Best Public Schools in Stuart, NE

Summary:

The city of Stuart, Nebraska is home to two schools - Stuart Elementary School and Stuart High School, both part of the Stuart Public Schools district. While Stuart Elementary School has shown improvement in recent years, Stuart High School stands out as a standout performer, ranking 21st out of 168 Nebraska high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stuart High School's exceptional performance is evident in its students' test scores, which are significantly higher than the state averages in English Language Arts (84.21% vs. 45.48%), Mathematics (57.89% vs. 42.11%), and Science (73.68% vs. 48.8%). The school also boasts an impressive 88.1% four-year graduation rate. In contrast, while Stuart Elementary School's current statewide ranking is 248 out of 457 Nebraska elementary schools (2-star rating), it has shown improvement, ranking 157 out of 452 schools (3-star rating) in 2018-2019.

Both schools serve a community with relatively high free and reduced lunch rates, over 50%, suggesting potential socioeconomic challenges. However, the district's overall ranking of 8 out of 182 in Nebraska and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger indicate that the district is making efforts to support its schools. The higher spending per student at Stuart High School ($23,563) compared to Stuart Elementary School ($19,548) may reflect a focus on allocating resources to the high school's academic programs and resources.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking ()				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Stuart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	404 E 2nd	Stuart	68780	Holt County	Stuart Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 924-3302	122	10	11.6	51.6%	115 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)	$19,548	$542	$16,798
Stuart High School	Public	7-12	404 E 2nd	Stuart	68780	Holt County	Stuart Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 924-3302	79	11	7.0	49.4%	76 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.2	21^st of 168 public high schools	87.5%					(n/a)	$23,563	$658	$20,673

Cities Near Stuart

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Atkinson	9.49 mi	3	33^rd
Bassett	19.92 mi	2
Butte	25.97 mi	1
Oneill	26.92 mi	3	162^nd
Spencer	29.23 mi	2	149^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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