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Plattsmouth High School

Public Grades 9-12

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 16% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

Plattsmouth High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, with a total enrollment of 484 students. The school is part of the Plattsmouth Community Schools district, which is ranked 103 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Plattsmouth High School has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Nebraska high schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 122-195 out of 146-219 schools. The school has been rated 1 or 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance. While the school performs better for its female and low socioeconomic status students, its male and white student populations rank in the bottom third of Nebraska high schools. Plattsmouth High School's four-year graduation rates have been slightly below the state average, ranging from 87.9% to 94.9% in recent years. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 26.2%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, Plattsmouth High School's performance, as measured by ACT proficiency rates, is consistently below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with proficiency rates ranging from 20% to 44.72%, compared to the state averages of 24.84% to 48.8%. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Louisville High School and Papillion La Vista South High School, Plattsmouth High School generally performs worse, with lower statewide rankings, poorer student group performances, and weaker academic proficiency rates. Despite spending more per student than the state average, Plattsmouth High School's academic outcomes are still significantly below the state average, suggesting that simply increasing spending may not be the sole solution to improving the school's performance.

474

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,201

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1916 Old Hwy 34
Plattsmouth, NE 68048-5676

(402) 296-3322

District: Plattsmouth Community Schools

Feeder schools for Plattsmouth High School:

Elementary:	Plattsmouth Elementary School
Middle:	Plattsmouth Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Nebraska average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (37% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Nebraska avg44%

122^nd of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

106^th of 118Plattsmouth Community 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	17.8	122 of 146	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	139 of 168	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	161 of 215	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	148 of 202	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	186 of 209	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	175 of 217	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	195 of 219	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	192 of 219	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.4	183 of 246	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.5	157 of 242	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.8	164 of 247	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.8	151 of 247	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	175 of 245	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.2	157 of 252	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.8	216 of 249	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.7	190 of 251	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.8	156 of 252	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	67.1	65 of 247	73.7%	★★★★☆
2006	63.8	79 of 249	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	40 of 66	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	62 of 93	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	86 of 136	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	68 of 132	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.2	118 of 138	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	123 of 142	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	126 of 144	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	46.3	33 of 62	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	48 of 89	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	45 of 74	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	45 of 83	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	48 of 82	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	59 of 79	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	47 of 66	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.3	69 of 93	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	106 of 135	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	117 of 135	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	115 of 130	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	103 of 140	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	116 of 138	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	104 of 113	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	110 of 125	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	173 of 206	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	165 of 196	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	186 of 200	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	182 of 207	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	194 of 205	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)47th percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science45%-3 vs state

English Language Arts33%-9 vs state

Mathematics32%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)			NSCAS Mathematics (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	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	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
Plattsmouth High School	Public	9-12	1916 Old Hwy 34	Plattsmouth	68048	Cass County	Plattsmouth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 296-3322	474	36	13.1	26.6%	409 (86.3%)	4 (0.8%)	37 (7.8%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.2%)	17.8	122^nd of 146 public high schools	16.4%		21.1	139^th of 168 public high schools	17.3%	17									33.3	31.7	44.7	$18,201	$79	$14,807
Conestoga Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	8404 42nd St	Murray	68409	Cass County	Conestoga Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 235-2271	321	28	11.6	27.1%	290 (90.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	49.1	84^th of 146 public high schools	42.5%		40.5	105^th of 168 public high schools	37.5%	21	78.1	74.6	75.5	75.6	69.5	71.6	69.5	68.9	57.8	44.4	51.1	$21,473	$270	$18,673
Bellevue East Senior High School	Public	9-12	1401 High School Dr	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4150	1,420	100	14.2	38.0%	835 (58.8%)	129 (9.1%)	294 (20.7%)	17 (1.2%)	15 (1.1%)	6 (0.4%)	124 (8.7%)	9.4	131^st of 146 public high schools	10.3%		14.3	149^th of 168 public high schools	11.3%	18									28.5	29.3	34.8	$16,839	$320	$14,544
Platteview Senior High School	Public	9-12	14801 S 108th St	Springfield	68059	Sarpy County	Springfield Platteview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 339-3606	387	34	11.4	12.1%	346 (89.4%)	4 (1.0%)	19 (4.9%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	70.2	45^th of 146 public high schools	69.2%		45.6	99^th of 168 public high schools	41.1%	54									63.2	56.3	59.8	$22,199	$336	$18,122
Bellevue West Senior High School	Public	9-12	1501 Thurston Ave	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4040	1,529	94	16.3	28.8%	907 (59.3%)	128 (8.4%)	336 (22.0%)	34 (2.2%)	9 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	108 (7.1%)	32.2	110^th of 146 public high schools	24.7%		35.4	115^th of 168 public high schools	31.5%	5									40.5	38.2	52.5	$15,765	$479	$12,951
Bryan High School	Public	9-12	4700 Giles Rd	Omaha	68157	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2540	1,474	86	17.1		180 (12.2%)	108 (7.3%)	1,129 (76.6%)	12 (0.8%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	34 (2.3%)	1.1	141^st of 146 public high schools	3.4%		0.6	167^th of 168 public high schools	0.6%	26									15.9	8.1	20.9	$19,533	$1,508	$16,410
Papillion La Vista South High School	Public	9-12	10799 Hwy 370	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 829-4600	2,038	120	16.9	18.2%	1,565 (76.8%)	85 (4.2%)	207 (10.2%)	39 (1.9%)	11 (0.5%)	8 (0.4%)	123 (6.0%)	59.5	64^th of 146 public high schools	56.2%		73.5	44^th of 168 public high schools	73.8%	20									53.6	50.9	60.3	$14,103	$89	$12,103
Louisville High School	Public	9-12	202 W 3rd	Louisville	68037	Cass County	Louisville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 234-3585	207	19	10.8	13.5%	194 (93.7%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.9%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	61.7	59^th of 146 public high schools	59.6%		68.6	54^th of 168 public high schools	67.9%	5									53.1	63.3	53.1	$18,370	$326	$16,163
Papillion La Vista Senior High	Public	9-12	303 E Cary St	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0400	1,867	117	16.0	28.8%	1,296 (69.4%)	101 (5.4%)	305 (16.3%)	51 (2.7%)	7 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	102 (5.5%)	46.7	88^th of 146 public high schools	39.7%		40.2	109^th of 168 public high schools	35.1%	21									49.8	46.4	53.7	$13,478	$90	$11,402
Patrick J Thomas Juvenile Center	Public	7-12	9701 Portal Road	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Patrick J Thomas Juvenile Justice Center	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 537-7036	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Plattsmouth High School

How many students attend Plattsmouth High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Plattsmouth High School.

What district is Plattsmouth High School in?

Plattsmouth Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Plattsmouth High School?

Students at Plattsmouth High School are 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Plattsmouth High School?

Plattsmouth High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Plattsmouth Elementary School
Middle : Plattsmouth Middle School

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Plattsmouth High School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Nebraska high schools.

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