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Mead High School

Public Grades 7-12

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 98% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

Mead High School is a public high school located in Mead, Nebraska, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 132 students. This exceptional institution is part of the Mead Public Schools district, which is ranked 1 out of 115 districts in Nebraska and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Mead High School consistently delivers outstanding academic performance, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 72.73% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 41.27%. The school also maintains a very high four-year graduation rate, reaching 100% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Mead High School has a very low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.2 to 10.5 over the past few years, indicating a more personalized learning environment for students.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Elkhorn High School, Mead High School outperforms in terms of academic achievement, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratio. While one area that could be addressed is the relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, Mead High School's consistent excellence and commitment to providing a high-quality education make it a standout among Nebraska high schools.

112

Students ?

8.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,870

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

114 N Vine
Mead, NE 68041-0158

(402) 624-3435

District: Mead Public Schools

Feeder schools for Mead High School:

Elementary:

Mead Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.0%

Hispanic:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2014 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (75% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Nebraska high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Nebraska average (88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

Nebraska avg44%

3^rd of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 118Mead 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	33.9	178 of 238	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	177 of 249	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.3	91 of 223	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	108 of 247	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	125 of 225	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.5	120 of 236	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.3	47 of 255	81.6%	★★★★☆
2015	52.0	126 of 256	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.0	111 of 252	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.0	119 of 248	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	27.4	217 of 255	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.7	224 of 246	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	56.2	116 of 254	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.7	63 of 243	74.1%	★★★★☆
2008	72.9	25 of 245	89.8%	★★★★★
2007	78.3	25 of 227	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	71.7	52 of 226	77.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	47.6	92 of 160	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	36.5	147 of 217	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	173 of 234	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.4	106 of 204	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	99 of 222	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	139 of 203	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	3 of 146	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	73.7	43 of 168	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	21 of 215	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	20 of 202	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	18 of 209	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	1 of 217	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	98.8	1 of 219	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	90.1	11 of 246	95.5%	★★★★★
2015	57.9	98 of 242	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.2	51 of 247	79.4%	★★★★☆
2013	67.1	71 of 247	71.3%	★★★★☆
2012	55.3	121 of 245	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	91.8	13 of 252	94.8%	★★★★★
2010	62.7	87 of 249	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.4	56 of 251	77.7%	★★★★☆
2008	71.0	51 of 252	79.8%	★★★★☆
2007	63.7	79 of 247	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.4	31 of 249	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	80.2	25 of 136	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.0	10 of 138	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	92.3	6 of 135	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	16 of 135	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	68.2	37 of 125	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	14 of 206	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	22 of 196	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	28 of 200	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	98.3	1 of 207	99.5%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

Male (2022)42nd percentile+14 vs school

White (2023)32nd percentile+7 vs school

High school

Male (2023)96th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)82nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2024)70th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science77%+30 vs state

Mathematics73%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)			NSCAS Mathematics (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	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
Mead High School	Public	7-12	114 N Vine	Mead	68041	Saunders County	Mead Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 624-3435	112	13	8.9	26.8%	103 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93.4	3^rd of 146 public high schools	97.9%		73.7	43^rd of 168 public high schools	74.4%	40								72.7	77.3	$32,870	$275	$25,007
Yutan High School	Public	7-12	1200 2nd St	Yutan	68073	Saunders County	Yutan Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 625-2241	219	20	11.1	20.1%	209 (95.4%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	55.9	72^nd of 146 public high schools	50.7%		74	41^st of 168 public high schools	75.6%	31	75.6	83.3	78.9	82.9	83.3	83.1	61.8	44.1	55.9	$21,668	$00	$17,372
Wahoo High School	Public	9-12	2201 N Locust	Wahoo	68066	Saunders County	Wahoo Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 443-4332	341	25	13.5	22.6%	302 (88.6%)	4 (1.2%)	24 (7.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	70.9	43^rd of 146 public high schools	70.5%		79.2	27^th of 168 public high schools	83.9%	16							57.3	59.8	62.2	$20,921	$327	$14,922
Douglas County West High School	Public	9-12	401 S Pine St	Valley	68064	Douglas County	Douglas County West Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 359-2121	326	27	11.9	22.1%	290 (89.0%)	4 (1.2%)	20 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	63.2	56^th of 146 public high schools	61.6%		52.4	87^th of 168 public high schools	48.2%	31							51.5	59.1	59.1	$17,695	$306	$16,541
Douglas County West Falcon Achievement Center	Public	9-12	401 S Pine St	Valley	68064	Douglas County	Douglas County West Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 329-3403	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Keith Lutz Horizon High School	Public	9-12	5300 George B Lake Parkway	Omaha	68022	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8468	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cedar Bluffs High School	Public	9-12	110 E Main St	Cedar Bluffs	68015	Saunders County	Cedar Bluffs Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 628-2080	121	13	9.6	46.3%	104 (86.0%)	6 (5.0%)	10 (8.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$22,113	$347	$19,421
Elkhorn South High School	Public	9-12	20303 Blue Sage Parkway	Omaha	68130	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0616	1,434	87	16.4	6.1%	1,209 (84.3%)	24 (1.7%)	62 (4.3%)	92 (6.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	39 (2.7%)	96.8	1^st of 146 public high schools	99.3%		95.9	4^th of 168 public high schools	97.6%	3							78.3	79.7	82.0	$13,480	$136	$11,265
Elkhorn High School	Public	9-12	1401 Veterans Dr	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-4239	769	53	14.5	18.5%	625 (81.3%)	10 (1.3%)	62 (8.1%)	36 (4.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.3%)	86.8	15^th of 146 public high schools	89.7%		79.7	26^th of 168 public high schools	84.5%	11							65.4	74.2	68.1	$17,081	$138	$14,083
Ashland-Greenwood High School	Public	9-12	1842 Furnas Street	Ashland	68003	Saunders County	Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 944-2117	322	23	13.7	21.7%	284 (88.2%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	48	86^th of 146 public high schools	41.1%		40.8	104^th of 168 public high schools	38.1%	18							60.9	40.6	50.7	$18,809	$445	$15,588

Frequently Asked Questions about Mead High School

What is the racial makeup of Mead High School?

Students at Mead High School are 92% White, 8% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Mead High School?

Mead High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mead Elementary School

Is Mead High School a good school?

Yes! Mead High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 146 Nebraska high schools.

How many students attend Mead High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 112 students attended Mead High School.

What district is Mead High School in?

Mead Public Schools

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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