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Silver Lake School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 103 students in Silver Lake School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Silver Lake School District have an average math proficiency score of 25% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public middle school average of 32% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
339 Schools
# Students
226 Students
81,810 Students
# Teachers
27 Teachers
6,648 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
District Rank
Silver Lake School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 246 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 50% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#176 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-69%
62%
Graduation Rate
≥50%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.09
0.51
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,432 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
n/a
2,072 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
9 Students
15,001 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
18%
# Black Students
1 Student
4,553 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
216 Students
55,362 Students
% White Students
96%
68%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
123 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
3,267 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
24
179
# Students in K Grade:
14
263
# Students in 1st Grade:
13
280
# Students in 2nd Grade:
20
263
# Students in 3rd Grade:
15
285
# Students in 4th Grade:
10
370
# Students in 5th Grade:
15
1,693
# Students in 6th Grade:
12
15,082
# Students in 7th Grade:
16
23,866
# Students in 8th Grade:
11
24,410
# Students in 9th Grade:
16
3,894
# Students in 10th Grade:
20
3,778
# Students in 11th Grade:
19
3,738
# Students in 12th Grade:
21
3,709
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $23,376 is higher than the state median of $15,429. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,735 is higher than the state median of $16,737. The school district spending/student has declined by 12% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$23,376
$15,429
Spending / Student
$24,735
$16,737
Best Silver Lake School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Silver Lake High School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-29% | Reading: 30-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
9405 S Lincoln Ave
Roseland, NE 68973
(402) 756-6611
Roseland, NE 68973
(402) 756-6611
Grades: 7-12
| 103 students
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