Test scores show Sidney Schools among state’s best

The year 2012 was the first year that results of each district’s NeSA scores were completely calculated and ranked for schools to review. Sidney School District officials are happy to report that out of the 50 largest school districts in Nebraska, Sidney ranked 11th among those districts. Results in eighth grade science also ranked Sidney second in the state for that age group.

“Last year was the first year that the science results reported out and for our middle school science which is just 8th grade we are second in the state. We are very, very excited,” said Sheri Ehler, assessment director...