Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68446

Summary:

The 68446 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school - all part of the Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools district. The standout performer in this group is the Middle School At Syracuse, which has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in Nebraska and earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The Elementary School At Syracuse has also shown improvement in its statewide ranking in recent years.

While the middle and elementary schools demonstrate strong academic achievement, the High School At Syracuse has seen a decline in its ACT test scores, with only 59.09% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 63.64% in Mathematics. The high school's 4-year graduation rate of 88.1% is also slightly below the state average.

Across all three schools, the chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% is higher than the state average, which could be a contributing factor to the academic performance and should be addressed. The varying free and reduced lunch rates among the schools suggest differences in the socioeconomic backgrounds of the student populations, which may impact the schools' resource needs and educational approaches.

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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 Syracuse	Public	PK, KG-3	550 7th St	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 269-2382	275	19	14.8	15.6%	256 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)								(n/a)	$15,493	$853	$12,570
High School At Syracuse	Public	9-12	1500 Education Dr	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 269-2381	215	20	10.8	20.9%	205 (95.3%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	61.3	69^th of 168 public high schools	58.9%		72.8	52^nd of 215 public high schools	75.8%	17	$20,353	$469	$16,545
Middle School At Syracuse	Public	4-8	1430 Education Drive	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 269-2388	294	21	13.9	19.7%	271 (92.2%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	83.4	18^th of 200 public middle schools	91.0%		76.8	38^th of 238 public middle schools	84.0%	20	$14,044	$417	$11,413

Cities Near Zip Code 68446

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Syracuse	0.1 mi	3	18^th
Cook	10.05 mi	2	116^th
Palmyra	11.49 mi	2	94^th
Elmwood	14.28 mi	1	11^th
Weeping Water	14.53 mi	3	172^nd

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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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