Gothenburg Secondary School

Summary:

Gothenburg Secondary School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Gothenburg, Nebraska, with a total enrollment of 389 students. The school is part of the Gothenburg Public Schools district, which is ranked 140 out of 212 districts in Nebraska and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gothenburg Secondary School has a predominantly white student population, with over 91% of students identifying as white, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's students generally perform better than the state average on standardized tests, particularly in NSCAS English Language Arts and Mathematics for 7th and 8th grades. However, the school's performance on ACT tests for 11th-grade students is more mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science being either on par or slightly below the state average. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 25th to 132nd out of Nebraska high schools, with a current ranking of 128th and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Interestingly, Gothenburg Secondary School's low socioeconomic status (SES) students perform relatively well, ranking 32nd out of 83 Nebraska high schools in 2020-2021. This is in contrast to nearby schools like Cozad High School, which has a more diverse student population but has struggled academically, ranking in the bottom 10% of Nebraska high schools. Additionally, Eustis-Farnam High School, located about 20 miles from Gothenburg, has consistently outperformed Gothenburg Secondary School in statewide rankings, with a 5-star rating in 2021-2022.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 1322 Avenue I
       Gothenburg, NE  69138-1799


(308) 537-3651

District: Gothenburg Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
128th of 215 Nebraska High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,680 Help


Feeder schools for Gothenburg Secondary School:

Elementary:    Dudley Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  389

Racial breakdown:

White:
91.8%
Hispanic:
5.7%
African American:
1.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  31.4% Help


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Compare Details Gothenburg Secondary School ranks better than 63.2% of middle schools in Nebraska. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 63.72. (See more...)
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Compare Details Gothenburg Secondary School ranks worse than 59.5% of high schools in Nebraska. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.36. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (91.8%), Hispanic (5.7%), African American (1.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 31.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gothenburg Secondary School is 15.3. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gothenburg Secondary School is $16,680.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Gothenburg Secondary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gothenburg Secondary School 86th of 234 Nebraska public middle schools. (See Gothenburg Secondary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Gothenburg Secondary School 128th of 215 Nebraska public high schools. (See Gothenburg Secondary School in the ranking list.)

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Gothenburg Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Gothenburg Public Schools 140th of 212 Nebraska school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Gothenburg Secondary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Gothenburg Secondary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 76.25 36th 226 84.1%
2007 76.89 35th 227 84.6%
2008 51.23 158th 245 35.5%
2009 57.72 113th 243 53.5%
2010 39.48 187th 254 26.4%
2011 46.81 148th 246 39.8%
2012 65.27 78th 255 69.4%
2013 64.37 80th 248 67.7%
2014 66.93 68th 252 73.0%
2015 64.15 84th 256 67.2%
2016 64.98 78th 255 69.4%
2017 65.50 71st 236 69.9%
2018 52.88 109th 225 51.6%
2019 50.08 124th 247 49.8%
2021 50.79 117th 223 47.5%
2022 56.58 107th 249 57.0%
2023 63.72 88th 238 63.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Gothenburg Secondary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.59 66th 120 45.0%
2019 43.32 75th 123 39.0%
2022 57.45 50th 118 57.6%
2023 69.11 34th 144 76.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Gothenburg Secondary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.49 64th 147 56.5%
2019 52.96 72nd 156 53.8%
2021 46.09 79th 137 42.3%
2022 44.93 89th 150 40.7%
2023 64.61 61st 146 58.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Gothenburg Secondary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.13 84th 141 40.4%
2019 44.98 94th 153 38.6%
2021 52.94 66th 144 54.2%
2022 67.78 46th 160 71.3%
2023 64.63 54th 156 65.4%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Gothenburg Secondary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.54 105th 203 48.3%
2019 44.00 124th 222 44.1%
2021 48.26 107th 204 47.5%
2022 54.20 105th 234 55.1%
2023 62.02 75th 217 65.4%
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Data source: test scores: Nebraska Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Gothenburg Secondary School

