Pierce Public Schools

The Pierce Public Schools district in Nebraska is home to two high-performing schools: Pierce Junior/Senior High School and Pierce Elementary School. The high school consistently ranks among the top in the state, with a statewide ranking of 25 out of 215 schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the past two school years.

Both schools demonstrate strong academic achievement, with the high school outperforming the state averages in all ACT and NSCAS test subjects, particularly in mathematics. The elementary school also performs well, with higher proficiency rates than the state in English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-6. The schools have relatively low free and reduced lunch rates, with the high school spending $16,838 per student and the elementary school spending $14,057 per student. The student-teacher ratios are also efficient, at 13.8 and 14.5, respectively.

While the schools have a predominantly white student population, the high school has a slightly more diverse student body, with 2.31% Hispanic and 1.45% Native American students. The district could consider ways to further increase racial diversity and representation within the student population. Additionally, there may be opportunities to improve test scores in areas where they are closer to the state average, such as 11th-grade ACT English Language Arts and Science.