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Schools in Waterbury · Ponca Public Schools, Allen Consolidated Schools

Waterbury’s public schools beat 84% of Nebraska districts

The public schools Waterbury’s kids attend outperform 84% of Nebraska’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

80%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
59%
▲ 11 pts vs NE 48%
2020–21
Math proficiency
69%
▲ 23 pts vs NE 46%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 9 pts vs NE 86%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$17.0K
▲ 9% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade

How Waterbury compares

A− Test scores
Nebraska school districts we grade (246)Better than 84%
Lower resultsHigher results
Nebraska towns with similar household incomes (111)Better than 80%
Good confidence. Built on 315 tested students; 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. 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 Waterbury (some depend on your address).

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your address
62 middle schoolsDepends on your address
7–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Two districts serve Waterbury

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

Test scores · 2020–21

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Allen Consolidated Schools42%
State average 48.2%
Reading · PK–12, Ponca Public Schools59%
State average 48.2%
Math · PK–12, Allen Consolidated Schools47%
State average 46.1%
Math · PK–12, Ponca Public Schools69%
State average 46.1%

Every school in Waterbury

0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

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Colleges near Waterbury

There’s no college in Waterbury, but 7 are within 30 miles. The closest is Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, 16.4 miles away.

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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.

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