Hastings Municipal Airport Hangar-Building No. 1 · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainHastings’s public schools score below 68% of Nebraska districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Hastings, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Math proficiency in Hastings’s districts is 40%, below the Nebraska average (46%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Nebraska, not nationally.
From Nebraska state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Hastings’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 432 Nebraska towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hastings’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 32% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 43% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% in math, against 47% and 46% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
87% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87% across Nebraska. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Hastings spends $13,763 per student and Adams Central $16,223, against $15,602 across Nebraska (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Michael's Elementary School (private) and St. Cecilia Middle SCH/High School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Hastings’s grade
C: better than 32% of Nebraska school districts, #41 of 57 Nebraska towns. Both inputs trail the Nebraska average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hastings, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Hastings
Hastings Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 757 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Hastings
Hastings Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 757 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Hastings
Hastings Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 757 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Hastings
Hastings Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 991 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Hastings
Hastings Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 991 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Hastings
Hastings Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 991 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Hastings
Hastings Senior High School
Grades 9–12 · 991 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Hastings runs its own schools through grade 12 (Hastings Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Adams Central Public Schools, shared with Ayr, Holstein, Inland and Juniata. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Hastings
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Hastings vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Hastings’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Hastings | C | Hastings PK–12 · Adams Central PK–12 |
Every school in Hastings
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 2 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Esu #9 Preschool Home Base PRG and 18+ Program).
Questions about Hastings’s schools
Are Hastings’s schools good?
On Nebraska’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hastings children attend score below 68% of Nebraska’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #41 of 57 Nebraska towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Hastings in?
Two districts: Hastings Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Adams Central Public Schools runs grades PK–12, shared with Ayr, Holstein, Inland and Juniata.
Where do Hastings kids go to high school?
Hastings Senior High School, with 991 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Hastings’s graduation rate?
87% of the class of 2023 in Hastings Public Schools graduated in four years, against 87% across Nebraska.
How much does Hastings spend per student?
$13,763 in Hastings Public Schools and $16,223 in Adams Central Public Schools (FY2024), against $15,602 across Nebraska. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Hastings?
Yes: St. Michael's Elementary School (Catholic, grades PK–5, 270 students) and St. Cecilia Middle SCH/High School (Catholic, grades 6–12, 222 students).
Parents talk
What Hastings families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Hastings → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Nebraska. Stars are from neighbors.