Summary:
The city of Henderson, Nebraska is home to two schools - Heartland Community Elementary and Heartland Community High School, both part of the Heartland Community Schools district. The data reveals that Heartland Community Elementary is a standout school in the area, consistently ranking in the top 30% of Nebraska elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Heartland Community Elementary boasts exceptional test scores, with 6th grade ELA proficiency rates over 15 percentage points higher than the state average. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3%. In contrast, Heartland Community High School has had more mixed performance, dropping from a top 5 ranking in the state to 70th out of 146 schools. While its ACT scores remain above state averages, the high school's overall ranking has declined in recent years.
Interestingly, the two schools show some differences in their student populations, with Heartland Community Elementary having a higher free/reduced lunch rate of 33.69% compared to 27.63% at the high school. Both schools, however, spend well above the state average per student, with Heartland Community Elementary spending $22,953 and the high school spending $23,284 per student. The district-level insights suggest opportunities for further analysis and potential improvements across the system to ensure consistent high performance at both the elementary and secondary levels.
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