Top Rankings
Callaway School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 83 students in Callaway School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Callaway School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Nebraska public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
336 Schools
# Students
180 Students
80,801 Students
# Teachers
22 Teachers
6,586 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Callaway School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% 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 increased from 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#112 out of 246 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
46%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-69%
62%

Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.52
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,431 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
n/a
2,155 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
11 Students
15,703 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
19%
# Black Students
2 Students
4,374 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
165 Students
53,695 Students
% White Students
92%
67%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
2 Students
3,310 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
23
137
# Students in K Grade:
16
238
# Students in 1st Grade:
10
240
# Students in 2nd Grade:
10
276
# Students in 3rd Grade:
6
258
# Students in 4th Grade:
8
360
# Students in 5th Grade:
11
1,359
# Students in 6th Grade:
13
15,828
# Students in 7th Grade:
14
23,395
# Students in 8th Grade:
8
24,061
# Students in 9th Grade:
14
3,765
# Students in 10th Grade:
18
3,741
# Students in 11th Grade:
16
3,520
# Students in 12th Grade:
13
3,623
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,572 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 $23,678 is higher than the state median of $16,776. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$5,080 MM

Spending
$4 MM
$5,511 MM

Revenue / Student
$23,572
$15,464

Spending / Student
$23,678
$16,776

Best Callaway School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Callaway High School
(Math: 40-49% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
101 N Needham
Callaway, NE 68825
(308) 836-2272
Callaway, NE 68825
(308) 836-2272
Grades: 7-12
| 83 students
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