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Kearney Public Schools Schools
Kearney Public Schools is a public school district in Nebraska, based in Buffalo County (Kearney). SchoolGrade grades 14 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Kearney Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Kearney Public Schools
13 of 14 schools in Kearney Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 6B: 5C: 2
Best schools in Kearney Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 256 high schools in Nebraska · all 120 middle schools in Nebraska · all 499 elementary schools in Nebraska
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Meadowlark Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Buffalo Hills Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Park Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Windy Hills Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Horizon Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Sunrise Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Central Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Glenwood Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Kearney High School (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B Kenwood Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Kearney Public Schools
High schools (1)
- B Kearney High School, Kearney
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- A- Horizon Middle School, Kearney
- A- Sunrise Middle School, Kearney
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- C- Bryant Elementary School, Kearney
- A Buffalo Hills Elementary, Kearney
- B+ Central Elementary School, Kearney
- C Emerson Elementary School, Kearney
- B+ Glenwood Elementary School, Kearney
- B Kenwood Elementary School, Kearney
- A Meadowlark Elementary School, Kearney
- B Northeast Elementary School, Kearney
- A Park Elementary School, Kearney
- A Windy Hills Elementary School, Kearney
Other schools and academies (1)
- Kearney Education Center, Kearney
Where Kearney Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Kearney (14)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Nebraska
- County: Buffalo County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,064 students with 386 full-time-equivalent teachers and 782 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3172390
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Minden Public Schools (3 schools, 21 mi)
- Holdrege Public Schools (4 schools, 22 mi)
- Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools (3 schools, 29 mi)
- Wood River Rural Schools (3 schools, 29 mi)
- Lexington Public Schools (7 schools, 34 mi)
- Adams Central Public Schools (3 schools, 37 mi)
- Hastings Public Schools (7 schools, 39 mi)
- Grand Island Public Schools (19 schools, 42 mi)
Questions about Kearney Public Schools
How many schools are in Kearney Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 14 public schools in Kearney Public Schools, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Kearney Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Kearney.
How good are the schools in Kearney Public Schools?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 53.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 49%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Kearney Public Schools?
6,064 students were enrolled in Kearney Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Kearney Public Schools?
Kearney Public Schools is in Nebraska, based in Buffalo County, with its district office in Kearney. Its boundary covers about 205 sq mi.