Best Public Schools in Sargent, NE

Summary:

The city of Sargent, Nebraska is home to two schools - Sargent High School and Sargent Elementary School, both part of the Sargent Public Schools district. While the high school has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking and rating in recent years, the elementary school stands out with a higher percentage of non-white students and stronger academic performance on standardized tests compared to the state average.

Sargent High School's statewide ranking has dropped from 73rd out of 217 Nebraska high schools in 2018-2019 to 159th out of 215 in 2022-2023, and its SchoolDigger rating has decreased from 3 stars to 1 star during this time period. In contrast, Sargent Elementary School has a more diverse student population, with 19.75% non-white students compared to only 6.45% at the high school. The elementary school also boasts a higher NSCAS/ELA proficiency rate of 60%, exceeding the state average of 54%.

Both schools face challenges related to economic disadvantage, with relatively high free/reduced lunch rates of 44.44% at the elementary school and 35.48% at the high school, significantly higher than the state average. However, the schools have relatively low student-teacher ratios, with 10.4 students per teacher at the high school and 7.3 students per teacher at the elementary school, which may provide more individualized attention for students. Overall, the data suggests a need for further investigation and targeted support to address the declining performance at Sargent High School and the economic challenges faced by the student populations in both schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2023)	ACT English Language Arts (2023)	ACT Science (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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sargent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N 5th St	Sargent	68874	Custer County	Sargent Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 527-4119	81	11	7.3	44.4%	65 (80.2%)	5 (6.2%)	6 (7.4%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)								(n/a)				$31,987	$1,361	$21,952
Sargent High School	Public	7-12	400 N 5th St	Sargent	68874	Custer County	Sargent Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 527-4119	93	9	10.4	35.5%	87 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	27.3	159^th of 215 public high schools	26.0%		46.9	109^th of 202 public high schools	46.0%	50	60.0	33.3	16.7	$26,591	$1,276	$17,934

Cities Near Sargent

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Taylor	8.87 mi	2
Burwell	15.86 mi	3	177^th
Arcadia	19.43 mi	2
Broken Bow	21.13 mi	5	81^st
Ord	22.86 mi	2	206^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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