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The highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Nebraska

Across Nebraska, 68 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. BATTLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL leads the list at 81.9%, against a median of 67.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Nebraska

Top % Proficient

81.9%

Median % Proficient

67.9%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	BATTLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL	BATTLE CREEK, NE	BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	16.8%	292	81.9%
2	PENDER HIGH SCHOOL	PENDER, NE	PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	39.3%	191	79.3%
3	PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL	PLEASANTON, NE	PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	34.4%	131	77.1%
4	MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	MALCOLM, NE	MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	16.2%	302	76.2%
5	HIGH SCHOOL AT JOHNSON	JOHNSON, NE	JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	29.7%	118	76.0%
6	YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL	YUTAN, NE	YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	20.1%	219	75.6%
7	HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL	HARTINGTON, NE	HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	34.7%	170	74.4%
8	FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL	FORT CALHOUN, NE	FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS	High	15.7%	382	73.7%
9	MITCHELL SECONDARY SCHOOL	MITCHELL, NE	MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	36.8%	261	73.7%
10	SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH	OXFORD, NE	SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS	High	52.4%	145	73.3%
11	ELKHORN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL	TILDEN, NE	ELKHORN VALLEY SCHOOLS	High	25.3%	190	73.2%
12	ELM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL	ELM CREEK, NE	ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	24.2%	149	72.7%
13	NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	NORTH BEND, NE	NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS	High	21.3%	174	72.7%
14	THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	HEBRON, NE	THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS	High	18.8%	191	72.1%
15	ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH	MURDOCK, NE	ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	9.8%	205	71.9%
16	WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL	WISNER, NE	WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	43.2%	190	71.7%
17	CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL	CLARKSON, NE	CLARKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	34.0%	106	71.7%
18	CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL	CAIRO, NE	CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	31.6%	190	71.4%
19	TWIN RIVER SR HIGH SCHOOL	GENOA, NE	TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	29.6%	189	70.8%
20	MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL	MILFORD, NE	MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	22.4%	379	70.7%
21	WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL	ATKINSON, NE	WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	33.2%	208	70.2%
22	BLOOMFIELD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL	BLOOMFIELD, NE	BLOOMFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	High	42.6%	141	70.0%
23	JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA	PALMYRA, NE	PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1	High	18.2%	181	69.8%
24	AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL	AXTELL, NE	AXTELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	High	26.7%	135	69.7%
25	OAKLAND CRAIG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH	OAKLAND, NE	OAKLAND CRAIG PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	31.9%	185	69.6%
26	ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL	ORD, NE	ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	31.0%	239	69.2%
27	HEARTLAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCH	HENDERSON, NE	HEARTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	High	33.1%	148	69.1%
28	HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL	HEMINGFORD, NE	HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	24.7%	174	69.1%
29	FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL	ADAMS, NE	FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	13.2%	220	69.0%
30	PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH	PALMER, NE	PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	36.4%	129	69.0%
31	CONESTOGA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	MURRAY, NE	CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	27.1%	321	68.4%
32	ADAMS CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH SCH	HASTINGS, NE	ADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	12.6%	452	68.3%
33	ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	ARLINGTON, NE	ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	24.5%	330	68.1%
34	HIGH SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH	TEKAMAH, NE	TEKAMAH-HERMAN COMMUNITY SCHS	High	33.9%	248	68.0%
35	ALMA HIGH SCHOOL	ALMA, NE	ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	35.3%	190	67.8%
36	AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL	AMHERST, NE	AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	17.2%	157	67.6%
37	BURWELL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL	BURWELL, NE	BURWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	28.7%	115	67.6%
38	SUMMERLAND HIGH SCHOOL	EWING, NE	SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	53.1%	211	66.7%
39	DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL SECONDARY	DONIPHAN, NE	DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL PUBLIC SCHS	High	19.0%	221	65.9%
40	GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL	GOTHENBURG, NE	GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	34.8%	353	65.5%
41	SUTTON SECONDARY SCHOOL	SUTTON, NE	SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	29.3%	174	65.5%
42	RAVENNA SENIOR HIGH	RAVENNA, NE	RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	32.9%	170	65.3%
43	PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	PIERCE, NE	PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	18.5%	340	65.1%
44	WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL	WAKEFIELD, NE	WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	53.8%	234	64.8%
45	CHASE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL	IMPERIAL, NE	CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS	High	43.3%	208	64.5%
46	NORTHEAST SECONDARY SCHOOL	LYONS, NE	LYONS-DECATUR NORTHEAST SCHS	High	46.2%	130	64.4%
47	HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL	HERSHEY, NE	HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	32.6%	239	64.3%
48	HOMER HIGH SCHOOL	HOMER, NE	HOMER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	High	46.3%	205	63.9%
49	HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	TRENTON, NE	HITCHCOCK CO SCH SYSTEM	High	41.5%	118	63.9%
50	ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	ST PAUL, NE	ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	26.0%	277	63.5%

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