATest scoresA+Graduation

Nebraska school districts we grade (246)Better than 90%

Lower resultsHigher results

Nebraska towns with similar household incomes (127)Better than 85%

High confidence. Built on 3,176 tested students and a graduating class of 318; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.

How the School Grade works

Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Nebraska’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of Nebraska only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in Nebraska with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why 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.

School path

Where Gretna kids go to school

Grades PK–5

A-Squire John Thomas Elementary or AGretna Elementary School Depends on your address Gretna Public Schools

Grades 6–8

A-Gretna Middle School 784 students · Gretna Gretna Public Schools

Grades 9–12

A-Gretna High School 955 students · Gretna Gretna Public Schools

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading (grades PK–12, Gretna Public Schools)64%

State average 48.2%

Math (grades PK–12, Gretna Public Schools)64%

State average 46.1%

Graduation · class of 2020

98% graduate on time

Graduation rate

98%

NE: 86%

Graduating class

318

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #1 of 52 NE towns →

Districts

The district serving Gretna

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Gretna Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 7,013 students

$13,044 per studentNE $15,602A

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

Within reach

Colleges near Gretna

There’s no college in Gretna, but 13 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest is College of Saint Mary in Omaha, 12 miles away.

College of Saint MaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Omaha12 mi644 students

Ricketts Great Books CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Omaha12 mi

Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied HealthUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Omaha12.3 mi718 students University of Nebraska at OmahaUniversity or college · Public · Omaha13.3 mi11,554 students Bellevue UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bellevue14.6 mi726 students University of Nebraska Medical CenterUniversity or college · Public · Omaha14.6 mi3,227 students Clarkson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Omaha14.7 mi354 students Creighton UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Omaha16.1 mi6,982 students

CHI Health School of Radiologic TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Omaha16.2 mi25 students

Metropolitan Community College AreaCommunity college · Public · Omaha17.7 mi12,911 students

3 more within 30 miles.

Straight-line distance from the center of Gretna. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

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