Best Public Schools in Bartley, NE

Summary:

The city of Bartley, Nebraska has a single public school, Southwest Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12. This school stands out for its strong statewide ranking, high test scores, and impressive graduation rates, though it faces some challenges with chronic absenteeism and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Southwest Junior/Senior High School consistently ranks among the top schools in Nebraska, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 6th out of 209 high schools in the state in the 2020-2021 school year. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are also well above the state averages, with 71.43% of 7th graders scoring proficient or better in ELA in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the state average of 57.74%. Additionally, the school boasts an 88.1% four-year graduation rate, indicating a high level of student success.

However, the school also faces some areas for improvement, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state would likely prefer. Additionally, 55.65% of students at Southwest Junior/Senior High School received free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting a relatively high level of economic need among the student population. Despite these challenges, the school's high spending per student ($33,096) and low student-teacher ratio (6.4) indicate that the Southwest Public Schools district is investing significant resources to support student success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southwest Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	900 Coke St	Bartley	69020	Red Willow County	Southwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 692-3223	121	18	6.9	54.5%	100 (82.6%)	2 (1.7%)	12 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)								(n/a)	$33,096	$152	$26,252

Cities Near Bartley

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Indianola	6.27 mi	1	91^st
Cambridge	7.24 mi	3	87^th
Mc Cook	17.21 mi	6	58^th
Arapahoe	21.95 mi	2	175^th
Culbertson	27.9 mi	1	60^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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