High Schools in Freeman Public Schools

Summary:

Freeman Public Schools is a small school district in Nebraska that operates a single high school, Freeman High School. The school's performance has been inconsistent in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 77th out of 168 schools in 2023-2024 and 182nd out of 215 schools in 2022-2023. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 3 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024 to 1 star out of 5 in 2022-2023 and 2024-2025.

While Freeman High School's proficiency rates in 11th-grade ACT/English Language Arts (47.5%), ACT/Mathematics (30%), and ACT/Science (45%) were all below the state average, the school's 7th-grade NSCAS/English Language Arts proficiency rate was significantly higher at 75.61%. This suggests that the school may be doing a better job of supporting student learning in the earlier grades. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% is relatively high, which could be a contributing factor to its academic performance challenges.

Despite the school's resource allocation, with a relatively high per-student spending of $17,710 and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.3, these investments do not seem to be translating into consistently strong academic outcomes at the high school level. Addressing attendance issues and identifying the root causes of the school's performance fluctuations may be important areas of focus for the Freeman Public Schools district.

District Detail

415 Eighth St
Adams, NE 68301-0259

(402) 988-2525

SchoolDigger Rank:
91^st of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 500

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (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 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
Freeman High School	Public	7-12	415 Eighth St	Adams	68301	Gage County	Freeman Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 988-2525	220	18	12.4	13.2%	212 (96.4%)	5 (2.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.1	114^th of 146 public high schools	21.9%		56.4	77^th of 168 public high schools	54.2%	37	75.6	81.8	47.5	30.0	45.0	$17,710	$141	$15,850

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sterling Public Schools	7.18 mi	2
Norris School District 160	9.62 mi	4	29^th
Palmyra District O R 1	15.54 mi	3	7^th
Lewiston Consolidated Schools	15.75 mi	2
Beatrice Public Schools	16.67 mi	4

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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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