Summary:
The 68701 zip code in Norfolk, Nebraska is home to a single high school, Norfolk Senior High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 113 out of 146 Nebraska high schools in 2024-2025 to 154 out of 215 in 2022-2023, placing it in the bottom third of high schools in the state.
Norfolk Senior High School's four-year graduation rate for the 2024-2025 school year was 87.9%, slightly below the state average. The school also struggles with a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% in 2024-2025. Its academic performance on ACT/ELA, Math, and Science assessments for 11th-grade students has been mixed, with the school outperforming the Norfolk Public Schools district and state averages in some subjects and years, while underperforming in others.
Despite the school's mixed academic performance, its per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $14,421, higher than the state average. Additionally, the school had a student-teacher ratio of 16.9 in the 2023-2024 school year, slightly lower than the state average. These factors, combined with the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (47.17% in 2023-2024), suggest that the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting its overall performance.
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