Wakefield School District

802 Highland
Wakefield, NE 68784-0330
(District boundaries shown in map)
3/
10
Bottom 50%

Top Rankings

Wakefield School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:

Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 2 public schools serving 575 students in Wakefield School District. This district's average testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in Nebraska.
Public Schools in Wakefield School District have an average math proficiency score of 58% (versus the Nebraska public school average of 58%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 47% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 63% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Nebraska public school average of 39% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,098 Schools
# Students
575 Students
330,500 Students
# Teachers
50 Teachers
24,242 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Wakefield 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (NE)
#185 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
58%
58%
44%
47%
70-74%
62%
85%
87%

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