Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68920

Summary:

The 68920 zip code area is home to two schools, Alma Elementary At Alma and Alma High School, both part of the Alma Public Schools district. While Alma Elementary At Alma appears to be the stronger performer, both schools face challenges in areas such as chronic absenteeism and English Language Arts proficiency.

Alma Elementary At Alma is ranked 192 out of 428 Nebraska elementary schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school performs well in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with high proficiency rates. However, it also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%. In contrast, Alma High School is ranked 156 out of 215 Nebraska high schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The high school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, but struggles in English Language Arts, with only 13.79% of 11th graders scoring proficient or better on the ACT.

Both schools have a significant percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and the per-student spending at both schools is higher than the state average. The difference in student-teacher ratios between the elementary and high school may be a contributing factor to the performance gap, with the lower ratio at the elementary level potentially allowing for more individualized attention and support. Overall, the data provides a mixed picture of the schools in the 68920 zip code area, and further analysis and targeted interventions may be necessary to address the challenges these schools face.

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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
Alma Elementary At Alma	Public	PK, KG-6	515 Jewell St	Alma	68920	Harlan County	Alma Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 928-2131	199	20	9.8	41.7%	183 (92.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	60.6	192^nd of 428 public elementary schools	55.1%		63.2	169^th of 459 public elementary schools	63.2%	23	$18,113	$666	$15,774
Alma High School	Public	7-12	515 Jewell St	Alma	68920	Harlan County	Alma Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 928-2131	183	16	11.7	40.4%	175 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)								(n/a)	$20,843	$1,140	$16,911

Cities Near Zip Code 68920

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Alma	0.06 mi	2	159^th
Oxford	15.08 mi	2	79^th
Wilcox	20.95 mi	2	110^th
Franklin	21.31 mi	3	114^th
Holdrege	22.26 mi	7	132^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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