Top Rankings
Medicine Valley Public Schools ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 83 students in Medicine Valley Public Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Medicine Valley Public School have an average math proficiency score of 64% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 61%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
336 Schools
# Students
206 Students
80,801 Students
# Teachers
20 Teachers
6,586 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Medicine Valley Public Schools, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 245 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#63 out of 246 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
58%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-69%
62%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥50%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.26
0.52
% American Indian
2%
2%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
8%
19%
% Black
2%
5%
% White
86%
67%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,845 is higher than the state median of $15,475. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,830 is higher than the state median of $16,787. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$4 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,845
$15,475
Spending / Student
$19,830
$16,787
Best Medicine Valley Public Schools Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Medicine Valley Jr-sr High School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 50-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
303 Crook Ave
Curtis, NE 69025
(308) 367-4106
Curtis, NE 69025
(308) 367-4106
Gr: 7-12 | 83 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
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