Summary:
ZIP code 67230 has three elementary schools: Christa McAuliffe Academy serves PK–8, while Wheatland Elementary and Meadowlark Elementary serve K–5. In 2025–26, the average results across the three schools were above state results in ELA, math and science, but that area-wide picture hides a sharp divide: two schools were above the state in all three subjects, while one was below in all three. The most important finding for families is that results vary greatly by school, so the ZIP code alone gives little indication of what to expect.
Wheatland is the clear standout, with 83% proficiency in ELA, 87% in math and 82% in science—37, 46 and 44 percentage points above the state, respectively. Its lead over Christa McAuliffe, which had 41% in ELA, 35% in math and 35% in science, was 41 points in ELA, 52 in math and 48 in science. Christa McAuliffe was below state results in every subject. Meadowlark fell between them: its 65% in ELA, 55% in math and 61% in science were all above the state, though it trailed Wheatland. SchoolDigger ranked Wheatland 4th of 657 schools, Meadowlark 134th and Christa McAuliffe 424th.
Science is where the area’s results improved most relative to the state: the three-school average advantage grew from 13 points in 2024–25 to 21 points in 2025–26. Wheatland’s science score rose 10 points and Meadowlark’s rose 5, while Christa McAuliffe’s was essentially unchanged; the average advantage narrowed in ELA and math. One notable exception to Christa McAuliffe’s low overall results is fourth-grade math: 55% proficiency, 10 points above the state. Context measures also differ: Wheatland and Meadowlark have student–teacher ratios of 15.5 and 14.6, and free/reduced-lunch rates of 11% and 22%; Christa McAuliffe has a lower ratio of 13.6 and a rate of 52%. Those figures describe differences, not their causes. Christa McAuliffe’s PK–8 span also means its all-grades results are less directly comparable with the K–5 schools’ results.
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