Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68023

Summary:

The 68023 zip code in Nebraska is home to two high-performing schools, Fort Calhoun Elementary School and Fort Calhoun Junior-Senior High School, which are part of the Fort Calhoun Community Schools district. Both schools demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with consistently high test scores, low chronic absenteeism, and relatively low free/reduced lunch rates.

Fort Calhoun Elementary School is ranked 72nd out of 428 Nebraska elementary schools and has a 4 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts impressive test scores, with 72.58% to 81.16% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 69.35% to 79.37% proficient or better in Mathematics across grades 3-6. Additionally, 86.21% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Science, significantly higher than the state average.

At the high school level, Fort Calhoun Junior-Senior High School is ranked 28th out of 168 Nebraska high schools and also has a 4 out of 5 star rating. The school's ACT test scores are significantly higher than the state averages, with 67.21% proficient or better in English Language Arts, 65.57% in Mathematics, and 68.85% in Science. The school also maintains a strong 88.1% four-year graduation rate, indicating that students are well-prepared for post-secondary success.

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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
Fort Calhoun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1120 Monroe St	Fort Calhoun	68023	Washington County	Fort Calhoun Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 468-5714	465	26	17.7	15.3%	439 (94.4%)	3 (0.6%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	80	72^nd of 428 public elementary schools	83.2%		79	78^th of 459 public elementary schools	83.0%	6	$12,438	$307	$10,732
Fort Calhoun Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5876 County Road P43	Fort Calhoun	68023	Washington County	Fort Calhoun Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 468-5591	383	25	15.3	16.2%	357 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	79.2	28^th of 168 public high schools	83.3%		71.5	54^th of 215 public high schools	74.9%	26	$16,009	$195	$12,736

Cities Near Zip Code 68023

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Calhoun	0.17 mi	2	16^th
Omaha	6.96 mi	189	146^th
Blair	7.96 mi	5	34^th
Bennington	9.38 mi	9	8^th
Elkhorn	13.51 mi	11	4^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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