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Gibbon High School

Public Grades 7-12

Summary

Gibbon High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Gibbon, Nebraska, with a total enrollment of 236 students. The school is part of the Gibbon Public Schools district, which is ranked 178 out of 182 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Gibbon High School's performance lags behind the state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ACT English Language Arts (33.33%), ACT Mathematics (29.17%), and ACT Science (31.25%) were all well below the Nebraska state averages of 45.48%, 42.11%, and 48.8%, respectively. The school's graduation rates, while generally higher than the state average, have fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 87% to 96.8%. Additionally, Gibbon High School has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.1% to 30%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Minden High School and Kearney High School both outperform Gibbon High School in academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in ACT English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Gibbon High School's per-student spending has increased over the years, but this increased funding has not yet translated into significant improvements in academic performance or other key metrics.

251

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,319

Per pupil spending ?

48.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1030 Court Street
Gibbon, NE 68840-0790

(308) 468-5721

District: Gibbon Public Schools

Feeder schools for Gibbon High School:

Elementary:

Gibbon Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.8%

Hispanic:

46.2%

African American:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2024

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Nebraska average (88%)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% Nebraska)

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg64%

Nebraska avg62%

Not ranked this year

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

92^nd of 118Gibbon 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
2024	12.9	184 of 200	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	168 of 238	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	216 of 249	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	209 of 223	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	178 of 247	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	179 of 225	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	216 of 236	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	242 of 255	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	241 of 256	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	236 of 252	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.9	230 of 248	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	228 of 255	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.1	218 of 246	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.3	192 of 254	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.2	214 of 243	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.9	184 of 245	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.2	180 of 227	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.6	181 of 226	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	42.8	91 of 146	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	110 of 137	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	107 of 156	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	106 of 147	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	74.6	17 of 67	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	25 of 61	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	32 of 62	48.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	56.6	67 of 144	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	73 of 118	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	87 of 115	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	74 of 123	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	81 of 120	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	33.3	115 of 156	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	124 of 160	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	117 of 153	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	118 of 141	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	15.5	126 of 141	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	169 of 217	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.2	93 of 222	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	76 of 203	62.6%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	157 of 168	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	188 of 215	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	168 of 202	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	141 of 209	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.4	205 of 217	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	203 of 219	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	225 of 246	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	216 of 242	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.6	192 of 247	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	52.3	123 of 247	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.2	109 of 245	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	24.3	213 of 252	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.9	167 of 249	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.0	187 of 251	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	55.1	133 of 252	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.2	111 of 247	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.1	87 of 249	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	18.1	115 of 136	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	123 of 132	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	44.6	80 of 138	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.5	126 of 142	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	61.0	12 of 41	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	16 of 41	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	31.4	52 of 74	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	38 of 83	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	30.2	94 of 135	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	103 of 130	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	135 of 140	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2021	62.3	69 of 200	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	9.1	195 of 207	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2023)75th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)53rd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2023)38th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2023)26th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)11th percentile+3 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2023)71st percentile+58 vs school

White (2021)66th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2022)30th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)30th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2023)15th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science78%~ state avg

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)		NSCAS Science (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 (2025)	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 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 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
Gibbon High School	Public	7-12	1030 Court Street	Gibbon	68840	Buffalo County	Gibbon Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 468-5721	251	22	11.6	48.6%	130 (51.8%)	3 (1.2%)	116 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)	65.2	57.8	78.3	78.3	46.7			$21,319	$69	$18,264
Shelton High School	Public	7-12	210 9th St	Shelton	68876	Buffalo County	Shelton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 647-5459	117	11	11.1	42.7%	92 (78.6%)	1 (0.9%)	20 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)								(n/a)								$25,506	$475	$21,169
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)
Kenesaw Secondary School	Public	7-12	110 N 5th Ave	Kenesaw	68956	Adams County	Kenesaw Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 752-3215	128	14	9.0	25.8%	122 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$25,315	$390	$21,535
Wood River Rural High School	Public	9-12	13800 W Wood River Rd	Wood River	68883	Hall County	Wood River Rural Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 583-2249	145	16	8.9	40.7%	111 (76.6%)	3 (2.1%)	28 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	61.3	63^rd of 146 public high schools	56.8%		71.8	48^th of 168 public high schools	71.4%	15					67.5	42.5	60.0	$47,329	$853	$38,115
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	$14,915	$162	$12,253
Minden High School	Public	9-12	622 West Third	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 832-2254	272	24	11.5	29.0%	235 (86.4%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	53.4	73^rd of 146 public high schools	50.0%		38.3	112^th of 168 public high schools	33.3%	39					47.5	54.2	55.9	$21,737	$334	$17,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Gibbon High School

What is the racial makeup of Gibbon High School?

Students at Gibbon High School are 52% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Gibbon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Gibbon High School.

What schools feed into Gibbon High School?

Gibbon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Gibbon Elementary School

What district is Gibbon High School in?

Gibbon Public Schools

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