Best Public Schools in Zip Code 69143

Summary:

The 69143 zip code is home to two schools, Hershey Elementary School and Hershey High School, both part of the Hershey Public Schools district. The data reveals that Hershey Elementary School is a standout performer, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Nebraska elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Hershey High School has had more variable results, with its ranking and proficiency rates fluctuating over the past few years.

Hershey Elementary School boasts strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in NSCAS/ELA and Math exceeding state averages across all grade levels. The school also stands out in NSCAS/Science, with a 5th-grade proficiency rate of 85.29%, well above the state average of 82.59%. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.6, which may contribute to its success.

While Hershey High School has a respectable graduation rate of 88.1% and generally performs above the state average in key subject areas, its ranking has fluctuated, dropping to the bottom half of Nebraska high schools in 2022-2023 before improving to 64 out of 168 schools in the current year. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% is also higher than the state would likely prefer, and this is an area that could be targeted for improvement.

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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
Hershey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 S Lincoln	Hershey	69143	Lincoln County	Hershey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 368-5572	303	20	15.4	33.7%	279 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	71.9	110^th of 428 public elementary schools	74.3%		71.6	124^th of 459 public elementary schools	73.0%	14	$16,185	$941	$13,448
Hershey High School	Public	7-12	301 S Lincoln	Hershey	69143	Lincoln County	Hershey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 368-5573	239	21	11.3	31.4%	213 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	65.4	64^th of 168 public high schools	61.9%		42	124^th of 215 public high schools	42.3%	60	$16,710	$572	$14,195

Cities Near Zip Code 69143

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hershey	0.43 mi	2	86^th
Sutherland	6.38 mi	2	158^th
North Platte	10.33 mi	13	155^th
Paxton	18.75 mi	2	165^th
Wallace	23.15 mi	2

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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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