Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68824

Summary:

The 68824 zip code area is home to two schools - Centura Elementary School and Centura Secondary School, both part of the Centura Public Schools district. These schools have shown strong academic performance, with Centura Secondary School standing out as a particularly high-achieving institution.

Centura Secondary School has consistently outperformed the state average on various standardized tests, including ACT English, Math, and Science, as well as NSCAS English Language Arts, Math, and Science. The school's 88.1% four-year graduation rate is also notably higher than the state average. Centura Elementary School also demonstrates strong performance, with test scores exceeding the state average in many areas, particularly in 3rd and 5th grade English Language Arts and Math. The school's 3-star rating from SchoolDigger suggests it is performing above average compared to other elementary schools in Nebraska.

However, both schools face some challenges, such as higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rates of 21.1%. Additionally, the free/reduced lunch rates at Centura Elementary (36.26%) and Centura Secondary (32.69%) suggest that socioeconomic factors may play a role in student performance, which could be an area for further analysis. The differences in spending per student between the two schools ($18,296 for Centura Elementary and $20,582 for Centura Secondary) may also indicate varying resource allocation priorities.

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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
Centura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Hall County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 485-4258	286	20	14.5	39.5%	261 (91.3%)	4 (1.4%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	59.4	204^th of 428 public elementary schools	52.3%		66.8	152^nd of 459 public elementary schools	66.9%	52	$18,296	$763	$15,407
Centura Secondary School	Public	7-12	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Hall County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 485-4258	199	24	8.2	34.2%	180 (90.5%)	3 (1.5%)	12 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	57.2	75^th of 168 public high schools	55.4%		36.1	137^th of 215 public high schools	36.3%	62	$20,582	$674	$17,724

Cities Near Zip Code 68824

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cairo	4.36 mi	2	90^th
Grand Island	10.91 mi	27	184^th
Wood River	11.66 mi	3	29^th
Saint Libory	14.64 mi	1	50^th
Ravenna	16.37 mi	2	88^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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