Best Public Schools in Mead, NE

Summary:

The city of Mead, Nebraska is home to two schools: Mead Elementary School and Mead High School, both part of the Mead Public Schools district. While Mead High School has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Nebraska high schools, Mead Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past two years.

Mead High School stands out as the stronger performer, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and strong academic results, including 11th-grade students scoring well above the state average in ACT English, Math, and Science. The school also boasts an impressive 88.1% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. In contrast, Mead Elementary School has a more mixed performance, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and variable test scores, with some grades performing above the state average and others below.

The data also reveals differences in funding and resources between the two schools, with Mead High School spending $24,367 per student, compared to $19,789 per student at Mead Elementary School. Additionally, Mead High School has a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.7, suggesting smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students. Both schools, however, share a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%, which may be an area of concern for the district to address.

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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
Mead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 N Elm	Mead	68041	Saunders County	Mead Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 624-6465	157	12	13.4	27.4%	146 (93.0%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67.3	139^th of 428 public elementary schools	67.5%		25.4	368^th of 459 public elementary schools	19.8%	229	$19,789	$1,002	$16,902
Mead High School	Public	7-12	114 N Vine	Mead	68041	Saunders County	Mead Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 624-3435	132	13	10.5	34.1%	124 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73.7	43^rd of 168 public high schools	74.4%		86.9	21^st of 215 public high schools	90.2%	22	$24,367	$235	$19,937

Cities Near Mead

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wahoo	5.63 mi	4	14^th
Yutan	6.62 mi	2	17^th
Valley	11.31 mi	4	109^th
Fremont	11.5 mi	15	206^th
Ceresco	12.56 mi	1	148^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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