High Schools in West Holt Public Schools

Summary:

West Holt Public Schools is a small school district in Nebraska that serves the community of West Holt, with West Holt High School being the sole high school in the district. This high-performing school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in the state, with a statewide ranking of 39 out of 146 schools for the 2024-2025 school year and 38 out of 168 schools for the 2023-2024 school year.

West Holt High School's academic excellence is evident in its students' strong performance on standardized tests, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ACT/Mathematics, ACT/Science, and NSCAS/English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% for the 2024-2025 school year is also notably higher than the state average, indicating that the school is effectively supporting its students to achieve academic success.

Despite serving a diverse student population, with 41.87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, West Holt High School maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 10:1, suggesting a personalized learning environment that may contribute to the school's strong academic performance. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% for the 2024-2025 school year is higher than the state's average, which could be an area for improvement.

District Detail

1000 N Main
Atkinson, NE 68713-0457

(402) 925-2890

SchoolDigger Rank:
13^th of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 428

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 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 All Grades	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Holt High School	Public	7-12	1000 N Main	Atkinson	68713	Holt County	West Holt Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 925-2890	208	21	9.9	33.2%	186 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	74.3	39^th of 146 public high schools	73.3%		75	38^th of 168 public high schools	77.4%	1	66.7	67.7	58.8	$21,525	$194	$18,626

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stuart Public Schools	9.11 mi	2
O'Neill Public Schools	17.57 mi	3	80^th
Chambers Public Schools	26.06 mi	2
Boyd County Schools	26.47 mi	4
Rock County Public Schools	28.34 mi	2

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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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