Summary
Ogallala High School is a public high school in Ogallala, Nebraska, serving 272 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Ogallala Public Schools district, which is ranked 99 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Ogallala High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska high schools, with a ranking between 94-178 out of 146-219 schools over the past 10 years. Its performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male students ranking in the middle of the state, but female and white students ranking much lower. However, the school has performed relatively well for low socioeconomic status students. Ogallala High School's four-year graduation rates have been relatively strong, ranging from 87.9% to 94.6%, which is comparable to or slightly higher than the state average. Unfortunately, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 37.4%, significantly higher than the state average.
Ogallala High School's academic performance, as measured by ACT proficiency rates, has been mixed, with the school outperforming the state average in some subject areas, such as science, but underperforming in others, such as mathematics. The school's performance is generally comparable to the nearby Perkins County Junior-Senior High School, South Platte High School, and Paxton High School, which have similar enrollment sizes, student demographics, and academic performance. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $16,176 to $21,583, and low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.6 to 12.4, these resources have not translated into significantly better academic outcomes for Ogallala High School students.
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