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Elm Creek High School

Public Grades 7-12

Summary

Elm Creek High School is a public high school located in Elm Creek, Nebraska, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 155 students. The school is part of the Elm Creek Public Schools district, which is ranked 58 out of 115 districts in Nebraska and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elm Creek High School has had a fluctuating statewide ranking over the past several years, ranging from 85th to 205th out of Nebraska high schools. Its performance is particularly strong for female students, ranking 26th out of 136 Nebraska high schools in the 2022-2023 school year. However, its performance for white students is more average, ranking 127th out of 206 high schools. The school has seen a range of chronic absenteeism rates, from a low of 9.4% to a high of 21.1% in recent years, which is higher than the state average. Elm Creek High School generally outperforms the state average on NSCAS and ACT assessments, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics, but its science scores are more average compared to the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Elm Creek High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than Holdrege High School, Bertrand High School, and Loomis Secondary School. However, it lags behind the higher-performing Amherst High School, which is ranked 11th out of 146 Nebraska high schools. With a relatively small size of 155 students, Elm Creek High School may provide more personalized attention and support for its students.

149

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,237

Per pupil spending ?

24.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 East Calkins Avenue
Elm Creek, NE 68836-0490

(308) 856-4300

District: Elm Creek Public Schools

Feeder schools for Elm Creek High School:

Elementary:

Elm Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.6%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 42nd in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (74% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Nebraska average (88%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg67%

Nebraska avg58%

42^nd of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 118Elm Creek 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	42 of 133	68.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	45 of 200	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	48.1	136 of 238	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	133 of 249	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	141 of 223	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	194 of 247	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	181 of 225	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	205 of 236	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	234 of 255	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	41.5	168 of 256	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	67.0	67 of 252	73.4%	★★★★☆
2013	60.9	90 of 248	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.5	103 of 255	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.8	92 of 246	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	46.6	167 of 254	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.8	197 of 243	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	62.0	90 of 245	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.0	57 of 227	74.9%	★★★★☆
2006	71.8	51 of 226	77.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	64.6	53 of 150	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	35.0	111 of 156	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	36.3	148 of 217	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	149 of 234	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	129 of 204	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	181 of 222	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	184 of 203	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	41.8	125 of 215	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	174 of 202	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.8	85 of 209	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	118 of 217	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	139 of 219	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.1	157 of 219	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.5	205 of 246	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.5	186 of 242	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.4	130 of 247	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.6	144 of 247	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.2	150 of 245	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.2	105 of 252	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.0	165 of 249	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.0	126 of 251	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.7	168 of 252	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.8	133 of 247	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.4	164 of 249	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	79.5	26 of 136	80.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	38.9	127 of 206	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.6	172 of 196	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.0	82 of 200	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	122 of 207	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	159 of 205	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+18 vs school

White (2023)32nd percentile-11 vs school

Male (2023)29th percentile-14 vs school

High school

Female (2023)81st percentile+39 vs school

White (2023)38th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts74%+15 vs state

Mathematics74%+16 vs state

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Schools Near Elm Creek High 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 (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	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
Elm Creek High School	Public	7-12	230 East Calkins Avenue	Elm Creek	68836	Buffalo County	Elm Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 856-4300	149	14	10.8	24.2%	141 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)	66.7	78.1	73.6	66.7	78.1	73.6				$20,237	$1,904	$15,889
Overton High School	Public	7-12	401 7th St	Overton	68863	Dawson County	Overton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 987-2424	118	15	8.0	42.4%	100 (84.7%)	2 (1.7%)	16 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$25,115	$1,317	$19,306
Amherst High School	Public	7-12	100 N Sycamore	Amherst	68812	Buffalo County	Amherst Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 826-3131	157	16	9.8	17.2%	148 (94.3%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	89.5	11^th of 146 public high schools	92.5%		52.8	86^th of 168 public high schools	48.8%	75	71.0	57.1	64.4		82.1	84.8		69.2	73.1	$15,210	$864	$12,206
West Kearney High School	Public	8-12	2802 30th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	West Kearney High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 338-2011	65	18	3.6	95.4%	16 (24.6%)	31 (47.7%)	12 (18.5%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Kearney High School	Public	9-12	2702 West 11th Street	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8060	1,663	91	18.1	28.9%	1,305 (78.5%)	39 (2.3%)	269 (16.2%)	16 (1.0%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	20 (1.2%)	58	66^th of 146 public high schools	54.8%		52.8	85^th of 168 public high schools	49.4%	19							51.3	57.4	54.9	$13,917	$441	$11,143
Hanny Arram Center	Public	6-12	3907 6th Avenue	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-6900	2	6	.3		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Junior-Senior High At Sumner	Public	7-12	205 E 5th Ave	Sumner	68878	Dawson County	Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 752-2925	104	11	9.7	54.8%	83 (79.8%)	1 (1.0%)	20 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$22,381	$1,062	$18,062
Loomis Secondary School	Public	7-12	101 Bryan St	Loomis	68958	Phelps County	Loomis Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 876-2111	119	12	9.8	28.6%	104 (87.4%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)								(n/a)			75.0			80.0				$20,406	$513	$17,504
Holdrege High School	Public	9-12	600 12th Ave	Holdrege	68949	Phelps County	Holdrege Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 995-6558	337	29	11.6	33.8%	280 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	69.3	48^th of 146 public high schools	67.1%		49.6	92^nd of 168 public high schools	45.2%	44							56.8	51.4	70.3	$20,048	$118	$16,447
Bertrand High School	Public	7-12	503 School St	Bertrand	68927	Phelps County	Bertrand Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 472-3427	115	11	10.3	53.0%	99 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			73.0							$24,219	$499	$20,255

Frequently Asked Questions about Elm Creek High School

What is the racial makeup of Elm Creek High School?

Students at Elm Creek High School are 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Elm Creek High School?

Elm Creek High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elm Creek Elementary School

What district is Elm Creek High School in?

Elm Creek Public Schools

How many students attend Elm Creek High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 149 students attended Elm Creek High School.

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