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Best Public Schools in Doniphan, NE

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Schools

501

Students

Top rankedDoniphan-Trumbull Elementary91^st of 294 Nebraska elementary schools

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Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary up 74 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Doniphan, Nebraska is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through secondary grades: Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary and Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary. These schools are part of the Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools district, which is ranked 49th out of 115 districts in Nebraska and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary stands out for its consistently strong academic performance, with students scoring above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the NSCAS assessments. The school boasts high proficiency rates, with 73.68% of 6th graders proficient or better in ELA and 83.87% of 4th graders proficient or better in Math. Additionally, the elementary school has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% compared to the high school.

Meanwhile, Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary impresses with its 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% for the 2024-2025 school year and strong performance on ACT assessments, with 11th graders scoring significantly above the state average in English, Math, and Science. The high school also demonstrates high proficiency rates on the 8th grade NSCAS assessments, with 83.78% of students proficient or better in Science.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (2025)					NSCAS Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary	Public	7-12	302 W Plum	Doniphan	68832	Hall County	Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 845-6531	221	20	10.9	19.0%	206 (93.2%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	67.7	50^th of 146 public high schools	65.8%		83.4	20^th of 168 public high schools	88.1%	30				64.9	59.1				70.3	63.6	83.8	83.8	54.2	58.3	62.5	$20,242	$82	$17,623
Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	302 W Plum	Doniphan	68832	Hall County	Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 845-2730	280	23	11.9	25.4%	251 (89.6%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	68.8	91^st of 294 public elementary schools	69.0%		64.1	165^th of 428 public elementary schools	61.4%	74	60.7	63.3	73.7		66.9	75.0	83.9	76.3		78.0						$20,190	$805	$16,760

Cities Near Doniphan

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grand Island	6.58 mi	26	110^th
Hastings	9.03 mi	15	92^nd
Giltner	11.49 mi	2
Wood River	12.43 mi	3	77^th
Juniata	14.5 mi	1

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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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