SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the NE proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 29%Projected 23%

Grand Island Senior High School Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the NE proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the NE average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 26%NE 59%

English proficiency

School 30%NE 59%

Science proficiency

School 33%NE 71%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

87%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

13%

Students in at least one AP course. 19 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

36%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes36%
AP courses offered19
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

2%
1%

AP computer science

0%
0%

AP math

1%
1%

Gold marks the NE average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B-

26.78 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

B+

2.53 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

14.52 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$68,855

NE average $84,618

Median home value

$201,369

NE average $234,530

Median rent

$941 /mo

NE average $1,116

Unemployment rate

3.3%

NE average 3.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 82.4%NE 91.7%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

17:1

NE average 13:1

Teachers

163

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$90,673

All teachers in Grand Island Public Schools.

Student to counselor ratio NE average 253:1294:1
Support staff16
Psychologists1
Nurses2
Social workers2
Law enforcement officers2
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%NE 99%

Experienced teachers

School 72%NE 79%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days152
Out-of-school suspension days60
Total days missed to suspension461
Expulsions with services3
Expulsions without services1
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based2
Sexual orientation2
Race-based1
Disability-based5
Religion-based1

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$9054 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$12.80

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

34%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

5%

Latino

58%

Multiracial

2%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged56%
Students with disabilities14%
English as a second language12%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless6%
Migratory1%

High schools nearest to Grand Island Senior High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Northwest High School

  • Actual: 56%
  • Projected: 55%
  • Distance: 1.9 mi
Aurora High School

  • Actual: 53%
  • Projected: 68%
  • Distance: 19.0 mi
Palmer Junior-senior High

  • Actual: 65%
  • Projected: 68%
  • Distance: 20.1 mi
Shelton High School

  • Actual: 53%
  • Projected: 53%
  • Distance: 22.6 mi
Hastings Senior High School

  • Actual: 44%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 23.6 mi
Gibbon High School

  • Actual: 60%
  • Projected: 44%
  • Distance: 28.9 mi
High Plains Community Jr/sr High School

  • Actual: 65%
  • Projected: 46%
  • Distance: 31.8 mi
Sutton Secondary School

  • Actual: 62%
  • Projected: 59%
  • Distance: 34.7 mi