State of the Schools Report This site is the State of the Schools Report which includes data on student performance, student demographics, teachers, finances and schools for state, school districts and school buildings.
Data Download
Data Download This web page contains the data files that support the tables and graphs on the Nebraska State of the Schools Report. The files are available in tab-delimited format. They can be downloaded into a spreadsheet or other application.
School-based Teacher-led Assessment and Reporting System (STARS)
STARS Website STARS stands for School-based Teacher-led Assessment and Reporting System. The STARS web page contains regular updates, implementation strategies, Statewide Writing Assessment information and other resources about Nebraska’s accountability and reporting system.
Academic Standards This web page contains the academic standards approved by the State Board of Education, including Reading and Writing standards, Mathematics standards, Science standards and Social Studies/History standards.
Nebraska Educational Service Units
Nebraska ESU’s (educational service units) play a critical role in Nebraska’s School-based Teacher-led Assessment and Reporting System. This web page provides access to all of Nebraska educational service units.
Grade 4 Nebraska Scoring Guide for Narrative Writing
This web page contains the scoring guide used by raters at the statewide scoring site. The criteria included in the scoring guides are the six traits of writing: ideas, organization, voice, sentence fluency, word choice, and conventions.
Grade 8 Nebraska Scoring Guide for Descriptive Writing
This web page contains the scoring guide used by raters at the statewide scoring site. The criteria included in the scoring guides are the six traits of writing: ideas, organization, voice, sentence fluency, word choice, and conventions.
Grade 11 Nebraska Scoring Guide for Persuasive Writing
This web page contains the scoring guide used by raters at the statewide scoring site. The criteria included in the scoring guides are the six traits of writing: ideas, organization, voice, sentence fluency, word choice, and conventions.
Council of Chief State School Officers This website provides access to other state department of education websites. Users can access report cards from other states through this website.
