Schools in North Platte · North Platte Public Schools
North Platte’s public schools score below 54% of Nebraska districts
The public schools North Platte’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Reading proficiency
46%
▼ 2 pts vs NE 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 1 pts vs NE 46%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 5 pts vs NE 86%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.4K
▼ 7% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.3
NE 13.8
Schools
13
3,614 students
The School Grade
How North Platte compares
C+ Test scoresB− Graduation
Nebraska school districts we grade (246)Better than 46%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nebraska towns with similar household incomes (380)Better than 49%
High confidence. Built on 1,931 tested students and a graduating class of 312; 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 North Platte.
7 schools teach Pre-K in North Platte’s district. Which one depends on your address: Jefferson Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, McDonald Elementary School and Washington Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach K in North Platte’s district. Which one depends on your address: Jefferson Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, McDonald Elementary School and Washington Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach 1st grade in North Platte’s district. Which one depends on your address: Jefferson Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, McDonald Elementary School and Washington Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach 2nd grade in North Platte’s district. Which one depends on your address: Jefferson Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, McDonald Elementary School and Washington Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach 3rd grade in North Platte’s district. Which one depends on your address: Jefferson Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, McDonald Elementary School and Washington Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach 4th grade in North Platte’s district. Which one depends on your address: Jefferson Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, McDonald Elementary School and Washington Elementary School and more.
6 schools teach 5th grade in North Platte’s district. Which one depends on your address: Jefferson Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, McDonald Elementary School and Washington Elementary School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Adams Middle SchoolNorth Platte Public Schools
9–12North Platte High SchoolNorth Platte Public Schools
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Below the state in reading
Reading46%
State average 48.2%
Math47%
State average 46.1%
Every school in North Platte
13 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Jefferson Elementary School
C−329 students16:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
C+316 students15:1Rate it →
McDonald Elementary School
A247 students18:1Rate it →
Washington Elementary School
B−226 students16:1Rate it →
Cody Elementary School
B−225 students13:1Rate it →
Eisenhower Elementary School
A217 students17:1Rate it →
Buffalo Early Learning Center
133 students18:1Rate it →
Middle
High
Private & other
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What North Platte families are saying about school.
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1 college in North Platte.
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.