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Test scores

NSCAS, SY 2024-25

All grades, all students. % On Track + Advanced.
English Language Arts
N/A
State avg 57.6%
District avg 56.0%
County avg 65.9%
Mathematics
58.3%
State avg 60.6%
District avg 58.3%
County avg 73.1%
Science
66.7%
State avg 73.4%
District avg 61.7%
County avg 71.7%

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

By grade, SY 2024-25

School score vs state average per tested grade.
GradeEnglish Language ArtsMathematicsScience
SchoolStaten testedSchoolStaten testedSchoolStaten tested
Grade 8N/A52.5%N/A58.3%50.3%1266.7%64.1%12

1-year history

All grades, all students. DESHLER   Nebraska avg

Mathematics

61582024-25
YearSchoolDistrictCountyState
SY 2024-2558.3%58.3%73.1%60.6%

Science

73672024-25
YearSchoolDistrictCountyState
SY 2024-2566.7%61.7%71.7%73.4%

How to read these scores

What is NSCAS?
NSCAS is the statewide standardized test administered by Nebraska public schools.
What does "% On Track + Advanced" mean?
It is the share of students at the school who performed at grade level or above on the test, summed across the top two of four performance levels. A higher number is better.
How should I read a single score?
Each percent represents the share of tested students who performed at grade level or above. Compare the school number against the state, district, and county averages on this page to see whether it is above or below typical.
How is the state average calculated?
It is a weighted average, not a simple average of each school's number. We multiply each public school's score by how many of its students tested, add those together for all schools in Nebraska, and divide by the total students tested that year. This way a big school with 1,500 students counts more than a small school with 50 students, which is the right way to ask "how did the typical student do this year?". District and county averages on this page use the same method, just scoped to that district or county.
Where does this data come from?
Nebraska Department of Education, Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System (NSCAS). School-level All Students subgroup from the NEP public data downloads (nepdata.education.ne.gov). Headline metric is the cumulative "On Track + Advanced" rate (top 2 of 3 NSCAS levels: Developing / On Track / Advanced).
How often is it updated?
NSCAS is administered once a year (spring). Results are released by the state in the summer or early fall. We refresh this page after each annual release.

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