Sidney Schools Focus on Improvement

Research shows Sidney students at or exceeding state and national standards, according to the 2016-2017 Sidney Public Schools Report Card, the latest report on the website

The report card shows trends in ACT results from 2015-2017. The composite scores for seniors in 2015 were 21.5 with 100 percent of the class tested. Statewide, the percent remained at 21.5 for 2015, but only 88 percent tested. Nationwide, the result slipped by a half point to 21.0 with only 59 percent tested.

Sidney High School's numbers slipped a full point by 2017 - 21.0 in 2016 and 20.5 in 2017. For the state of Nebraska,...