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Hastings Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 21% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

Hastings Senior High School is a public high school in Hastings, Nebraska, serving 1,025 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Hastings Public Schools district, which is ranked 110 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hastings Senior High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests like the ACT. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 39.91% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 42.74%. Similarly, in math, only 34.76% of 11th-graders were proficient or better, compared to the state average of 41.27%. The school's four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.9% to 92.3% in recent years, are also below the state average. Additionally, Hastings Senior High School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 35.7% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Hastings Senior High School's performance lags behind many of the nearby high schools, such as Blue Hill High School, Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary, and Adams Central Junior-Senior High School, which consistently outperform Hastings Senior High School on standardized tests, have higher graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and low-socioeconomic status students tending to perform better than the overall student population.

991

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,040

Per pupil spending ?

54.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 W 14th St
Hastings, NE 68901-3064

(402) 461-7550

District: Hastings Public Schools

Feeder schools for Hastings Senior High School:

Elementary:	Alcott Elementary School
	Hawthorne Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
	Longfellow Elementary School
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	Raymond A Watson Elementary School
Middle:	Hastings Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Hispanic:

28.8%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% Nebraska)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

Nebraska avg44%

115^th of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

113^th of 118Hastings 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	26.6	115 of 146	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	151 of 168	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	166 of 215	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	176 of 202	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	170 of 209	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	165 of 217	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	172 of 219	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	163 of 219	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	212 of 246	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	215 of 242	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.8	224 of 247	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.0	224 of 247	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	198 of 245	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.8	195 of 252	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.1	233 of 249	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	36.9	196 of 251	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.0	226 of 252	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.8	209 of 247	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.4	220 of 249	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	32.4	16 of 26	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	45 of 66	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	75 of 93	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	117 of 136	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	112 of 132	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	107 of 138	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	122 of 142	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	121 of 144	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	13 of 28	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.4	39 of 41	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	27 of 41	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	17 of 38	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.6	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	25 of 41	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	11 of 41	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	15.8	54 of 62	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	68 of 89	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	62 of 74	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	53 of 83	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	63 of 82	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	67 of 79	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	38 of 66	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.8	78 of 93	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	96 of 135	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	109 of 135	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	100 of 130	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	91 of 140	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	94 of 138	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	78 of 113	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.2	111 of 125	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	147 of 206	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	176 of 196	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	165 of 200	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	145 of 207	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.1	152 of 205	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+52 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)38th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science49%~ state avg

English Language Arts40%-3 vs state

Mathematics35%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Hastings Senior High School

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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 (2025)
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 7th Grade	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
Hastings Senior High School	Public	9-12	1100 W 14th St	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 461-7550	991	68	14.5	54.1%	643 (64.9%)	12 (1.2%)	285 (28.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.4%)	26.6	115^th of 146 public high schools	21.2%		13.3	151^st of 168 public high schools	10.1%	36									39.9	34.8	48.9	$17,040	$225	$14,077
West Hastings High School	Public	8-12	4200 W 2nd St	Hastings	68901	Adams County	West Hastings School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 460-3111	22	3	7.3	86.4%	4 (18.2%)	7 (31.8%)	6 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
18+ Program	Public	9-12	5807 Osborne Drive West	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Educational Service Unit 09	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 463-5611	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Adams Central Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1090 S Adams Central Rd	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Adams Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 463-3285	452	37	12.1	12.6%	421 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	80.7	23^rd of 146 public high schools	84.2%		67.3	59^th of 168 public high schools	64.9%	36	72.8	75.8	73.6	71.6	85.5	77.8			62.7	64.2	67.2	$22,773	$00	$19,713
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	$20,242	$82	$17,623
Silver Lake High School	Public	7-12	9405 S Lincoln Ave	Roseland	68973	Adams County	Silver Lake Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 756-6611	94	13	7.2	35.1%	90 (95.7%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			59.3									$36,228	$407	$30,202
Kenesaw Secondary School	Public	7-12	110 N 5th Ave	Kenesaw	68956	Adams County	Kenesaw Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 752-3215	128	14	9.0	25.8%	122 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$25,315	$390	$21,535
Harvard High School	Public	9-12	506 E North St	Harvard	68944	Clay County	Harvard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 772-2171	50	9	5.3		34 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)								(n/a)												$53,470	$1,110	$49,304
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									$26,250	$948	$21,314
Blue Hill High School	Public	7-12	606 S Sycamore	Blue Hill	68930	Webster County	Blue Hill Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 756-3043	132	16	8.1	23.5%	123 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								(n/a)												$24,965	$23	$23,212

Frequently Asked Questions about Hastings Senior High School

What schools feed into Hastings Senior High School?

Hastings Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alcott Elementary School
Elementary : Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary : Longfellow Elementary School
Elementary : Raymond A Watson Elementary School
Middle : Hastings Middle School

What district is Hastings Senior High School in?

Hastings Public Schools

How many students attend Hastings Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 991 students attended Hastings Senior High School.

Is Hastings Senior High School a good school?

Hastings Senior High School ranks in the bottom 21.2% of Nebraska high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hastings Senior High School?

Students at Hastings Senior High School are 65% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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