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Christ Lutheran School is a Christian day school at 511 South 5th Street in Norfolk, educating children from preschool through eighth grade. Operating continuously since 1871 as a ministry of Christ Lutheran Church, the school provides an established parochial learning environment grounded in Lutheran theology and academic rigor. The educational program combines state curriculum frameworks with daily Christian religious instruction, weekly chapel services, instrumental band, choir, physical education, and competitive interscholastic athletics as the Christ Lutheran Tigers. Early learners choose between two-day, three-day, and five-day preschool schedules. Tuition discounts are extended to member families of Christ Lutheran Church and partner Norfolk-area LCMS congregations, including Grace, Our Savior, and Mount Olive, with needs-based scholarships available through school financial aid funds.

Lutheran High Northeast opened in August 1997 with freshman classes held at Grace Lutheran Church and Christ Lutheran School. Our own building on North 37th Street in Norfolk was finished in 1999, with additions in 2001, 2005 and 2010, and more than 650 students have graduated since. We are accredited by the Nebraska Department of Education, National Lutheran School Accreditation and Cognia. Students in grades 9 to 12 follow a traditional eight-period schedule and need 260 credits to graduate, including 40 in theology. Agriculture education, added in 2019, offers animal science, plant science, ag leadership, wildlife management and small and large animal care, with an active FFA chapter. Other courses include four years of Spanish, calculus, anatomy, zoology, photography, journalism, accounting, computer science, personal finance and practical life skills. Eagles teams compete in football, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, cross country, track and field, golf and soccer, with baseball, softball and swimming offered as co-ops. Students also join band, concert and show choir, drama, speech, mock trial, quiz bowl, FBLA, chess club, trap shooting and National Honor Society. Families can apply for financial aid each year.

Norfolk Junior High School serves seventh and eighth-grade students within Norfolk Public Schools from its facility at 510 West Pasewalk Avenue in Norfolk. The school bridges the transition from middle school to high school, offering early adolescent learners a departmentalized academic curriculum balanced with exploratory electives and supportive guidance structures. Core subject areas include pre-algebra, algebra, language arts, earth and life sciences, and American history. Students explore introductory career electives in industrial technology, family and consumer sciences, computer applications, visual art, instrumental band, orchestra, and vocal music. Seventh and eighth graders can compete on interscholastic sports teams including football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, wrestling, and track. Special education teams deliver resource pull-out assistance, co-taught classrooms, and specialized intervention for students requiring individualized academic plans.