The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Science. The lowest is 35% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Superior Sr High School
Superior Sr High School serves ninth through twelfth grade as the single high school within Superior Public Schools, located in the small, rural town of Superior, Nebraska. The town sits in Nuckolls County along the Republican River Valley near the Kansas state line. Superior’s downtown historic district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been maintained largely to its Victorian appearance, and the town hosts an annual Victorian Festival. The population has been declining over decades, and the housing market is very affordable by national standards, with most residents owning their homes. Key local employers include a grain elevator, the local hospital, and the railway. The school itself is likely within or very close to the town center given the town’s compact size.
The student body is small. Enrollment is spread fairly evenly across the four high school grades, and the student population is predominantly white, with small numbers of Hispanic and Black students. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was not reported, and information on students with disabilities and English learners was also missing from the data provided. A parent may want to ask the school directly about the level of support available for these groups.
State assessment results from the 2018-19 school year, the most recent available in the data, cover seventh and eighth grade reading and math, as well as eighth grade science. Because Superior Sr High School serves only grades nine through twelve, the state testing results available here reflect the performance of students in the younger grades that were still part of the same combined junior-senior high building at that time. Proficiency rates on the English language arts assessments were below the state midpoint, with a modest share of students meeting the bar. Math results were mixed; in one grade, the share of students scoring proficient or above was also below the midpoint, while data for the other grade was suppressed and not reported. Science results were notably stronger, with most students meeting the proficiency standard. Participation rates were high across all reported tests. No more recent assessment data or graduation rate were available in the data provided.
The data does not include information on college readiness measures, Advanced Placement courses, dual-credit offerings, or career and technical education pathways. Whether the school offers a wide range of such programs is something a family would need to verify directly. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet.
The comparison against other districts within Nuckolls County could not be completed because the cohort was too small to make reliable comparisons. The high school sits within Superior Public Schools, a district for which no recent parent-relevant changes such as boundary adjustments, program launches, or leadership turnover were found in the web research. A family considering this school should expect a very small, rural high school with affordable local housing, a community that values its historic downtown character, and test performance that shows a clear strength in science while math and English proficiency rates are more modest. The missing data on program offerings and student support services means that direct inquiry with the school is essential to get a complete picture of what the high school provides.
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