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Sargent Public Schools

At a glance

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

Elementary 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

400 N 5th St
Sargent, NE 68874-0366·(308) 527-4119·All Nebraska district rankings →

Statewide performance 2015–2023

2023: better than 12.3% of districts

Schools

146

Students

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Summary:

The Sargent Public Schools district in Nebraska consists of two schools: Sargent High School and Sargent Elementary School. While the elementary school has maintained a relatively stable statewide ranking and rating, the high school has seen a significant decline in its performance over the past few years.

Sargent High School has dropped from the 73rd to the 159th position out of 215 Nebraska high schools, accompanied by a drop in its SchoolDigger star rating from 3 to 1 star. In contrast, Sargent Elementary School has maintained a 3-star rating and a ranking of 136th out of 442 Nebraska elementary schools. The elementary school also has a more diverse student population, with a higher percentage of non-white students compared to the high school.

Additionally, Sargent Elementary School spends significantly more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio than Sargent High School. This suggests a greater emphasis on individualized attention and resource allocation at the elementary level. The higher free and reduced lunch rates at the elementary school may also indicate socioeconomic challenges faced by the community, which could have implications for the school's resource needs and support services.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NSCAS English Language Arts (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sargent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N 5th St	Sargent	68874	Custer County	Sargent Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 527-4119	80	11	7.2	62.5%	62 (77.5%)	5 (6.3%)	9 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.0%)								(n/a)	55.0	$38,803	$897	$27,910
Sargent High School	Public	7-12	400 N 5th St	Sargent	68874	Custer County	Sargent Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 527-4119	66	10	6.6	43.9%	61 (92.4%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)								(n/a)		$40,086	$897	$28,995

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Loup County Public Schools	8.55 mi	2
Burwell Public Schools	15.75 mi	3
Arcadia Public Schools	19.73 mi	2
Broken Bow Public Schools	21.31 mi	5	49^th
Ord Public Schools	22.98 mi	2	90^th

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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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