Enrollment
145
High
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS·NCES 310010901464
SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH
43739 HWY 89, OXFORD, NE 68967 · (308) 868-2222 · Furnas County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL145 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
76 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
76.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% 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 15 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
145
-55 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
was 10.5:1
% White
88%
was 88%
% Hispanic
8%
was 9%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH
SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH is one of the tiny senior highs in OXFORD, Nebraska, overseen by SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS, with 145 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 391 students per school, that is 63% below typical.
SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 397 students. SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH is one of those campuses.
On demographics, SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%); the rest reads as 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.6:1, putting SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 52% of students at SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH sits in the top 10% of Nebraska schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 58.0%; actual is 73.3%, +15.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Furnas County put the typical household earns roughly $61,048 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Furnas County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,013 students), of which SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH is one.
SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 55.3%.
SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH operates from a small-town location.
Trend over the last 7 years. SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH's enrollment has decreased 28% since 2018, when it stood at 200 (now 145). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 8.4:1 today.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Furnas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,568
Census ACS
Median income
$61,048
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,013 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS
- SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 252 students
Nearby schools
- SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 252
- Long Island Middle School14.9 mi · 31
- ALMA ELEMENTARY AT ALMA15.1 mi · 192
- ALMA HIGH SCHOOL15.1 mi · 190
- ARAPAHOE HIGH SCHOOL17.5 mi · 153
- ARAPAHOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.5 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGHHow many students attend SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH?
SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH enrolls approximately 145 students in grades 07-12.
Is SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH an elementary, middle, or high school?
SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH have?
SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
How diverse is SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH?
SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH reports a student body of 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH in?
SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH is part of SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS.
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