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Rank History for all high school students at Gothenburg Secondary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 78.73 18th 249 92.8%
2007 73.12 38th 247 84.6%
2008 69.55 59th 252 76.6%
2009 78.48 27th 251 89.2%
2010 68.07 64th 249 74.3%
2011 48.87 149th 252 40.9%
2012 63.84 86th 245 64.9%
2013 69.60 60th 247 75.7%
2014 56.56 116th 247 53.0%
2015 79.87 25th 242 89.7%
2016 58.43 111th 246 54.9%
2017 70.30 57th 219 74.0%
2018 41.02 132nd 219 39.7%
2019 55.26 97th 217 55.3%
2021 46.19 112th 209 46.4%
2022 46.77 110th 202 45.5%
2023 39.36 128th 215 40.5%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Gothenburg Secondary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.65 36th 82 56.1%
2021 51.60 32nd 83 61.4%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Gothenburg Secondary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.18 78th 144 45.8%
2019 44.56 83rd 142 41.5%
2021 49.55 72nd 138 47.8%
2022 56.03 53rd 132 59.8%
2023 35.14 88th 136 35.3%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Gothenburg Secondary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.55 85th 138 38.4%
2019 64.78 49th 140 65.0%
2021 39.51 78th 130 40.0%
2022 34.06 89th 135 34.1%
2023 41.77 82nd 135 39.3%
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Rank History for high school White students at Gothenburg Secondary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.03 132nd 205 35.6%
2019 54.24 89th 207 57.0%
2021 40.22 121st 200 39.5%
2022 44.54 111th 196 43.4%
2023 33.13 146th 206 29.1%
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Data source: test scores: Nebraska Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Nebraska Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Gothenburg Secondary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 386 1 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 399
1989 390 1 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 399
1990 380 1 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 391
1991 376 1 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 387
1992 388 1 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 402
1993 382 0 1 7 1 n/a n/a 0 391
1994 410 0 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 419
1995 392 0 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 406
1996 392 0 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 406
1997 421 1 0 15 3 n/a n/a 0 440
1998 401 0 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 412
1999 403 0 0 9 0 n/a n/a 8 420
2000 393 0 0 11 1 n/a n/a 0 405
2001 375 0 0 11 2 n/a n/a 0 388
2002 355 1 1 12 3 n/a n/a 0 372
2003 355 1 1 12 3 n/a n/a 0 372
2004 343 1 3 17 4 n/a n/a 0 368
2005 353 2 2 15 2 n/a n/a 0 374
2006 379 2 3 19 3 n/a n/a 0 406
2007 386 1 3 21 2 n/a n/a 0 413
2008 387 1 3 19 4 n/a n/a 0 414
2009 383 1 1 22 4 n/a n/a 0 411
2010 382 2 1 20 3 n/a n/a 0 408
2011 387 3 2 19 3 0 0 0 414
2012 379 3 1 20 2 0 0 0 405
2013 388 6 1 22 2 0 2 0 421
2014 395 8 3 31 0 0 2 0 439
2015 393 6 2 35 2 0 4 0 442
2016 408 6 2 38 2 0 4 0 460
2017 403 4 1 32 2 0 3 0 445
2018 396 3 1 33 3 1 4 0 441
2019 382 8 1 31 2 1 3 0 428
2020 365 8 1 35 3 1 6 0 419
2021 357 8 1 23 2 0 1 0 392
2022 347 7 2 23 1 0 1 0 381
2023 357 6 1 22 1 1 1 0 389

