Schools in Melia · Gretna Public Schools
Melia’s public schools beat 90% of Nebraska districts
The public schools Melia’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Reading proficiency
64%
▲ 16 pts vs NE 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
64%
▲ 18 pts vs NE 46%
2020–21
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 12 pts vs NE 86%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 16% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Melia compares
A Test scoresA+ Graduation
Nebraska school districts we grade (246)Better than 90%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 3,176 tested students and a graduating class of 318; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
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 Melia.
8 schools teach Pre-K in Melia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Squire John Thomas Elementary, Harvest Hills Elementary School, Whitetail Creek Elementary and Palisades Elementary School and more.
8 schools teach K in Melia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Squire John Thomas Elementary, Harvest Hills Elementary School, Whitetail Creek Elementary and Palisades Elementary School and more.
8 schools teach 1st grade in Melia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Squire John Thomas Elementary, Harvest Hills Elementary School, Whitetail Creek Elementary and Palisades Elementary School and more.
8 schools teach 2nd grade in Melia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Squire John Thomas Elementary, Harvest Hills Elementary School, Whitetail Creek Elementary and Palisades Elementary School and more.
8 schools teach 3rd grade in Melia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Squire John Thomas Elementary, Harvest Hills Elementary School, Whitetail Creek Elementary and Palisades Elementary School and more.
8 schools teach 4th grade in Melia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Squire John Thomas Elementary, Harvest Hills Elementary School, Whitetail Creek Elementary and Palisades Elementary School and more.
8 schools teach 5th grade in Melia’s district. Which one depends on your address: Squire John Thomas Elementary, Harvest Hills Elementary School, Whitetail Creek Elementary and Palisades Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading64%
State average 48.2%
Math64%
State average 46.1%
Every school in Melia
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Melia · in other towns
Squire John Thomas Elementary
A−499 students15:1Rate it →
Harvest Hills Elementary School
489 students16:1Rate it →
Whitetail Creek Elementary
A481 students16:1Rate it →
Palisades Elementary School
A+454 students16:1Rate it →
Falling Waters Elementary School
B+417 students15:1Rate it →
Aspen Creek Elementary School
A−416 students16:1Rate it →
Gretna Elementary School
A374 students13:1Rate it →
Cedar Hollow Elementary
272 students14:1Rate it →
Aspen Creek Middle School
A−863 students16:1Rate it →
Gretna Middle School
A−784 students16:1Rate it →
Gretna East High School
1,009 students15:1Rate it →
Gretna High School
A−955 students15:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Melia
There’s no college in Melia, but 19 are within 30 miles. The closest is Ricketts Great Books College in Omaha, 16.3 miles away.
Ricketts Great Books CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Omaha
16.3 mi
College of Saint MaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Omaha
16.5 mi644 students
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied HealthUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Omaha
16.6 mi718 students
University of Nebraska at OmahaUniversity or college · Public · Omaha
17.9 mi11,554 students
Bellevue UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bellevue
19 mi726 students
University of Nebraska Medical CenterUniversity or college · Public · Omaha
19.2 mi3,227 students
Clarkson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Omaha
19.3 mi354 students
CHI Health School of Radiologic TechnologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Omaha
20.5 mi25 students
Creighton UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Omaha
20.7 mi6,982 students
Metropolitan Community College AreaCommunity college · Public · Omaha
22.2 mi12,911 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Melia. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 9 more within 30 miles.
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.