Waco’s public schools beat 76% of Nebraska districts
The public schools Waco’s kids attend outperform 76% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Waco’s schools, in brief
Math is the standout
Reading proficiency is 53%, 5 points above the state. Math is 58%, 12 points above the state. Test scores ↓
Well funded
Waco spends about $20,400 per student, 31% more than the state average. Test scores ↓
Waco shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on Waco’s path is shared: Centennial Elementary School, Centennial Middle School and Centennial Jr.-Sr. High School. 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 Waco compares
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 Waco.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Above the state in reading
Every school in Waco
2 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Waco families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Waco
There’s no college in Waco, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is York University in York, 6.4 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Waco. 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.