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Superior School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 91 students in Superior School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Superior School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% 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
3 Schools
336 Schools
# Students
418 Students
80,801 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
6,586 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
10:1
10:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Superior School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% 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 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#220 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)56%
58%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
62%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.15
0.52
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
6%
19%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
92%
67%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,675 is higher than the state median of $15,464. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,835 is higher than the state median of $16,776. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,675
$15,464
Spending / Student
$19,835
$16,776
Best Superior School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Superior Middle School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
601 West 8th St
Superior, NE 68978
(402) 879-3257
Superior, NE 68978
(402) 879-3257
Grades: 6-8
| 91 students
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