Pierce Public Schools

The Pierce Public Schools district in Nebraska is home to two schools: Pierce Junior/Senior High School and Pierce Elementary School. The standout school in the district appears to be Pierce Junior/Senior High School, which has consistently ranked highly within the state, with a statewide ranking of 35 out of 168 Nebraska high schools for the 2023-2024 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2021-2022 school year.

Pierce Junior/Senior High School boasts impressive academic performance, with proficiency rates ranging from 56% to 83.78% across different grade levels and subjects on ACT and NSCAS tests, outperforming the state average. The school also maintains a strong 88.1% four-year graduation rate. In contrast, Pierce Elementary School also performs well, with proficiency rates ranging from 58.97% to 81.82% in NSCAS English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 3-6.

While both schools demonstrate solid academic achievement, there are some areas for potential improvement. Both schools have a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% for the 2023-2024 school year, which the district may want to investigate further. Additionally, the difference in spending per student between the high school ($16,838) and the elementary school ($14,057) may indicate a need for a more equitable distribution of resources across the district.