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Best Public Schools in Mead, NE

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Schools

253

Students

5-star school

Top rankedMead High School3^rd of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Biggest riser

Mead High School up 40 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Mead, Nebraska is home to two schools: Mead Elementary School and Mead High School, both part of the highly-ranked Mead Public Schools district. While Mead High School stands out as an exceptional performer, Mead Elementary School has faced some challenges in recent years.

Mead High School is a standout school, ranked 3rd out of 146 Nebraska high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and maintaining a consistent high statewide ranking. The school boasts impressive test scores, with 72.73% of 11th graders proficient or better in ACT Mathematics and 77.27% proficient or better in ACT Science, significantly outperforming state averages. Additionally, Mead High School has an excellent 87.9% four-year graduation rate.

In contrast, Mead Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, from 350th out of 457 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 139th out of 428 in 2023-2024. While the school's test scores are above the state averages, they do not match the exceptional performance of Mead High School. Both schools share a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3%, which could be an area for the district to focus on improving.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)			NSCAS Mathematics (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 N Elm	Mead	68041	Saunders County	Mead Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 624-6465	141	12	11.7	29.8%	129 (91.5%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	72.2	66.7	70.2	65.7			$24,387	$537	$20,614
Mead High School	Public	7-12	114 N Vine	Mead	68041	Saunders County	Mead Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 624-3435	112	13	8.9	26.8%	103 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93.4	3^rd of 146 public high schools	97.9%		73.7	43^rd of 168 public high schools	74.4%	40					72.7	77.3	$32,870	$275	$25,007

Cities Near Mead

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wahoo	5.63 mi	4	45^th
Yutan	6.62 mi	2	19^th
Valley	11.31 mi	4	75^th
Fremont	11.5 mi	15	135^th
Ceresco	12.56 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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