Summary:
The city of Valentine, Nebraska is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the Valentine Community Schools district. The district's schools demonstrate a mix of strong academic performance, with Valentine Middle School and Valentine High School ranking among the top schools in the state, while the elementary schools show more varied results.
The standout schools in the district are Valentine Middle School, which is ranked 25th out of 238 Nebraska middle schools and has consistently high performance on state assessments, and Valentine High School, which is ranked 50th out of 215 Nebraska high schools and outperforms the state average on ACT tests. In contrast, the elementary schools, Valentine Elementary School and Simeon School, show more varied results, with Valentine Elementary performing well but Simeon School being a smaller school with less diversity and potentially more resource constraints.
The district as a whole has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, particularly at the middle school level, which may indicate a need for additional support and resources for these students. Additionally, the significant differences in spending per student between the high school and the elementary schools suggest that the district may need to re-evaluate its resource allocation to ensure equitable funding across all grade levels.
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