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gothenburg Secondary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 399 26.1 15.2 20.1
1989 399 26.5 15.0 18.8
1990 391 26.5 14.7 14.3
1991 387 26.3 14.7 17.1
1992 402 28.1 14.3 14.4
1993 391 29.5 13.3 17.1
1994 419 29.0 14.4 18.9
1995 406 28.5 14.2 13.5
1996 406 28.5 14.2 13.5
1997 440 29.8 14.8 13
1998 412 29.8 13.8 16.5
1999 420 29.3 14.3 23.5
2000 405 28.3 14.3 20
2001 388 28.3 13.7 29.1
2002 372 27.7 13.4 29.3
2003 372 27.7 13.4 29.3
2004 368 26.7 13.8 24.2
2005 374 25.6 14.6 30.7
2006 406 25.8 15.7 28.1
2007 413 26.9 15.4 35.8
2008 414 25.9 16.0 29
2009 411 26.9 15.3 29.4
2010 408 28.2 14.4 27.5
2011 414 28.7 14.4 28.5
2012 405 28.9 14.0 29.6
2013 421 30.6 13.7 29.7
2014 439 29.1 15.0 31
2015 442 32.0 13.8 26.9
2016 460 32.0 14.3 31.7
2017 445 32.7 13.6 31.2
2018 441 32.0 13.7 27
2019 428 31.0 13.7 31.5
2020 419 30.9 13.5 28.6
2021 392 30.8 12.7 30.9
2022 381 26.2 14.5 31
2023 389 25.2 15.3 31.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gothenburg Secondary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 399 26.1 15.2 20.1
1989 399 26.5 15.0 18.8
1990 391 26.5 14.7 14.3
1991 387 26.3 14.7 17.1
1992 402 28.1 14.3 14.4
1993 391 29.5 13.3 17.1
1994 419 29.0 14.4 18.9
1995 406 28.5 14.2 13.5
1996 406 28.5 14.2 13.5
1997 440 29.8 14.8 13
1998 412 29.8 13.8 16.5
1999 420 29.3 14.3 23.5
2000 405 28.3 14.3 20
2001 388 28.3 13.7 29.1
2002 372 27.7 13.4 29.3
2003 372 27.7 13.4 29.3
2004 368 26.7 13.8 24.2
2005 374 25.6 14.6 30.7
2006 406 25.8 15.7 28.1
2007 413 26.9 15.4 35.8
2008 414 25.9 16.0 29
2009 411 26.9 15.3 29.4
2010 408 28.2 14.4 27.5
2011 414 28.7 14.4 28.5
2012 405 28.9 14.0 29.6
2013 421 30.6 13.7 29.7
2014 439 29.1 15.0 31
2015 442 32.0 13.8 26.9
2016 460 32.0 14.3 31.7
2017 445 32.7 13.6 31.2
2018 441 32.0 13.7 27
2019 428 31.0 13.7 31.5
2020 419 30.9 13.5 28.6
2021 392 30.8 12.7 30.9
2022 381 26.2 14.5 31
2023 389 25.2 15.3 31.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Gothenburg Secondary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $508 (4.0%) $10,525 (83.5%) $12,602
2020 $593 (4.5%) $10,575 (81.0%) $13,056
2021 $653 (4.4%) $12,244 (81.9%) $14,943
2022 $1,032 (6.5%) $12,561 (79.2%) $15,865
2023 $1,233 (7.4%) $13,222 (79.3%) $16,680

Data source: Nebraska Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gothenburg Secondary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 124th of 247 Middle schoolsRanks 88th of 238 Middle schools
 13.2%
Ranks 97th of 217 High schoolsRanks 128th of 215 High schools
 14.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Gothenburg Secondary School)4666
 20%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Gothenburg Public Schools)4666
 20%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)4954
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Gothenburg Secondary School)6279
 17%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Gothenburg Public Schools)6279
 17%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)4866
 18%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Gothenburg Secondary School)3967
 28%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Gothenburg Public Schools)3867
 29%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)5062
 12%
8th Grade Mathematics (Gothenburg Secondary School)4356
 13%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Gothenburg Public Schools)4356
 13%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)4761
 14%
8th Grade Science (Gothenburg Secondary School)7982
 3%
   8th Grade Science (Gothenburg Public Schools)7782
 5%
   8th Grade Science (Nebraska)6264
 2%
11th Grade English Language Arts (Gothenburg Secondary School)46.531.2
 15.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Gothenburg Public Schools)46.531.2
 15.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)37.433.4
 4.1%
11th Grade Mathematics (Gothenburg Secondary School)35.226.2
 9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Gothenburg Public Schools)35.226.2
 9%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)30.926.2
 4.6%
11th Grade Science (Gothenburg Secondary School)29.627.9
 1.7%
   11th Grade Science (Gothenburg Public Schools)29.627.9
 1.7%
   11th Grade Science (Nebraska)26.425.3
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students428389
 9.1%
African American86
 25%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian11
Hispanic3122
 29%
Pacific Islander11
White382357
 6.5%
Two or More Races31
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients31.5%31.4%
 0.2%


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Gothenburg Secondary School ranks 128th of 215 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Gothenburg Secondary School are 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 389 students attended Gothenburg Secondary School.

Gothenburg Secondary School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Dudley Elementary School


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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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