Best Public Schools in Hartington, NE

Summary:

The city of Hartington, Nebraska is home to two schools: Hartington-Newcastle Elementary At Hartington and Hartington Newcastle High School. These schools are part of the Hartington Newcastle Public Schools district, which is ranked 43rd out of 182 districts in Nebraska and has a 4-star rating.

Of the two schools, Hartington Newcastle High School stands out as the top performer, ranking in the top 20% of Nebraska high schools. The high school boasts impressive test scores, with 86.36% of 11th graders proficient or better in ACT English, 59.09% in ACT Math, and 63.64% in ACT Science. Additionally, the school has a strong 88.1% 4-year graduation rate and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.3, suggesting strong individual attention for students. In contrast, while Hartington-Newcastle Elementary At Hartington performs reasonably well, it does not stand out as strongly as the high school, ranking in the middle of the pack for Nebraska elementary schools.

Both schools have relatively high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating potential socioeconomic challenges in the Hartington community. However, the schools appear to be managing these challenges effectively, as evidenced by the strong overall results, particularly at the high school level. The significant difference in spending per student between the high school and elementary school may also contribute to the high school's stronger performance, suggesting an opportunity to ensure more equitable funding across all grade levels.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hartington-Newcastle Elementary At Hartington	Public	PK, KG-6	501 S Broadway	Hartington	68739	Cedar County	Hartington Newcastle Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 254-3947	220	16	13.5	40.9%	203 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	60.5	193^rd of 428 public elementary schools	54.9%		52.1	224^th of 459 public elementary schools	51.2%	31	$18,726	$2,061	$14,457
Hartington Newcastle High School	Public	7-12	501 S Broadway	Hartington	68739	Cedar County	Hartington Newcastle Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 254-3947	157	18	8.9	38.2%	147 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	78.1	32^nd of 168 public high schools	81.0%		70.7	57^th of 215 public high schools	73.5%	25	$22,116	$642	$18,584

Cities Near Hartington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Coleridge	8.54 mi	1	181^st
Wynot	9.67 mi	3
Crofton	14.27 mi	2	92^nd
Laurel	15.89 mi	2	68^th
Wausa	16.63 mi	2

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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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