Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68735

Summary:

The 68735 zip code is home to two schools, Summerland Elementary School and Summerland High School, both part of the Summerland Public Schools district. While the district is ranked 95 out of 182 in Nebraska and has a 2-star rating, Summerland High School stands out as a top-performing school, consistently ranking in the top 40 high schools in the state over the past three years.

Summerland High School has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating exceptional performance. The school has seen a significant improvement in its ACT proficiency rates, with the English Language Arts proficiency rate increasing from 57.14% to 80%, the Mathematics proficiency rate increasing from 47.62% to 72.5%, and the Science proficiency rate increasing from 28.57% to 90% from 2022-2023 to 2023-2024. However, the school's NSCAS test scores have been more variable, with some grades and subjects performing better than others, suggesting a need to align curriculum and instructional practices.

In contrast, Summerland Elementary School has shown more mixed results, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science ranging from 30% to 84% across different grade levels. The school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%, which is an area of concern that the district may need to address. Despite these challenges, the Summerland Public Schools district demonstrates a strong commitment to education, spending over $20,000 per student, which is higher than the state average.

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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
Summerland High School	Public	7-12	51293 857th Rd	Ewing	68735	Holt County	Summerland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 626-7534	201	20	10.2	45.8%	170 (84.6%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	93.9	9^th of 168 public high schools	94.6%		76.3	40^th of 215 public high schools	81.4%	31	$20,494	$992	$17,114
Summerland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51293 857th Rd	Ewing	68735	Holt County	Summerland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 626-7534	237	22	10.8	47.7%	218 (92.0%)	4 (1.7%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	46.5	266^th of 428 public elementary schools	37.9%		64.2	167^th of 459 public elementary schools	63.6%	99	$20,633	$1,455	$16,289

Cities Near Zip Code 68735

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ewing	0.22 mi	4	102^nd
Orchard	7.85 mi	2
Clearwater	9.89 mi	3
Neligh	18.11 mi	3	176^th
Oneill	20.26 mi	3	162^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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