Enrollment
50
High
DISTRICT 66 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARCADIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310312000028
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL
320 W OWENS ST, ARCADIA, NE 68815 · (308) 789-6522 · Valley County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL50 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.1:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
25 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 37%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ARCADIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
51.6%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
54.6%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
50
-4 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
was 7.4:1
% White
90%
was 91%
% Hispanic
8%
was 6%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL
Set in ARCADIA, Nebraska, ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL is an one-room-style secondary school, one of the schools within ARCADIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It teaches 50 students across grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 87% below the state mean of about 391.
Across the 2 schools in ARCADIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (132 students total), ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL records that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Hispanic, 2% Native American.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 10.6:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Valley County (around 37%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 55.2%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Valley County indicate median household income runs about $61,852, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 public schools in Valley County (combined enrollment of about 676 students).
ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.2%.
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 7%: 54 students in 2018 compared to 50 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Valley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,066
Census ACS
Median income
$61,852
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
676 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARCADIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 82 students
Nearby schools
- ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 82
- LOUP CITY HIGH SCHOOL12.9 mi · 120
- LOUP CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.1 mi · 211
- ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.6 mi · 305
- ANSLEY HIGH SCHOOL15.9 mi · 76
- ANSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.9 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL?
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 50 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL have?
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.6:1.
How diverse is ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL?
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 90% White, 8% Hispanic.
Who oversees ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL?
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ARCADIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Valley County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.