Summary:
The city of North Platte, Nebraska is home to a single high school, North Platte High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's academic performance, as measured by ACT proficiency rates, is significantly below the state average across all subject areas, with only 13.99% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, 12.24% in Mathematics, and 13.64% in Science, compared to state averages of 33.35%, 26.23%, and 25.25%, respectively.
North Platte High School faces several challenges, including a high percentage of students (42.08%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population from low-income households. The school's student-teacher ratio of 16.6 is slightly higher than the national average, and the school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year is $16,257. Additionally, the school is part of the North Platte Public Schools district, which is ranked 159 out of 212 school districts in Nebraska and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.
The analysis of the data for North Platte High School reveals a concerning trend, as the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past three years, from 181 out of 202 Nebraska high schools in 2021-2022 to 202 out of 215 in 2022-2023. This suggests that the school's performance is not improving and may be falling further behind other high schools in the state, potentially due to factors such as resource allocation, teaching quality, and the broader challenges faced by the North Platte Public Schools district.
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