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Grand Island Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 7% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

Grand Island Senior High School is a public high school in Grand Island, Nebraska, serving 2,670 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Grand Island Public Schools district. Over the past several years, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska high schools, with a ranking between 136-202 out of 146-219 schools and a below-average performance of 0-1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Grand Island Senior High School's academic performance, as measured by ACT proficiency rates, is significantly lower than the state average. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 27.65% of 11th-grade students were proficient in English Language Arts, 24.07% in Mathematics, and 30.23% in Science, compared to the state averages of 42.74%, 41.27%, and 47.59%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 75.9% to 88.1% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. Additionally, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.3% to 37.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Grand Island Senior High School to nearby schools, such as Aurora High School, Centura Secondary School, and Wood River Rural High School, it becomes evident that Grand Island Senior High School is underperforming academically. These nearby schools have significantly higher ACT proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to Grand Island Senior High School. Additionally, Grand Island Senior High School spends between $13,553 to $15,824 per student, which is lower than the spending at some of the nearby schools.

2,696

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,824

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2124 N Lafayette Ave
Grand Island, NE 68803-2048

(308) 385-5950

District: Grand Island Public Schools

Feeder schools for Grand Island Senior High School:

Elementary:	Dodge Elementary School
	Engleman Elementary School
	Gates Elementary School
	Howard Elementary School
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	Jefferson Elementary School
	Knickrehm Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Newell Elementary School
	Seedling Mile Elementary School
	Shoemaker Elementary School
	Starr Elementary School
	Stolley Park Elementary School
	Wasmer Elementary School
	West Lawn Elementary School
Middle:	Barr Middle School
	Walnut Middle School
	Westridge Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.2%

White:

29.5%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (27% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Nebraska average (76% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg27%

Nebraska avg44%

136^th of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

111^th of 118Grand Island Public Schools among Nebraska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	136 of 146	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	159 of 168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	199 of 215	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	190 of 202	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	202 of 209	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	202 of 217	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	209 of 219	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	198 of 219	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	229 of 246	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.0	218 of 242	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.1	227 of 247	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	226 of 247	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.6	223 of 245	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	26.7	206 of 252	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.9	203 of 249	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.1	165 of 251	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.0	225 of 252	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.6	223 of 247	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	239 of 249	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2018	51.1	5 of 13	61.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	40.4	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2019	32.1	17 of 26	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	57 of 66	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	86 of 93	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	124 of 136	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	125 of 132	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	130 of 138	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	133 of 142	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	134 of 144	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	17 of 28	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	27 of 33	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	28 of 41	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.8	34 of 41	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	30 of 43	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	33 of 41	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	27 of 41	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	52 of 62	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	66 of 89	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	63 of 74	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	76 of 83	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	70 of 82	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	68 of 79	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	58 of 66	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	85 of 93	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	122 of 135	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	121 of 135	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	125 of 130	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	125 of 140	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	133 of 138	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	40.7	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	103 of 113	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	113 of 125	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	151 of 206	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	152 of 196	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	177 of 200	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	157 of 207	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	170 of 205	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2018)62nd percentile+57 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)44th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)33rd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science30%-17 vs state

English Language Arts28%-15 vs state

Mathematics24%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)			NSCAS Mathematics (2025)		NSCAS Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Grand Island Senior High School	Public	9-12	2124 N Lafayette Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5950	2,696	151	17.8		796 (29.5%)	123 (4.6%)	1,676 (62.2%)	19 (0.7%)	21 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	60 (2.2%)	6.2	136^th of 146 public high schools	6.8%		4.9	159^th of 168 public high schools	5.4%	23								27.7	24.1	30.2	$15,824	$1,253	$11,805
Indra House	Public	9-12	2131 N Lafayette Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5635	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Islander Annex	Public	9-12	3025 College St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(308) 385-5977	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	2710 N North Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-6394	680	48	14.0	15.6%	561 (82.5%)	4 (0.6%)	96 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	61.4	61^st of 146 public high schools	58.2%		57	76^th of 168 public high schools	54.8%	15								54.9	54.3	58.0	$15,548	$285	$13,843
Career Pathways Institute	Public	9-12	1215 S Adams St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5601	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary	Public	7-12	302 W Plum	Doniphan	68832	Hall County	Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 845-6531	221	20	10.9	19.0%	206 (93.2%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	67.7	50^th of 146 public high schools	65.8%		83.4	20^th of 168 public high schools	88.1%	30		64.9	59.1	70.3	63.6	83.8	83.8	54.2	58.3	62.5	$23,360	$1,316	$19,267
Wood River Rural High School	Public	9-12	13800 W Wood River Rd	Wood River	68883	Hall County	Wood River Rural Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 583-2249	145	16	8.9	40.7%	111 (76.6%)	3 (2.1%)	28 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	61.3	63^rd of 146 public high schools	56.8%		71.8	48^th of 168 public high schools	71.4%	15								67.5	42.5	60.0	$41,678	$1,146	$32,942
Centura Secondary School	Public	7-12	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Howard County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 485-4258	190	23	8.4	31.6%	168 (88.4%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	66.2	53^rd of 146 public high schools	63.7%		57.2	75^th of 168 public high schools	55.4%	22	53.9	82.1	65.7		64.2			66.7	51.5	57.6	$24,034	$590	$19,721
Giltner High School	Public	7-12	#2 West 6th Rd	Giltner	68841	Hamilton County	Giltner Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 849-2238	93	11	8.5	30.1%	86 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			53.1								$24,779	$884	$20,223
Aurora High School	Public	9-12	300 M St	Aurora	68818	Hamilton County	Aurora Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 694-6923	382	34	11.2	26.7%	341 (89.3%)	3 (0.8%)	27 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	52.7	76^th of 146 public high schools	47.9%		23	134^th of 168 public high schools	20.2%	58								47.8	52.2	56.7	$20,943	$315	$17,697

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In the 2024-25 school year, 2,696 students attended Grand Island Senior High School.

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Grand Island Public Schools

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Grand Island Senior High School ranks in the bottom 6.8% of Nebraska high schools.

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Students at Grand Island Senior High School are 62% Hispanic, 30% White, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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