Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68862

Summary:

The 68862 zip code area is home to two schools - Ord Elementary School and Ord Junior-Senior High School, both part of the Ord Public Schools district. While Ord Elementary School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, Ord Junior-Senior High School has experienced a decline, ranking below the state average in key academic metrics.

Ord Elementary School stands out with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and strong performance in NSCAS/Mathematics, exceeding the state average. However, the school also faces challenges, including a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%. In contrast, Ord Junior-Senior High School has a 1-star rating and has struggled to meet the state average in ACT subjects, suggesting the need for targeted interventions to address the underlying issues.

Both schools serve a student population with a significant percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, indicating the potential influence of socioeconomic factors on academic performance. Addressing the disparities in performance between the two schools and tackling the high chronic absenteeism rates will be crucial in ensuring equitable educational opportunities for all students in the 68862 zip code area.

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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
Ord Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	820 S 16th St	Ord	68862	Valley County	Ord Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 728-3331	325	21	15.5	45.2%	299 (92.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	62.1	182^nd of 428 public elementary schools	57.5%		50.3	237^th of 459 public elementary schools	48.4%	55	$18,836	$1,028	$16,710
Ord Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	320 N 19th	Ord	68862	Valley County	Ord Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 728-3241	243	26	9.2	41.6%	232 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22.5	136^th of 168 public high schools	19.0%		15.2	191^st of 215 public high schools	11.2%	55	$18,944	$1,553	$13,680

Cities Near Zip Code 68862

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ord	0.26 mi	2	156^th
Scotia	14.96 mi	1	105^th
Arcadia	15.84 mi	2
Burwell	16.05 mi	3	41^st
Greeley	20.98 mi	2	126^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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