Enrollment
208
High
DISTRICT 143 · STATE 391
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310017202008
WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL
1000 N MAIN, ATKINSON, NE 68713 · (402) 925-2890 · Holt County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% 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
9.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 10.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
69 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 43 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 15% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
76.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 65 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
Schools most like WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL this school | 208 | 33.2% | 70.2% |
| HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL HERSHEY | 239 | 32.6% | 64.3% |
| HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL HARTINGTON | 170 | 34.7% | 74.4% |
| CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL CENTRAL CITY | 243 | 31.7% | N/A |
| STANTON HIGH SCHOOL STANTON | 182 | 34.1% | N/A |
| BOONE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL ALBION | 210 | 31.0% | N/A |
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 WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #21 of 68 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #14 of 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #45 of 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #104 of 274 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #4 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #81 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.2% | #83 of 177 |
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
208
+16 (+8%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 187
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 208 | 20.9 | 9.9:1 | 33% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 20.3 | 10.0:1 | 42% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 20.3 | 10.6:1 | 40% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 192 | 19 | 10.1:1 | 51% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 162 | 17.9 | 9.1:1 | 35% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 153 | 18 | 8.5:1 | 37% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 187 | 17 | 11.0:1 | 36% (68) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (162 to 208); teachers up 17% (17.9 to 20.9).
About WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL
WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school with its address in ATKINSON, Nebraska. Grades offered run from 7 through 12, with 208 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Nebraska is roughly 391 students; this school is 47% smaller than that.
WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS (3 schools, 428 students) runs WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL.
At WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL, White students make up 89% of the student body. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL was 9.9:1. Across high schools in Nebraska, the average ratio is about 10.6:1. WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 33%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Holt County is 44%.
The allk12 Grade for WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL is A-. Compared with Nebraska public high schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Nebraska is predicted to score 64.8%. WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL scores 70.2%, 5.5 points above that line.
In the county around the school, Holt County, median household income is about $68,513, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL is among the 9 public schools in Holt County.
The school nearest to WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL is ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment was 192 in 2020-21 and 208 in 2024-25, a increase of 16 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Holt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,102
Census ACS
Median income
$68,513
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,552 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 189 students
- WEST HOLT LITTLE PAWS PRESCHOOLElementary · 31 students
Other schools in ATKINSON
- ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 189 students
- WEST HOLT LITTLE PAWS PRESCHOOLElementary · 31 students
Nearby schools
- ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 189
- WEST HOLT LITTLE PAWS PRESCHOOL0.0 mi · 31
- STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL9.1 mi · 117
- STUART HIGH SCHOOL9.1 mi · 80
- O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL17.6 mi · 471
- O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL17.8 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL?
WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 208 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL serve?
WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL have?
WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the student diversity at WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 89% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.