Red Cloud Community Schools

Summary:

The Red Cloud Community Schools district in Nebraska consists of two schools: Red Cloud Elementary School and Red Cloud High School. While the elementary school has shown strong performance in 3rd grade English Language Arts, with 75% of students proficient or better, its 6th grade ELA scores lag behind the state average. In contrast, the high school boasts an impressive 88.1% four-year graduation rate, a positive indicator of student success.

However, both schools face challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates of 21.1%, which may impact student learning and achievement. Additionally, the elementary school's statewide ranking has dropped from 212 out of 459 Nebraska elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 269 out of 428 in 2023-2024, with a decrease in star rating from 3 to 2, suggesting a potential decline in the school's performance relative to other Nebraska elementary schools.

The district also exhibits disparities in test scores, with the high school's science scores on the ACT significantly lower than the state average (15% vs. 25.25% proficient). The higher spending per student at the high school compared to the elementary school may indicate a need to re-evaluate resource allocation to ensure equitable distribution and address the performance gaps observed across the district.

District Detail

334 N Cherry
Red Cloud, NE 68970-2246

(402) 746-3413

This district is not ranked due to insufficient test score data.

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 298

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NSCAS English Language Arts (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Red Cloud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	334 N Cherry	Red Cloud	68970	Webster County	Red Cloud Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 746-3413	187	16	11.3	49.2%	148 (79.1%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.3%)								(n/a)	67.5		$20,724	$1,286	$16,802
Red Cloud High School	Public	7-12	121 W 7th Ave	Red Cloud	68970	Webster County	Red Cloud Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 746-2818	111	11	10.2	41.4%	90 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.4%)								(n/a)		60.0	$24,498	$520	$19,409

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools
Silver Lake Public Schools	16.83 mi	2
Blue Hill Community Schools	16.98 mi	2
Franklin Public Schools	22.92 mi	3
Superior Public Schools	24.07 mi	3
Lawrence - Nelson Public Schools	25.03 mi	3

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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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