Sandy Creek Jr/Sr High School
30671 Hwy 14
Fairfield NE, 68938, Clay County
Phone: 402-726-2151
Ranking:
(220 out of 239, bottom 8%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: South Central Nebraska School District
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: | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | |||||||
Total Students: | 139 | 234 | 247 | 244 | 199 | 194 | 199 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 31 | 22.3% | 40 | 17.1% | 38 | 15.4% | 41 | 16.8% | 34 | 17.1% | 35 | 18.0% | 35 | 17.6% |
Grade 10: | 35 | 25.2% | 34 | 14.5% | 46 | 18.6% | 39 | 16.0% | 37 | 18.6% | 32 | 16.5% | 28 | 14.1% |
Grade 11: | 33 | 23.7% | 41 | 17.5% | 41 | 16.6% | 41 | 16.8% | 33 | 16.6% | 25 | 12.9% | 32 | 16.1% |
Grade 12: | 40 | 28.8% | 42 | 17.9% | 46 | 18.6% | 46 | 18.9% | 29 | 14.6% | 34 | 17.5% | 32 | 16.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 84 | 60.4% | 129 | 55.1% | 137 | 55.5% | 134 | 54.9% | 110 | 55.3% | 98 | 50.5% | 101 | 50.8% |
Female: | 55 | 39.6% | 105 | 44.9% | 110 | 44.5% | 110 | 45.1% | 81 | 40.7% | 88 | 45.4% | 94 | 47.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 5 | 3.6% | 9 | 3.8% | 11 | 4.5% | 5 | 2.0% | 8 | 4.0% | 6 | 3.1% | 4 | 2.0% |
Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% |
White: | 134 | 96.4% | 221 | 94.4% | 233 | 94.3% | 236 | 96.7% | 189 | 95.0% | 184 | 94.8% | 191 | 96.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 20.9% | 65 | 27.8% | 62 | 25.1% | 64 | 26.2% | 48 | 24.1% | 38 | 19.6% | 35 | 17.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 12.9% | 31 | 13.2% | 42 | 17.0% | 38 | 15.6% | 42 | 21.1% | 45 | 23.2% | 41 | 20.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 9.15 | 13.17 | 13.82 | 13.49 | 11.69 | 11.10 | 11.40 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NeSA | ||||||
2011 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 86.86 | 89.94 | 94.61 |
2012 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 90.38 | 98.51 | 95.59 |
2013 | Mathematics | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 83.08 | 90.82 | 100.24 |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 98.31 | 100.37 | 100.61 |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 93.93 | 94.19 | 101.96 |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 91.00 | 97.45 | 101.98 |
2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 101.46 | 98.39 | 105.71 |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 102.50 | 106.75 | 98.81 |
2013 | Science | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 98.76 | 104.24 | 102.88 |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 38.40 | 38.61 | 44.32 |
2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 39.52 | 40.32 | 44.65 |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 96.50 | 93.02 | 98.68 |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 93.69 | 94.00 | 103.91 |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 89.26 | 91.37 | 105.64 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 113.69 | 106.74 | 104.30 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 112.78 | 111.03 | 110.38 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 117.53 | 115.43 | 115.94 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 110.48 | 108.10 | 121.73 |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 94.87 | 93.68 | 97.89 |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 99.65 | 99.72 | 99.25 |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 90.55 | 91.84 | 102.15 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 97.00 | 95.31 | 102.43 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 100.08 | 97.26 | 106.08 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 98.15 | 99.74 | 108.89 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 110.27 | 108.67 | 115.20 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 97.55 | 99.97 | 99.80 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 106.97 | 105.56 | 102.54 |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 41.51 | 41.27 | 44.19 |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | Average Scaled Score | 47.18 | 44.59 | 44.89 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,562.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,150.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,727.0 |
* Sandy Creek Jr/Sr 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.