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Burwell Junior-Senior High School

Public Grades 7-12
Summary

Burwell Junior-Senior High School is a public high school located in Burwell, Nebraska, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 133 students. The school is part of the Burwell Public Schools district, which is ranked 39 out of 182 districts in Nebraska and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Burwell Junior-Senior High School has consistently performed well on standardized tests, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science for 11th-grade students. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 73.68% of Burwell's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in ACT English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 45.48%. The school has also maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.0% to 96.1% in recent years, which are above the state average. Additionally, Burwell Junior-Senior High School has demonstrated strong performance among specific student subgroups, such as female students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking highly compared to other Nebraska high schools.

While Burwell Junior-Senior High School has many strengths, the school's ranking has fluctuated significantly over the years, ranging from 9th out of 219 Nebraska high schools in 2017-2018 to 203rd out of 215 in 2022-2023. This volatility in ranking suggests that the school's performance may be influenced by factors beyond just academic achievement. Additionally, Burwell Junior-Senior High School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.4% to 21.5% in recent years, which is a concern and may impact the school's overall performance. Compared to the nearby schools, such as Ord Junior-Senior High School and Sargent High School, Burwell Junior-Senior High School generally outperforms them in academic achievement, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance.

115
Students ?
7.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$28,957
Per pupil spending ?
28.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 190 I St
       Burwell, NE  68823-0670

(308) 346-4150

District: Burwell Public Schools


Feeder schools for Burwell Junior-Senior High School:

Elementary:    Burwell Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
99.1%
African American:
0.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2014 → 80th in 2024
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (71% vs 56% meeting standards)
✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Nebraska average (88%)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school71%
District avg65%
Nebraska avg56%
Not ranked this year
Burwell Junior-Senior High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202361.694 of 23860.5%★★★☆☆
202233.7186 of 24925.3%★☆☆☆☆
202146.1124 of 22344.4%★★☆☆☆
201937.4166 of 24732.8%★★☆☆☆
201842.4135 of 22540.0%★★☆☆☆
201758.093 of 23660.6%★★★☆☆
201645.1155 of 25539.2%★★☆☆☆
201566.077 of 25669.9%★★★★☆
201464.675 of 25270.2%★★★★☆
201359.195 of 24861.7%★★★☆☆
201273.244 of 25582.7%★★★★☆
201176.036 of 24685.4%★★★★☆
201046.2169 of 25433.5%★★☆☆☆
200941.5184 of 24324.3%★☆☆☆☆
200865.067 of 24572.7%★★★★☆
200743.1160 of 22729.5%★★☆☆☆
200672.250 of 22677.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
201937.0108 of 15630.8%★★☆☆☆
201842.589 of 14739.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
201982.510 of 12391.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
201958.063 of 15358.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202352.1106 of 21751.2%★★★☆☆
202225.0193 of 23417.5%★☆☆☆☆
202139.4133 of 20434.8%★★☆☆☆
201929.3173 of 22222.1%★☆☆☆☆
201832.7154 of 20324.1%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202477.334 of 16879.8%★★★★☆
20238.2203 of 2155.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202256.484 of 20258.4%★★★☆☆
202144.8115 of 20945.0%★★☆☆☆
201951.0106 of 21751.2%★★★☆☆
201890.89 of 21995.9%★★★★★
201756.299 of 21954.8%★★★☆☆
201643.3152 of 24638.2%★★☆☆☆
201555.5108 of 24255.4%★★★☆☆
201468.382 of 24766.8%★★★☆☆
201353.5113 of 24754.3%★★★☆☆
201248.4144 of 24541.2%★★☆☆☆
201153.1127 of 25249.6%★★★☆☆
201071.643 of 24982.7%★★★★☆
200958.6113 of 25155.0%★★★☆☆
200869.658 of 25277.0%★★★★☆
200752.9130 of 24747.4%★★☆☆☆
200668.964 of 24974.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202261.148 of 13263.6%★★★☆☆
201972.835 of 14275.4%★★★★☆
201894.17 of 14495.1%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
201898.82 of 7997.5%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
201887.615 of 13889.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202473.130 of 12576.0%★★★★☆
20234.7203 of 2061.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202251.694 of 19652.0%★★★☆☆
202140.3120 of 20040.0%★★☆☆☆
201943.1119 of 20742.5%★★☆☆☆
201884.920 of 20590.2%★★★★★
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)
Middle school
Low Socio Economic Status (2019)92nd percentile+59 vs school
Male (2019)59th percentile+26 vs school
White (2023)51st percentile-9 vs school
Female (2019)31st percentile~ school
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2018)97th percentile~ school
Male (2018)89th percentile-7 vs school
White (2024)76th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2022)64th percentile+5 vs school

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In the 2024-25 school year, 115 students attended Burwell Junior-Senior High School.

Students at Burwell Junior-Senior High School are 99% White.

Burwell Junior-Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Burwell Elementary School


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