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Best Public Schools in Cheyenne County, NE

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Schools

1,246

Students

Districts

Top rankedSidney Middle School49^th of 133 Nebraska middle schools

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Biggest riser

Sidney High School up 27 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Leyton Elementary/Junior High School 8.5 students per teacher

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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 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	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
Leyton High School	Public	9-12	504 Main St	Dalton	69131	Cheyenne County	Leyton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 377-2301	53	7	7.1	28.3%	46 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$43,432	$130	$34,993
Leyton Elementary/Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	521 Rose St	Gurley	69141	Cheyenne County	Leyton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 884-2247	125	15	8.5	53.6%	105 (84.0%)	4 (3.2%)	15 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)							65.4							68.0						$27,279	$593	$24,405
Potter-Dix Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	303 Walnut	Potter	69156	Cheyenne County	Potter-Dix Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 879-4434	88	9	9.7	42.0%	84 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																				$31,570	$584	$25,033
West Elementary School	Public	4-6	2350 Osage St	Sidney	69162	Cheyenne County	Sidney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 254-5855	238	18	13.3	49.2%	206 (86.6%)	4 (1.7%)	22 (9.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)		64.3	62.0	65.9			64.1		67.1	68.4	74.1			70.1						$15,270	$525	$12,943
Central Elementary School	Public	PK-K	1110 16th St	Sidney	69162	Cheyenne County	Sidney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 254-5855	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																				$28,875	$5,407	$19,956
Sidney High School	Public	9-12	1100 19th Ave	Sidney	69162	Cheyenne County	Sidney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 254-5855	329	24	13.5	37.1%	276 (83.9%)	4 (1.2%)	32 (9.7%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	33.7	108^th of 146 public high schools	26.0%		23	135^th of 168 public high schools	19.6%	27																	39.0	46.8	48.1	$17,417	$15	$14,216
Sidney Middle School	Public	7-8	1122 19th Ave	Sidney	69162	Cheyenne County	Sidney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 254-5855	152	12	12.5	41.4%	124 (81.6%)	4 (2.6%)	19 (12.5%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68.9	49^th of 133 public middle schools	63.2%		80	27^th of 200 public middle schools	86.5%	22					62.1	69.1	66.0					71.2	81.0	76.7	89.3	89.3				$19,931	$10	$15,062
South Ward Elementary School	Public	1-3	2000 12th Ave	Sidney	69162	Cheyenne County	Sidney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 254-5855	261	19	13.9	50.6%	236 (90.4%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)								(n/a)	58.8						58.8	62.5						62.5						$14,459	$959	$12,565

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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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