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Bellevue East Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12
131st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 146 Nebraska High Schools
Better than 10% of Nebraska high schools
Summary

Bellevue East Senior High School is a public high school in Bellevue, Nebraska, serving 1,385 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Bellevue Public Schools district, which is ranked 98 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bellevue East Senior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska high schools, ranging from 131st to 196th out of 146-246 schools over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Nebraska high schools. While the school performs relatively better for its African American and Hispanic student populations, its performance for female, male, and white student populations is significantly lower, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Nebraska high schools. The school's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 87.9% to 90.7%, slightly below the state average, and it has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 38.4%, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Bellevue East Senior High School performs significantly worse than its in-district counterpart, Bellevue West Senior High School, across various metrics such as statewide ranking, test scores, and graduation rates. The school also lags behind the nearby Papillion La Vista Senior High, which is ranked higher and has stronger academic performance. Compared to the Omaha-area high schools, such as Central High, Bryan High, and South High, Bellevue East Senior High School performs better, but still struggles to meet the state averages.

1,420
Students ?
14.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,643
Per pupil spending ?
38%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1401 High School Dr
       Bellevue, NE  68005-3274

(402) 293-4150

District: Bellevue Public Schools


Feeder schools for Bellevue East Senior High School:

Elementary:    Belleaire Elementary School
    Bertha Barber Elementary School
    Betz Elementary School
    Central Elementary School
    More...
Middle:    Bellevue Mission Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
58.8%
Hispanic:
20.7%
African American:
9.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Nebraska average (31% vs 44% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 19% Nebraska)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school31%
District avg37%
Nebraska avg44%
131st of 146
Nebraska public high schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 9 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2High Schools in the Bellevue Public Schools
94th of 118Bellevue Public 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
20259.4131 of 14610.3%★☆☆☆☆
202414.3149 of 16811.3%★☆☆☆☆
202316.0189 of 21512.1%★☆☆☆☆
202232.6138 of 20231.7%★★☆☆☆
202130.1147 of 20929.7%★★☆☆☆
201921.4172 of 21720.7%★☆☆☆☆
201819.3186 of 21915.1%★☆☆☆☆
201728.0158 of 21927.9%★☆☆☆☆
201631.5188 of 24623.6%★☆☆☆☆
201529.7196 of 24219.0%★☆☆☆☆
201420.9214 of 24713.4%★☆☆☆☆
201338.7176 of 24728.7%★☆☆☆☆
201243.8166 of 24532.2%★★☆☆☆
201141.3167 of 25233.7%★★☆☆☆
201054.2127 of 24949.0%★★☆☆☆
200919.5241 of 2514.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200839.4194 of 25223.0%★☆☆☆☆
200740.1185 of 24725.1%★☆☆☆☆
200650.0149 of 24940.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202273.54 of 1266.7%★★★★☆
202148.24 of 1060.0%★★★☆☆
201963.46 of 1457.1%★★★★☆
201889.61 of 1392.3%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202521.252 of 6621.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.476 of 9318.3%★☆☆☆☆
202314.8119 of 13612.5%★☆☆☆☆
202232.990 of 13231.8%★★☆☆☆
202126.3104 of 13824.6%★☆☆☆☆
201917.3121 of 14214.8%★☆☆☆☆
201820.6119 of 14417.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202353.815 of 4163.4%★★★☆☆
202254.117 of 4158.5%★★★☆☆
202133.820 of 3847.4%★★★☆☆
201920.137 of 4314.0%★☆☆☆☆
201828.329 of 4129.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202518.734 of 4117.1%★☆☆☆☆
202435.340 of 6235.5%★★☆☆☆
202325.267 of 8924.7%★☆☆☆☆
202243.736 of 7451.4%★★★☆☆
202129.263 of 8324.1%★☆☆☆☆
201918.972 of 8212.2%★☆☆☆☆
201833.550 of 7936.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202512.856 of 6615.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.973 of 9321.5%★☆☆☆☆
202319.5110 of 13518.5%★☆☆☆☆
202230.593 of 13531.1%★★☆☆☆
202131.587 of 13033.1%★★☆☆☆
201927.8102 of 14027.1%★☆☆☆☆
201821.3112 of 13818.8%★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202413.93 of 30.0%★★★★☆
20228.34 of 40.0%★★★☆☆
20216.54 of 40.0%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202515.86 of 714.3%★★☆☆☆
202251.16 of 1662.5%★★★★☆
201958.66 of 1560.0%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
20258.4106 of 1136.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.6103 of 12517.6%★☆☆☆☆
202314.2183 of 20611.2%★☆☆☆☆
202234.0133 of 19632.1%★★☆☆☆
202132.9140 of 20030.0%★★☆☆☆
201921.9171 of 20717.4%★☆☆☆☆
201818.3180 of 20512.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2022)67th percentile+35 vs school
Hispanic (2023)63rd percentile+51 vs school
Female (2025)21st percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)15th percentile+5 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)6th percentile-4 vs school
Military Connected (2024)<1st percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?
Science35%-13 vs state
Mathematics29%-12 vs state
English Language Arts28%-14 vs state

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Students at Bellevue East Senior High School are 59% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% African American, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,420 students attended Bellevue East Senior High School.

Bellevue East Senior High School ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Nebraska high schools.


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