Best Public Schools in Wilber, NE

Summary:

The city of Wilber, Nebraska is home to three public schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools district. The district's schools include an Elementary School At Wilber, a Wilber-Clatonia Middle School, and a Wilber-Clatonia High School.

The Elementary School At Wilber stands out for its consistent improvement in statewide rankings, moving from 342nd out of 457 Nebraska elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 277th out of 428 in 2023-2024. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rates are particularly strong, with 88.1% of students scoring proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average. In contrast, the Wilber-Clatonia Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska middle schools, earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years, and its test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are below the state averages.

The Wilber-Clatonia High School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, but it currently ranks 74th out of 168 Nebraska high schools for the 2023-2024 school year, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 11th-grade ACT performance is noteworthy, with 68.89% of students scoring proficient or better in English Language Arts and 51.11% in Mathematics, both significantly higher than the state averages. However, all three schools in the district have a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% for the 2024-2025 school year, which is higher than the state average.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)		NSCAS Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elementary School At Wilber	Public	PK, KG-5	900 South Franklin Street	Wilber	68465	Saline County	Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 821-2141	254	20	12.7	34.3%	199 (78.3%)	1 (0.4%)	44 (17.3%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)								(n/a)				51.4	71.4	67.6	88.1	88.1				$18,129	$1,483	$14,686
Wilber-Clatonia High School	Public	9-12	900 South Franklin Street	Wilber	68465	Saline County	Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 821-2058	193	14	13.6	32.6%	154 (79.8%)	2 (1.0%)	24 (12.4%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	29	111^th of 146 public high schools	24.0%		57.9	74^th of 168 public high schools	56.0%	37									53.1	34.7	36.7	$18,782	$1,049	$15,024
Wilber-Clatonia Middle School	Public	6-8	900 South Franklin St	Wilber	68465	Saline County	Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 821-2058	154	10	14.6	36.4%	119 (77.3%)	2 (1.3%)	20 (13.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	18.1	113^th of 133 public middle schools	15.0%		27.8	159^th of 200 public middle schools	20.5%	46	39.6	50.0	59.2	49.7								$13,757	$1,228	$11,343

Cities Near Wilber

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Crete	9.82 mi	6	127^th
De Witt	10.28 mi	2	22^nd
Dorchester	14.21 mi	2
Beatrice	17.84 mi	5	132^nd
Firth	18.29 mi	4	34^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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