Enrollment
131
High
DISTRICT 166 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317569001527
PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL
303 CHURCH ST, PLEASANTON, NE 68866 · (308) 388-2041 · Buffalo County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of Nebraska public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
45 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 16% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
79.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Nebraska's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL
PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (77.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL this school | 131 | 34.4% | 77.1% |
| HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL HARTINGTON | 170 | 34.7% | 74.4% |
| CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL CLARKSON | 106 | 34.0% | 71.7% |
| SILVER LAKE HIGH SCHOOL ROSELAND | 94 | 35.1% | 45.5% |
| PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH PALMER | 129 | 36.4% | 69.0% |
| ALMA HIGH SCHOOL ALMA | 190 | 35.3% | 67.8% |
Matched among Nebraska high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Buffalo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #3 of 68 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #7 of 68 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #5 of 86 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #158 of 274 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #78 of 177 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
131
+7 (+6%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 103
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 131 | 12 | 10.9:1 | 34% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 135 | 10.1 | 13.4:1 | 31% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 10.5 | 12.2:1 | 33% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 124 | 9 | 13.8:1 | 27% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 115 | 10.3 | 11.2:1 | 27% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 109 | 10 | 10.9:1 | 22% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 78 | 11 | 7.1:1 | 24% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 132 | 11 | 12.0:1 | 14% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 103 | 11 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (115 to 131); teachers up 17% (10.3 to 12).
About PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL
PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL is one of the public schools in PLEASANTON, Nebraska. It is a very small high school. It is open to students in grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 131 students. High schools in Nebraska have about 391 students on average; enrollment here is 66% lower.
PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL is one school in PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a system of 2 schools with 331 students.
The share of White students at PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL is 97%. Next come 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 87% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL scores 6%.
Classroom staffing at PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL totals 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. It is about the same as the 10.6:1 average for high schools in Nebraska. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL is about 34%. Public schools in Buffalo County average a similar 33%.
Among Nebraska public high schools, PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL outscored 97%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 77.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Nebraska are predicted to post 64.3%, so the school is 12.8 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
The school's county is Buffalo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $75,911 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Buffalo County number 28, with about 8,449 students.
PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, its nearest public school. PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL has 3 other public schools within ten miles. PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 77.1% against a local average of 65.3%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 131 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 124. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.8:1 to 10.9:1.
PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Buffalo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,579
Census ACS
Median income
$75,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
8,449 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 200 students
Other Pleasanton High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Pleasanton High. PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Pleasanton High SchoolPLEASANTON, TX · 978 students
- Pleasanton HighPleasanton, KS · 162 students
Nearby schools
- PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 200
- RAVENNA SENIOR HIGH9.6 mi · 170
- RAVENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.6 mi · 242
- AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.9 mi · 203
- AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL12.9 mi · 157
- LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.6 mi · 76
Frequently asked questions
About PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL?
PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 131 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.9:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 97% White, 3% Hispanic.
What district is PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL in?
PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL is part of PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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