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Stanton High School

Public Grades 7-12

Summary

Stanton High School is a public high school located in Stanton, Nebraska, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 176 students. The school is part of the Stanton Community Schools district, which is ranked 154 out of 182 districts in Nebraska and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stanton High School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests like the ACT and NSCAS. For example, in 2023-2024, only 35.48% of 11th graders were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 45.48%. The school has also had mixed graduation rates in recent years, ranging from 87.0% to 96.7% for the 4-year graduation rate. Additionally, Stanton High School has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.0% to 21.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Battle Creek High School, Howells Senior High School, and Clarkson Junior-Senior High School, Stanton High School generally underperforms on academic metrics like test scores and graduation rates. These nearby schools tend to have higher proficiency rates, better graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism.

182

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,731

Per pupil spending ?

34.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1007 Kingwood St
Stanton, NE 68779-0749

(402) 439-2250

District: Stanton Community Schools

Feeder schools for Stanton High School:

Elementary:

Stanton Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.9%

Hispanic:

4.9%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2024

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (70% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Nebraska average (88%)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg72%

Nebraska avg59%

Not ranked this year

Stanton High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

20^th of 118Stanton Community Schools among Nebraska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	46.9	123 of 200	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	109 of 238	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.0	165 of 249	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.8	207 of 223	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	169 of 247	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.9	209 of 225	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	189 of 236	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.4	216 of 255	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	216 of 256	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.1	206 of 252	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.8	203 of 248	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.5	184 of 255	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	216 of 246	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.2	172 of 254	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.1	205 of 243	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	203 of 245	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	56.2	116 of 227	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	74.8	40 of 226	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	56.1	68 of 150	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.6	99 of 156	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	124 of 147	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	107 of 141	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.6	103 of 217	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	158 of 234	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.1	201 of 204	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	170 of 222	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	193 of 203	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	147 of 168	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	178 of 215	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	197 of 209	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	132 of 217	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	136 of 219	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.9	151 of 219	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	63.1	94 of 246	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.4	164 of 242	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.1	177 of 247	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.3	197 of 247	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.2	164 of 245	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.8	134 of 252	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.0	111 of 249	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	27.2	221 of 251	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.4	166 of 252	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.0	208 of 247	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.8	213 of 249	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2021	21.2	110 of 138	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	95 of 142	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	80 of 144	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2018	52.3	29 of 79	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	47.4	77 of 140	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	98 of 138	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	10.7	115 of 125	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	198 of 206	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	194 of 200	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	149 of 207	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	135 of 205	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Female (2022)55th percentile+21 vs school

White (2024)24th percentile-14 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)63rd percentile+25 vs school

Male (2019)45th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2021)20th percentile+15 vs school

White (2024)8th percentile-4 vs school

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)			NSCAS Mathematics (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (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 (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 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 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
Stanton High School	Public	7-12	1007 Kingwood St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 439-2250	182	18	10.3	34.1%	160 (87.9%)	3 (1.6%)	9 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)								(n/a)		69.4	70.3						$27,731	$00	$22,599
Norfolk Senior High School	Public	9-12	801 Riverside Blvd	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2529	1,359	86	15.8	45.2%	830 (61.1%)	22 (1.6%)	403 (29.7%)	7 (0.5%)	26 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (5.2%)	27.8	113^th of 146 public high schools	22.6%		25	128^th of 168 public high schools	23.8%	15						45.9	39.6	39.9	$15,088	$170	$12,810
Alternatives For Success School	Public	9-12	601 W Cedar Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 379-7565	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northeast NE Juvenile Services	Public	6-12	1313 1/2 N Main Street	Madison	68748	Madison County	Northeast NE Juvenile Services	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 454-3955	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Madison High School	Public	9-12	700 S Kent	Madison	68748	Madison County	Madison Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 454-3336	162	16	10.0	54.3%	33 (20.4%)	1 (0.6%)	116 (71.6%)	9 (5.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$26,435	$617	$22,109
Wisner-Pilger High School	Public	7-12	801 18th St	Wisner	68791	Cuming County	Wisner-Pilger Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 529-3249	190	21	9.2	43.2%	155 (81.6%)	2 (1.1%)	27 (14.2%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	74.9	36^th of 146 public high schools	75.3%		11.5	153^rd of 168 public high schools	8.9%	117	64.5		60.7	71.0	60.7	56.0	56.0	76.0	$24,398	$91	$19,245
Winside High School	Public	7-12	203 Crawford Ave	Winside	68790	Wayne County	Winside Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 286-4465	110	15	7.5	32.7%	100 (90.9%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)								(n/a)			44.4						$29,951	$54	$23,050
Clarkson Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	649 Cherry St	Clarkson	68629	Colfax County	Clarkson Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 892-3454	106	14	7.4	34.0%	98 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)			74.1					45.5	$28,276	$201	$21,992
Leigh High School	Public	7-12	222 W 4th St	Leigh	68643	Colfax County	Leigh Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 487-2228	95	12	8.1	18.9%	87 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)			74.2						$28,771	$93	$25,064
Howells Senior High School	Public	7-12	417 Center Street	Howells	68641	Colfax County	Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 986-1621	138	15	9.0	29.0%	123 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)	60.0		77.6				69.6		$24,136	$124	$20,107

Frequently Asked Questions about Stanton High School

What is the racial makeup of Stanton High School?

Students at Stanton High School are 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Stanton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 182 students attended Stanton High School.

What district is Stanton High School in?

Stanton Community Schools

What schools feed into Stanton High School?

Stanton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Stanton Elementary School

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2024–25 ACT test scoresNov 29, 2025

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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