Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68017

Summary:

The 68017 zip code area is home to a single elementary school, the Elementary School At Ceresco, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. This school appears to be a relatively strong performer, with test scores that generally exceed the state averages in Nebraska. However, the school's ranking has declined in recent years, and it faces some challenges, such as a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate.

The Elementary School At Ceresco ranks 136 out of 457 Nebraska elementary schools and has a 4-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students demonstrate proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics that range from 44% to 71%, compared to the state average of 57-63%. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 96% is particularly impressive, significantly exceeding the state average of 76%. These strong academic results suggest the school is providing a quality education to its 145 students.

Despite the school's overall strong performance, there are some areas of concern. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% is relatively high, which could negatively impact student learning and outcomes. Additionally, the school's Raymond Central Public Schools district is ranked 124th out of 182 districts in Nebraska and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating that the school's performance may be influenced by broader district-level factors. The school also serves a student population with a relatively low socioeconomic status, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 13.79%.

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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
Elementary School At Ceresco	Public	PK, KG-5	114 S Third	Ceresco	68017	Saunders County	Raymond Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 665-3651	140	10	13.6	15.7%	133 (95.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	49.6	254^th of 428 public elementary schools	40.7%		67.3	149^th of 459 public elementary schools	67.5%	105	$16,276	$387	$14,259

Cities Near Zip Code 68017

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ceresco	0.14 mi	1	148^th
Raymond	5.84 mi	3	179^th
Valparaiso	9.48 mi	1	30^th
Wahoo	11.31 mi	4	14^th
Waverly	12.14 mi	4	15^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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