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Lexington High School

Public Grades 9-12

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 5% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

Lexington High School is a public high school in Lexington, Nebraska, serving 919 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Lexington Public Schools district, which is ranked 115 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lexington High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska high schools over the past decade, with its highest ranking being 139 out of 146 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's academic performance, as measured by ACT proficiency rates, is significantly below the state average, with only 18.78% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 42.74%. Similarly, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (21.6%) and Science (26.29%) were well below the state averages of 41.27% and 47.59%, respectively. Lexington High School's four-year graduation rates have been inconsistent, ranging from 87.9% to 96.8% over the past few years, with the lower end of this range being concerning.

When comparing Lexington High School to the nearby Cozad High School, located just 13.47 miles away, it becomes evident that Lexington High School is underperforming in several key areas. Cozad High School has significantly higher ACT proficiency rates and a higher 4-year graduation rate than Lexington High School. Additionally, Lexington High School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11% to 21.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average and indicates a potential issue with student engagement and attendance.

915

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,177

Per pupil spending ?

72.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Minuteman Drive
Lexington, NE 68850-1665

(308) 324-4691

District: Lexington Public Schools

Feeder schools for Lexington High School:

Elementary:	Bryan Elementary School
	Morton Elementary School
	Pershing Elementary School
	Sandoz Elementary School
Middle:	Lexington Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.4%

White:

12.3%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (22% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 24 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Nebraska avg44%

139^th of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

117^th of 118Lexington 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	139 of 146	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	163 of 168	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	204 of 215	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	189 of 202	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	196 of 209	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	210 of 217	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	205 of 219	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.1	200 of 219	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.4	231 of 246	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	220 of 242	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.5	229 of 247	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.1	236 of 247	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.2	234 of 245	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.3	241 of 252	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.2	243 of 249	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	214 of 251	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.8	167 of 252	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.1	193 of 247	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.9	226 of 249	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2021	23.4	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆
2019	27.5	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	58 of 66	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	87 of 93	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	126 of 136	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	124 of 132	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	124 of 138	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	135 of 142	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	132 of 144	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	20 of 28	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	25 of 33	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	23 of 41	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	24 of 41	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	27 of 38	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	18 of 41	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2021	49.4	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	32 of 41	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	55 of 62	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	64 of 89	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	58 of 74	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	70 of 83	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	71 of 82	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	62 of 79	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	60 of 66	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	88 of 93	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	127 of 135	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	115 of 135	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	124 of 130	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	131 of 140	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	126 of 138	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	5.3	119 of 125	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	160 of 206	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.4	136 of 196	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	86.7	19 of 200	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	48.1	108 of 207	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	156 of 205	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2021)67th percentile+60 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)33rd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

White (2024)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science26%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-20 vs state

English Language Arts19%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Lexington High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (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 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
Lexington High School	Public	9-12	1400 Minuteman Drive	Lexington	68850	Dawson County	Lexington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 324-4691	915	66	13.8	72.1%	113 (12.3%)	69 (7.5%)	717 (78.4%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3.1	139^th of 146 public high schools	4.8%		2.6	163^rd of 168 public high schools	3.0%	24		18.8	21.6	26.3	$15,177	$581	$12,954
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
Cozad High School	Public	9-12	1710 Meridian Ave	Cozad	69130	Dawson County	Cozad Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 784-2744	248	24	10.5	46.0%	172 (69.4%)	2 (0.8%)	56 (22.6%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.8%)	5 (2.0%)	74.2	40^th of 146 public high schools	72.6%		51.6	89^th of 168 public high schools	47.0%	49		68.6	54.9	62.8	$23,221	$87	$18,736
Elwood High School	Public	7-12	502 First Ave	Elwood	68937	Gosper County	Elwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 785-2491	89	11	7.9	24.7%	77 (86.5%)	1 (1.1%)	11 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	67.7				$30,467	$938	$24,974
Eustis-Farnam High School	Public	7-12	504 N Ingalls St	Eustis	69028	Frontier County	Eustis-Farnam Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 486-3991	67	11	6.2	28.4%	61 (91.0%)	3 (4.5%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$34,169	$273	$27,777
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
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 Lexington High School

What is the racial makeup of Lexington High School?

Students at Lexington High School are 78% Hispanic, 12% White, 8% African American.

What schools feed into Lexington High School?

Lexington High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bryan Elementary School
Elementary : Morton Elementary School
Elementary : Pershing Elementary School
Elementary : Sandoz Elementary School
Middle : Lexington Middle School

How many students attend Lexington High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 915 students attended Lexington High School.

Is Lexington High School a good school?

Lexington High School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Nebraska high schools.

What district is Lexington High School in?

Lexington Public Schools

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