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High School At Tekamah

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High School At Tekamah ranks 97 th of 146 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 34% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

High School At Tekamah is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Tekamah, Nebraska, part of the Tekamah-Herman Community Schools district. With 224 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 8.9, the school faces several challenges, including underperformance on academic measures and high chronic absenteeism rates.

Academically, High School At Tekamah has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests like the ACT and NSCAS. In 2024-2025, only 48.72% of 11th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 42.74%. The school's performance in math and science is also below the state average. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from 87.9% to 100%, indicating room for improvement. High School At Tekamah also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 9.7% to 21.1% in recent years, higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby high schools like Blair High School, Northeast Secondary School, Logan View Junior/Senior High School, and Oakland Craig Junior-Senior High, High School At Tekamah generally performs worse on academic metrics. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students and low-socioeconomic status students tending to perform better than their male and higher-income peers, respectively.

248

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,872

Per pupil spending ?

33.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

112 N 13th St
Tekamah, NE 68061-1044

(402) 374-2156

District: Tekamah-Herman Community Schools

Feeder schools for High School At Tekamah:

Elementary:

Elementary School At Tekamah

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.8%

Hispanic:

2.0%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Nebraska average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Nebraska avg58%

Middle school

78^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

97^th of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 62 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

97^th of 118Tekamah-Herman 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
2025	50.2	78 of 133	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.3	38 of 200	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	81 of 238	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	139 of 249	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	166 of 223	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	226 of 247	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	182 of 225	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	56.2	101 of 236	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.9	146 of 255	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.0	137 of 256	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.3	177 of 252	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.4	182 of 248	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	55.9	116 of 255	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.0	146 of 246	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.7	202 of 254	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	65.7	70 of 243	71.2%	★★★★☆
2008	47.3	174 of 245	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	59.3	101 of 227	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.9	132 of 226	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	68.4	47 of 146	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	117 of 150	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	119 of 137	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	121 of 156	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	116 of 147	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	61.7	55 of 144	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	62 of 123	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	58.6	68 of 156	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	112 of 160	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	84 of 144	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.8	136 of 153	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	95 of 141	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	70.7	36 of 141	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	78 of 217	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.3	156 of 234	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	172 of 204	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	214 of 222	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	182 of 203	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	97 of 146	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	126 of 168	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	193 of 215	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	191 of 202	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	180 of 209	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	167 of 217	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	155 of 219	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	176 of 219	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.5	156 of 246	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	86.2	11 of 242	95.5%	★★★★★
2014	46.7	143 of 247	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.4	126 of 247	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	75.1	36 of 245	85.3%	★★★★☆
2011	40.0	171 of 252	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.0	173 of 249	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.7	142 of 251	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.7	173 of 252	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	20.2	238 of 247	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	34.5	199 of 249	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	109 of 136	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	128 of 138	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	69 of 142	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	99 of 144	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	44.5	44 of 89	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.3	53 of 74	28.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	34 of 83	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2021	49.2	62 of 130	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.1	130 of 140	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	96 of 138	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	88 of 113	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	99 of 125	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	192 of 206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	189 of 196	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	181 of 200	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	189 of 207	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	168 of 205	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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

White (2024)74th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2023)68th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)62nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2023)56th percentile-10 vs school

High school

Male (2021)52nd percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)51st percentile+40 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-11 vs school

Female (2023)20th percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+6 vs state

Mathematics64%+5 vs state

Science54%+6 vs state

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Schools Near High School At Tekamah

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)			NSCAS Mathematics (2025)			NSCAS Science (2025)		ACT 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 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science 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
High School At Tekamah	Public	7-12	112 N 13th St	Tekamah	68061	Burt County	Tekamah-Herman Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 374-2156	248	25	10.0	33.9%	235 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	41.8	97^th of 146 public high schools	33.6%		27.4	126^th of 168 public high schools	25.0%	29	63.8	65.8	64.7	59.6		63.5	79.0	79.0	48.7	41.0	53.9	$26,872	$789	$21,658
Oakland Craig Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	309 N Davis	Oakland	68045	Burt County	Oakland Craig Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 685-5661	185	19	9.8	31.9%	154 (83.2%)	4 (2.2%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.1%)	51.8	79^th of 146 public high schools	45.9%		64.8	67^th of 168 public high schools	60.1%	12	70.0	73.3	71.7		83.3	85.0			58.1		48.4	$20,714	$123	$18,019
Blair High School	Public	9-12	440 N 10th St	Blair	68008	Washington County	Blair Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 426-4941	681	48	14.0	21.7%	594 (87.2%)	5 (0.7%)	51 (7.5%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.4%)	56.5	71^st of 146 public high schools	51.4%		49.4	93^rd of 168 public high schools	44.6%	22									45.5	55.1	60.5	$15,102	$63	$12,314
Northeast Secondary School	Public	7-12	400 S 5th St	Lyons	68038	Burt County	Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 687-2349	130	12	10.8	46.2%	108 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)	2 (1.5%)	4 (3.1%)	40.7	102^nd of 146 public high schools	30.1%					(n/a)		80.8	81.6			73.7			56.0		40.0	$25,353	$1,739	$19,556
Logan View Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2163 County Road G	Hooper	68031	Dodge County	Logan View Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 654-3317	262	24	10.8	28.2%	241 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	21.5	120^th of 146 public high schools	17.8%		40.4	108^th of 168 public high schools	35.7%	12	56.1	78.3	67.8						42.1	31.6	42.1	$19,282	$660	$14,818

Frequently Asked Questions about High School At Tekamah

What is the racial makeup of High School At Tekamah?

Students at High School At Tekamah are 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is High School At Tekamah a good school?

High School At Tekamah ranks 97^th of 146 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is High School At Tekamah in?

Tekamah-Herman Community Schools

What schools feed into High School At Tekamah?

High School At Tekamah is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elementary School At Tekamah

How many students attend High School At Tekamah?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended High School At Tekamah.

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