Summary:
Custer has one listed school, Custer Elementary School, which serves pre-K through grade 5 in the Breckinridge County district. With no other listed schools for comparison, the most useful picture comes from its grade- and subject-level results: in 2025–2026, every reported result was below the state, and grade 3 reading was the most pronounced concern, at 23% compared with 49% statewide.
There is no school-to-school top or bottom in this one-school group, but results vary considerably by subject and grade. Grade 5 editing and mechanics was closest to the state benchmark, with 43% proficiency versus 48%, a 5-point gap. Grade 3 reading was farthest below, at 23% versus 49%, a 26-point gap. Reading also trailed the state in grades 4 and 5 by 13 and 8 points, respectively. Other reported gaps ranged from 9 points in grade 5 writing to 10 points in grade 4 math and science.
Recent progress is mixed: grade 5 writing rose 14 points, from 12% to 26%, and editing and mechanics rose 8 points, from 35% to 43%; meanwhile, reading fell 8 points in grade 3 and 7 points in grade 4. SchoolDigger’s latest ranking was 544th of 684 schools, at the 20th percentile, with 1 star; its percentile was down 19 points from 2023–2024. The school enrolled 178 students and had a 13.6 student–teacher ratio in 2024–2025. In that school year, 71% were free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism was 23% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 29% and the state’s 24%.
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