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O'Neill High School

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O'Neill High School ranks 27 th of 146 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

27^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 82% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

O'Neill High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 with 365 students in Oneill, Nebraska, part of the O'Neill Public Schools district.

O'Neill High School has shown impressive academic performance, with its statewide ranking improving from 200 out of 219 Nebraska high schools in 2017-2018 to 27 out of 146 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the state average in ACT/English Language Arts, ACT/Mathematics, and ACT/Science proficiency levels. Additionally, the school's 7th and 8th-grade students have demonstrated strong performance on NSCAS tests, exceeding state averages in most subject areas. O'Neill High School has also maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.9% to 94.2%, which are consistently higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby Chambers High School and West Holt High School, O'Neill High School serves a larger student population and has a higher percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. While West Holt High School, which is part of a higher-ranked district, has outperformed O'Neill High School in some academic areas, O'Neill High School has shown impressive performance in supporting its low-socioeconomic status (SES) student population, outranking West Holt High School in this subgroup. However, O'Neill High School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.3% to 21.1% over the past few years, which is an area the school may need to address.

338

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,693

Per pupil spending ?

44.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

540 E Hynes
Oneill, NE 68763

(402) 336-1544

District: O'Neill Public Schools

Feeder schools for O'Neill High School:

Elementary:

O'Neill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.8%

Hispanic:

15.1%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Nebraska high schools

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg56%

Nebraska avg55%

Middle school

92^nd of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

27^th of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Nebraska High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

80^th of 118O'Neill 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	37.0	92 of 133	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	115 of 200	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	154 of 238	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	129 of 249	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	105 of 223	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	152 of 247	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	124 of 225	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.2	151 of 236	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.4	136 of 255	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.4	174 of 256	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.5	125 of 252	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.5	153 of 248	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.8	163 of 255	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.5	210 of 246	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.6	204 of 254	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.7	231 of 243	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	38.2	201 of 245	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.2	143 of 227	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.2	188 of 226	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	46.7	58 of 106	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	73 of 146	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	85 of 150	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	65 of 137	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	96 of 156	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	83 of 147	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	59.0	59 of 144	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	60 of 118	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	26 of 115	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	43.1	76 of 123	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	54 of 120	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	52.3	55 of 106	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.6	127 of 156	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.8	86 of 160	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	78 of 144	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	91 of 153	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	89 of 141	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	72 of 94	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	80 of 141	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	164 of 217	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.2	118 of 234	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	112 of 204	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	122 of 222	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	128 of 203	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	27 of 146	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	33.8	118 of 168	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	133 of 215	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	166 of 202	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	160 of 209	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	138 of 217	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.2	200 of 219	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	49.9	116 of 219	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.1	178 of 246	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.8	135 of 242	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.1	188 of 247	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	61.2	90 of 247	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.8	107 of 245	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.4	92 of 252	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	39.0	191 of 249	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.8	188 of 251	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.0	208 of 252	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	65.2	73 of 247	70.4%	★★★★☆
2006	31.1	212 of 249	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	37.5	60 of 93	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	84 of 136	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	109 of 132	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	112 of 138	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	70 of 142	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.3	125 of 144	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	89.8	7 of 62	88.7%	★★★★★
2023	63.0	28 of 89	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.0	65 of 74	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	69.0	14 of 83	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	39.3	47 of 82	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	44.8	57 of 93	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	87 of 135	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	100 of 135	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	71 of 130	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	112 of 140	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	125 of 138	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	29 of 113	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	29.8	92 of 125	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	154 of 206	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	160 of 196	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	149 of 200	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	112 of 207	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.4	191 of 205	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)59th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2024)48th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2024)45th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)89th percentile+59 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2024)39th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2024)35th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+18 vs state

English Language Arts60%~ state avg

Mathematics55%-3 vs state

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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
O'Neill High School	Public	7-12	540 E Hynes	Oneill	68763	Holt County	O'Neill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 336-1544	338	33	10.1	44.1%	273 (80.8%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	78.1	27^th of 146 public high schools	81.5%		33.8	118^th of 168 public high schools	29.8%	91	53.6	65.3	60.2	62.5	50.0	55.5	61.2	63.3	65.3	$20,693	$530	$17,470
West Holt High School	Public	7-12	1000 N Main	Atkinson	68713	Holt County	West Holt Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 925-2890	208	21	9.9	33.2%	186 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	74.3	39^th of 146 public high schools	73.3%		75	38^th of 168 public high schools	77.4%	1			66.7					67.7	58.8	$21,525	$194	$18,626
Chambers High School	Public	7-12	201 South A St	Chambers	68725	Holt County	Chambers Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 482-5233	47	8	5.6	44.7%	44 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$32,328	$218	$28,906

Frequently Asked Questions about O'Neill High School

How many students attend O'Neill High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended O'Neill High School.

What district is O'Neill High School in?

O'Neill Public Schools

Is O'Neill High School a good school?

O'Neill High School ranks 27^th of 146 Nebraska high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into O'Neill High School?

O'Neill High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : O'Neill Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of O'Neill High School?

Students at O'Neill High School are 81% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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