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Winside 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 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 110 students in Winside School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Winside School District have an average math proficiency score of 55% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 61%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 9% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public middle school average of 35% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
336 Schools
# Students
246 Students
80,048 Students
# Teachers
28 Teachers
6,502 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Winside School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 245 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#224 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
58%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
62%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥80%
87%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)8.6%
22.6%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.53
% American Indian
1%
2%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
4%
20%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
92%
65%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $28,821 is higher than the state median of $17,314. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $27,041 is higher than the state median of $17,740. The school district spending/student has grown by 19% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$5,719 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$5,860 MM
Revenue / Student
$28,821
$17,314
Spending / Student
$27,041
$17,740
Best Winside School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Winside High School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
203 Crawford Ave
Winside, NE 68790
(402) 286-4465
Winside, NE 68790
(402) 286-4465
Gr: 7-12 | 110 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1 Minority enrollment: 9%
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