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Kearney School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,174 students in Kearney School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle Schools in Kearney School District have an average math proficiency score of 54% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 53% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
15 Schools
336 Schools
# Students
6,064 Students
80,801 Students
# Teachers
387 Teachers
6,586 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Kearney School District, which is ranked within the top 30% 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 94% has increased from 88% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#68 out of 246 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)69%
58%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
62%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.52
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
17%
19%
% Black
2%
5%
% White
77%
67%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,021 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,464. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,825 is less than the state median of $16,776. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$79 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$72 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,021
$15,464
Spending / Student
$11,825
$16,776
Best Kearney School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Horizon Middle School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
915 W 35th St
Kearney, NE 68845
(308) 698-8120
Kearney, NE 68845
(308) 698-8120
Grades: 6-8
| 631 students
Rank: #22.
Sunrise Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
4611 Ave N
Kearney, NE 68847
(308) 698-8150
Kearney, NE 68847
(308) 698-8150
Grades: 6-8
| 543 students
Rank: n/an/a
Hanny Arram Center
Alternative School
3907 6th Avenue
Kearney, NE 68845
(308) 698-6900
Kearney, NE 68845
(308) 698-6900
Grades: 5-12
| n/a students
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