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Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 10%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 137 students in Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Howells-Dodge Consolidated School School District have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 72% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
3 Schools
336 Schools
# Students
297 Students
80,801 Students
# Teachers
27 Teachers
6,586 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 245 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#8 out of 246 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
85-89%
62%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.25
0.52
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
13%
19%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
86%
67%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,135 is higher than the state median of $15,464. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,768 is less than the state median of $16,776. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,135
$15,464
Spending / Student
$16,768
$16,776
Best Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Howells Senior High School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
417 Center Street
Howells, NE 68641
(402) 986-1621
Howells, NE 68641
(402) 986-1621
Grades: 7-12
| 137 students
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