Summary:
The city of Seward, Nebraska is home to three public schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Seward Elementary School, Seward High School, and Seward Middle School. Among these schools, Seward Middle School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking among the best middle schools in the state of Nebraska and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Seward Middle School boasts impressive test scores, with 92% proficiency in 5th grade science and 93% proficiency in 7th grade math, significantly outperforming state averages. The school also has a lower percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients compared to the other schools in the district, indicating a relatively affluent student population. In contrast, Seward Elementary School and Seward High School, while also performing well with 4-star ratings, do not quite match the exceptional performance of the middle school.
Across the Seward Public Schools district, the racial demographics are not very diverse, with white students making up over 90% of the population at each school. This could be an area for the district to explore in terms of promoting greater diversity and inclusion. Additionally, the per-student spending at Seward High School is significantly higher than the elementary and middle schools, which may contribute to its strong academic performance, though the lower student-teacher ratio at the high school could also be a factor.
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