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Scottsbluff Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

119^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 146 Nebraska High Schools

Better than 18% of Nebraska high schools

Summary

Scottsbluff Senior High School is a public high school located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,062 students. The school is part of the Scottsbluff Public Schools district, which is ranked 105 out of 115 districts in Nebraska and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scottsbluff Senior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska high schools, with a ranking between 119-203 out of 146-219 schools over the past 10 years. Its academic performance, as measured by ACT proficiency rates, is consistently below the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 33.3% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Compared to nearby high schools, such as Bayard Secondary School, Morrill High School, Minatare High School, and Mitchell Secondary School, Scottsbluff Senior High School generally performs worse in terms of statewide rankings, academic proficiency, and graduation rates.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, which has increased from $14,473 in 2020-2021 to $16,976 in 2023-2024, its academic performance and other key metrics suggest that the resources may not be effectively utilized or allocated to address the specific needs of the student population. The school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.65% to 59.7% in recent years, indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student body. Targeted strategies to improve student engagement, academic support, and resource allocation could help the school address these challenges and better serve its diverse student population.

1,064

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,976

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

313 E 27th St
Scottsbluff, NE 69361-1609

(308) 635-6230

District: Scottsbluff Public Schools

Feeder schools for Scottsbluff Senior High School:

Elementary:	Lake Minatare School
	Lincoln Heights Elementary School
	Longfellow Elementary School
	Roosevelt Elementary School
	More...
	Westmoor Elementary School
Middle:	Bluffs Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.9%

Hispanic:

42.2%

American Indian:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% Nebraska)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Nebraska avg44%

119^th of 146

Nebraska public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^th of 118Scottsbluff 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	23.1	119 of 146	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	154 of 168	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	181 of 215	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	172 of 202	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	138 of 209	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.9	183 of 217	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	203 of 219	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	169 of 219	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.5	158 of 246	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	184 of 242	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.1	208 of 247	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	45.9	149 of 247	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	170 of 245	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	18.4	222 of 252	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.2	221 of 249	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.5	224 of 251	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.4	237 of 252	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	36.2	204 of 247	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.1	214 of 249	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	50 of 66	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	79 of 93	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	105 of 136	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	105 of 132	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	92 of 138	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.5	110 of 142	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	135 of 144	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	15 of 28	46.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.5	30 of 33	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	30 of 41	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	32 of 41	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	16 of 38	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	25 of 43	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	19 of 41	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	17 of 41	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.1	49 of 62	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	61 of 89	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	57 of 74	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	58 of 83	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	69 of 82	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	56 of 79	29.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	37 of 66	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	81 of 93	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	116 of 135	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	111 of 135	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	93 of 130	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	128 of 140	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	122 of 138	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	63 of 113	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	97 of 125	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	121 of 206	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	142 of 196	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.9	83 of 200	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.5	148 of 207	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	195 of 205	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+28 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+26 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science43%-5 vs state

Mathematics39%-3 vs state

English Language Arts38%-4 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The curriculum fails to prepare students for higher education. The emphasis is on sports rather than academics. There are hardly any advanced placement courses for students to take. Close Quote

Schools Near Scottsbluff Senior High School

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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 (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 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	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
Scottsbluff Senior High School	Public	9-12	313 E 27th St	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 635-6230	1,064	64	16.7	53.9%	563 (52.9%)	7 (0.7%)	449 (42.2%)	9 (0.8%)	23 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.2%)	23.1	119^th of 146 public high schools	18.5%		11	154^th of 168 public high schools	8.3%	35							38.3	38.7	42.6	$16,976	$1,289	$13,190
Lifelinks-Nebraska	Public	12	2620 College Park	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Educational Service Unit 13	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 635-3696	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Harms Adv Technical Center-Wncc	Public	10-12	2620 College Park	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Educational Service Unit 13	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 635-0206	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gering High School	Public	9-12	1500 U St	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 436-3121	546	41	13.3	41.9%	351 (64.3%)	1 (0.2%)	173 (31.7%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	36	106^th of 146 public high schools	27.4%		27.6	125^th of 168 public high schools	25.6%	19							44.6	45.5	47.1	$15,950	$1,038	$12,859
Minatare High School	Public	9-12	1107 7th St	Minatare	69356	Scotts Bluff County	Minatare Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 783-1733	48	7	7.3		23 (47.9%)	1 (2.1%)	21 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$54,243	$1,726	$47,341
Mitchell Secondary School	Public	7-12	1819 19th Ave	Mitchell	69357	Scotts Bluff County	Mitchell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 623-1707	261	24	11.0	36.8%	211 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	57.9	67^th of 146 public high schools	54.1%		71.1	50^th of 168 public high schools	70.2%	17	86.4	83.1	72.7	71.4	88.6	88.6	65.2	43.5	56.5	$19,670	$545	$16,531
Morrill High School	Public	7-12	411 E Hamilton	Morrill	69358	Scotts Bluff County	Morrill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 247-2149	122	13	9.3	66.4%	81 (66.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)		63.3								$24,449	$382	$21,092
Bayard Secondary School	Public	7-12	726 4th Ave	Bayard	69334	Morrill County	Bayard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 586-1700	157	13	11.7		113 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (22.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)								(n/a)										$27,603	$2,243	$21,195

Frequently Asked Questions about Scottsbluff Senior High School

What district is Scottsbluff Senior High School in?

Scottsbluff Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Scottsbluff Senior High School?

Students at Scottsbluff Senior High School are 53% White, 42% Hispanic, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Scottsbluff Senior High School?

Scottsbluff Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lake Minatare School
Elementary : Lincoln Heights Elementary School
Elementary : Longfellow Elementary School
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary : Westmoor Elementary School
Middle : Bluffs Middle School

Is Scottsbluff Senior High School a good school?

Scottsbluff Senior High School ranks in the bottom 18.5% of Nebraska high schools.

How many students attend Scottsbluff Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,064 students attended Scottsbluff Senior High School.

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