Lexington High School
705 West 13th St
Lexington NE, 68850, Dawson County
Phone: 308-324-4691
Ranking: (227 out of 239, bottom 5%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lexington Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 59 | 60 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 51 | |||||||
Total Students: | 813 | 815 | 812 | 797 | 767 | 781 | 825 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 201 | 24.7% | 192 | 23.6% | 196 | 24.1% | 212 | 26.6% | 217 | 28.3% | 221 | 28.3% | 247 | 29.9% |
Grade 10: | 186 | 22.9% | 192 | 23.6% | 212 | 26.1% | 215 | 27.0% | 184 | 24.0% | 181 | 23.2% | 196 | 23.8% |
Grade 11: | 196 | 24.1% | 213 | 26.1% | 204 | 25.1% | 177 | 22.2% | 173 | 22.6% | 183 | 23.4% | 201 | 24.4% |
Grade 12: | 230 | 28.3% | 218 | 26.7% | 200 | 24.6% | 193 | 24.2% | 193 | 25.2% | 196 | 25.1% | 181 | 21.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 416 | 51.2% | 418 | 51.3% | 417 | 51.4% | 413 | 51.8% | 385 | 50.2% | 412 | 52.8% | 442 | 53.6% |
Female: | 397 | 48.8% | 397 | 48.7% | 395 | 48.6% | 384 | 48.2% | 374 | 48.8% | 361 | 46.2% | 379 | 45.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 619 | 76.1% | 620 | 76.1% | 614 | 75.6% | 596 | 74.8% | 554 | 72.2% | 551 | 70.6% | 565 | 68.5% |
Black: | 39 | 4.8% | 35 | 4.3% | 38 | 4.7% | 30 | 3.8% | 32 | 4.2% | 28 | 3.6% | 23 | 2.8% |
White: | 128 | 15.7% | 133 | 16.3% | 130 | 16.0% | 146 | 18.3% | 167 | 21.8% | 191 | 24.5% | 228 | 27.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 477 | 58.7% | 467 | 57.3% | 462 | 56.9% | 428 | 53.7% | 345 | 45.0% | 352 | 45.1% | 369 | 44.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 105 | 12.9% | 107 | 13.1% | 122 | 15.0% | 109 | 13.7% | 132 | 17.2% | 147 | 18.8% | 153 | 18.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.73 | 13.60 | 14.07 | 14.78 | 14.86 | 15.60 | 16.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NeSA | ||||||
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 73.54 | 73.54 | 94.61 |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 73.41 | 73.41 | 95.59 |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 77.22 | 77.22 | 100.24 |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 77.65 | 77.65 | 100.61 |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 75.46 | 75.46 | 101.96 |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 71.69 | 71.69 | 101.98 |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 82.67 | 82.67 | 105.71 |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 84.48 | 84.48 | 98.81 |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 89.26 | 89.26 | 102.88 |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 40.38 | 40.38 | 44.32 |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 38.74 | 38.74 | 44.65 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 58.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 41.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.1% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.9% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,485.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,307.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,666.0 |
* Lexington High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.