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Junior-Senior High At Sumner is a public high school in Sumner, Nebraska, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 107 students. The school is part of the Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schools district, which is ranked 180 out of 212 districts in Nebraska and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
The school has a predominantly white student population, with 82.24% white students, significantly higher than the nearby Lexington High School, which has a much more diverse student body with only 14.02% white students. Academically, Junior-Senior High At Sumner had mixed results, with 17.65% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 33.35%, but performing better in ACT Mathematics with 47.06% proficient or better, compared to the state average of 26.23%. The school's performance on NSCAS assessments for 8th-grade students was also mixed, with 58% proficient or better in English Language Arts and Science, but only 50% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 62%, 64%, and 66%, respectively. Nearby schools, such as Amherst High School, consistently outperformed Junior-Senior High At Sumner on both ACT and NSCAS assessments.
Junior-Senior High At Sumner had a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 55.14% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the nearby Amherst High School, which had only 22.35% free and reduced-price lunch recipients. The school also had a relatively high per-student spending of $22,376 in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the nearby Lexington High School, which spent $14,618 per student. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from a high of 67th out of 246 Nebraska high schools in 2015-2016 to 120th out of 215 in 2022-2023, suggesting the need for the school to identify and address the underlying factors contributing to this trend.
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