Enrollment
239
High
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317494001454
ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
320 N 19TH, ORD, NE 68862 · (308) 728-3241 · Valley County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
74 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
61.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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
239
-22 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 10.8:1
% White
93%
was 95%
% Hispanic
5%
was 3%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL
Located at 320 N 19TH, in ORD, Nebraska, ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is a low-enrollment high school that teaches 239 students (grades 7 through 12), part of ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 391 students each, so ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL sits 39% smaller than that benchmark.
ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 544 students; ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.5%; this one delivers 69.2%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Valley County shows median household income runs about $61,852, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 4 public schools in Valley County (combined enrollment of about 676 students).
ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 64.4%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 8%: 261 students in 2018 compared to 239 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 in 2025.
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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
Nearby schools
- ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 305
- CENTRAL VALLEY ELEM - SCOTIA15.2 mi · 183
- BURWELL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL15.7 mi · 115
- BURWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.8 mi · 152
- ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.0 mi · 82
- ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL16.0 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 239 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 9.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
At ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL?
ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Valley County.
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