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Northwest Public Schools Schools
Northwest Public Schools is a public school district in Nebraska, based in Hall County (Grand Island). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Northwest 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 Northwest Public Schools
4 of 5 schools in Northwest Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 1C: 1
Best schools in Northwest Public Schools
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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+ Cedar Hollow School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ 1r Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B St Libory Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Northwest High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Northwest Public Schools
High schools (1)
- C Northwest High School, Grand Island
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- A+ 1r Elementary, Grand Island
- Lockwood Elementary School, Grand Island
- B St Libory Elementary School, St Libory
Other schools and academies (1)
- A+ Cedar Hollow School, Grand Island
Where Northwest Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Grand Island (4)
- St Libory (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Nebraska
- County: Hall County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,423 students with 103 full-time-equivalent teachers and 191 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3174580
- 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
- Grand Island Public Schools (19 schools, 4 mi)
- Wood River Rural Schools (3 schools, 15 mi)
- Aurora Public Schools (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Central City Public Schools (3 schools, 18 mi)
- Hastings Public Schools (7 schools, 28 mi)
- Harvard Public Schools (3 schools, 28 mi)
- Adams Central Public Schools (3 schools, 31 mi)
- Central Valley Public Schools (3 schools, 37 mi)
Questions about Northwest Public Schools
How many schools are in Northwest Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Northwest Public Schools, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Northwest Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Grand Island, St Libory.
How good are the schools in Northwest Public Schools?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 74% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 53.8%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Northwest Public Schools?
1,423 students were enrolled in Northwest Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Northwest Public Schools?
Northwest Public Schools is in Nebraska, based in Hall County, with its district office in Grand Island. Its boundary covers about 243 sq mi.