Summary:
Mead High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the small town of Mead, Nebraska, with a total enrollment of 125 students. This predominantly white school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and even ranking 1st out of 217 Nebraska high schools in 2018-2019.
Mead High School's academic performance is truly impressive, with students consistently outperforming state averages on standardized tests, particularly in ACT English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2022-2023, 61.54% of 11th-grade students at Mead High School were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of just 33.35%. The school also benefits from a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.0 to 9.7 over the past three years, and significantly higher per-student spending than the state average at $24,367 in 2022-2023. However, the school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 31.5% to 35.9%, suggests that Mead High School serves a more affluent community, which may contribute to its academic success.
While Mead High School outperforms many nearby schools, including Ashland-Greenwood High School, Cedar Bluffs Secondary School, and Douglas County West High School, schools like Elkhorn South High School and Elkhorn High School, which are part of the higher-ranked Elkhorn Public Schools district, also demonstrate strong academic performance. Additionally, the school's lack of racial diversity, with a decrease in the percentage of Hispanic students from 8.8% in 2022-2023 to 3.42% in 2020-2021, may be an area for the school to address.
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Detail:
Public 7-12
District:
Mead Public Schools
SchoolDigger Rank:
21st of 215 Nebraska High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,367
Feeder schools for Mead High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 9.7
Number of students: 125
Racial breakdown:
White:
89.6%
Hispanic:
8.8%
Two or more races:
1.6%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.6%
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