Best Public Schools in Bennington, NE

Summary:

The city of Bennington, Nebraska is home to a high-performing school district, the Bennington Public Schools, which operates 8 schools - 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district is ranked 7th out of 182 districts in Nebraska and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional academic achievement across the board.

Bennington High School stands out as the district's top-performing school, ranking 18th out of 168 Nebraska high schools with a 4-star rating. The school boasts impressive test scores, with over 70% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, ACT/Mathematics, and ACT/Science. Additionally, the school maintains a high 4-year graduation rate of 88.1%. Among the elementary schools, Pine Creek Elementary and Anchor Pointe Elementary stand out, ranking 29th and 10th out of 428 Nebraska elementary schools, respectively, and both earning 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

The district's middle schools, Bennington South Middle School and Bennington Middle School, are also exceptional, ranking 8th and 9th out of 200 Nebraska middle schools and earning 5-star ratings. The district's focus on academic excellence is evident in the consistently strong test scores across all grade levels and subjects, with many schools outperforming the state average by a significant margin. While the district's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% is an area of concern, the overall high performance of the Bennington Public Schools district makes it a standout educational system in the state of Nebraska.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9950 Rosewater Parkway	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2095	456	30	15.1	22.6%	347 (76.1%)	30 (6.6%)	31 (6.8%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	71	118^th of 428 public elementary schools	72.4%		61.1	182^nd of 459 public elementary schools	60.3%	64	$12,687	$34	$10,843
Bennington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11620 N 156th St	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 238-2690	380	28	13.4	21.1%	337 (88.7%)	6 (1.6%)	18 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	81	66^th of 428 public elementary schools	84.6%		81.8	62^nd of 459 public elementary schools	86.5%	4	$12,412	$322	$10,177
Westview High School	Public, Alternative	9-11	15800 Summit Plaza	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(531) 299-3040	1,207	53	22.9		532 (44.1%)	340 (28.2%)	176 (14.6%)	47 (3.9%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (8.8%)								(n/a)	$22,359	$1,998	$16,324
Bennington High School	Public	9-12	16610 Bennington Road	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2447	1,031	64	16.2	13.7%	873 (84.7%)	39 (3.8%)	50 (4.8%)	27 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.8%)	85.1	18^th of 168 public high schools	89.3%		83.9	30^th of 215 public high schools	86.0%	12	$11,755	$17	$9,778
Pine Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 N Hws Cleveland Blvd	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2372	545	41	13.1	8.6%	456 (83.7%)	20 (3.7%)	30 (5.5%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	87.6	29^th of 428 public elementary schools	93.2%		89	23^rd of 459 public elementary schools	95.0%	6	$10,942	$33	$9,585
Bennington Middle School	Public	6-8	11201 North 168 St	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-3082	426	36	11.8	19.5%	364 (85.4%)	15 (3.5%)	21 (4.9%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	87.8	9^th of 200 public middle schools	95.5%		87	10^th of 238 public middle schools	95.8%	1	$15,202	$31	$12,640
Anchor Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17007 North Hws Cleveland Blvd	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2166	491	30	16.4	9.6%	369 (75.2%)	24 (4.9%)	36 (7.3%)	40 (8.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	92.4	10^th of 428 public elementary schools	97.7%		81.9	60^th of 459 public elementary schools	86.9%	50	$15,330	$1,553	$11,558
Stratford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9303 North 171st Street	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 238-2941	368	28	13.2	7.3%	325 (88.3%)	9 (2.4%)	9 (2.4%)	11 (3.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	83.7	48^th of 428 public elementary schools	88.8%		78.5	84^th of 459 public elementary schools	81.7%	36	$13,468	$34	$11,400
Bennington South Middle School	Public	6-8	9809 North 171st Street	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 238-3079	588	41	14.3	11.6%	498 (84.7%)	27 (4.6%)	22 (3.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	89	8^th of 200 public middle schools	96.0%		89.6	7^th of 238 public middle schools	97.1%	1	$13,733	$28	$11,321

Cities Near Bennington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Omaha	3.04 mi	189	146^th
Elkhorn	3.27 mi	11	4^th
Boys Town	6.9 mi	3
Valley	9.46 mi	4	109^th
Fort Calhoun	10.41 mi	2	16^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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