Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68979

Summary:

The 68979 zip code area is home to two schools, Sutton Elementary School and Sutton Secondary School, both part of the Sutton Public Schools district. While the district as a whole is ranked 132 out of 182 in Nebraska and has a 1-star rating, the individual schools show some standout elements.

Sutton Elementary School stands out for its relatively strong test scores, particularly in 3rd grade math where 73.08% of students scored proficient or better, compared to 60.65% statewide. Both Sutton Elementary and Sutton Secondary have low student-teacher ratios, indicating smaller class sizes. Sutton Secondary School also stands out for its high 4-year graduation rate of 88.1%, which is significantly above the state average.

However, both schools face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates of over 21% for the 2023-2024 school year. The schools also have varying free/reduced lunch rates, with Sutton Elementary at 42.5% and Sutton Secondary at 32.78%. The spending per student is relatively high for both schools, but the outcomes are mixed, indicating a need for further investigation into the factors contributing to the schools' performance.

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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
Sutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1107 N Saunders	Sutton	68979	Clay County	Sutton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 773-4423	217	20	10.9	43.3%	152 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	42.3	282^nd of 428 public elementary schools	34.1%		48.1	248^th of 459 public elementary schools	46.0%	34	$17,095	$832	$14,181
Sutton Secondary School	Public	7-12	1107 N Saunders	Sutton	68979	Clay County	Sutton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 773-4303	179	17	10.2	38.0%	139 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (20.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	46.4	98^th of 168 public high schools	41.7%		44.5	118^th of 215 public high schools	45.1%	20	$18,291	$109	$15,840

Cities Near Zip Code 68979

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sutton	0.86 mi	2	144^th
Harvard	12.12 mi	3
Henderson	12.55 mi	2	61^st
Shickley	14.84 mi	2
Fairmont	14.9 mi	1	104^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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