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Best Public Schools in Gage County, NE

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Schools

2,857

Students

Districts

Top rankedFreeman Elementary-Adams123^rd of 294 Nebraska elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Freeman Elementary-Adams up 94 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Diller-Odell Secondary School 9.1 students per teacher

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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/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 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	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
Freeman High School	Public	7-12	415 Eighth St	Adams	68301	Gage County	Freeman Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 988-2525	220	18	12.4	13.2%	212 (96.4%)	5 (2.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.1	114^th of 146 public high schools	21.9%		56.4	77^th of 168 public high schools	54.2%	37					75.6		81.8											47.5	30.0	45.0	$17,506	$128	$15,767
Freeman Elementary-Adams	Public	PK, KG-6	415 Eighth St	Adams	68301	Gage County	Freeman Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 988-2525	280	19	14.6	15.4%	271 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	60.4	123^rd of 294 public elementary schools	58.2%		58.2	217^th of 428 public elementary schools	49.3%	94		59.0	66.7	67.9			65.7	77.5	74.4	66.7	75.0			73.4							$15,469	$667	$13,044
Diller-Odell Secondary School	Public	7-12	506 Perry St	Odell	68415	Gage County	Diller-Odell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 766-4210	105	11	9.1	19.0%	100 (95.2%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							59.5														$26,213	$1,187	$20,847
Beatrice High School	Public	9-12	600 Orange Blvd	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 223-1515	627	38	16.5	42.1%	507 (80.9%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	15.3	126^th of 146 public high schools	13.7%		19.5	143^rd of 168 public high schools	14.9%	17																		34.9	29.5	41.1	$16,253	$181	$13,493
Beatrice Middle School	Public	6-8	215 N 5th St	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 223-1545	466	34	13.7	49.4%	380 (81.5%)	4 (0.9%)	58 (12.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	30.8	97^th of 133 public middle schools	27.1%		43.1	128^th of 200 public middle schools	36.0%	31				50.9	55.5	58.0	54.6				47.9	60.4	55.8	54.6		78.4	78.4				$16,213	$181	$13,545
Beatrice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	333 North 33rd Street	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 223-1525	798	58	13.6	57.1%	634 (79.4%)	5 (0.6%)	108 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.3%)	17							(n/a)	54.0	60.0	34.9				49.0	46.0	66.2	28.9				46.2	74.5		74.5				$15,031	$1,015	$12,409
Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 W 2nd St	Blue Springs	68318	Gage County	Southern School District 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 645-3359	198	20	10.0		174 (87.9%)	9 (4.5%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								(n/a)							38.0							41.0							$24,480	$924	$21,349
Southern Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	115 S 11th St	Wymore	68466	Gage County	Southern School District 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 645-3326	163	16	10.0		142 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.0%)								(n/a)							51.9														$27,840	$00	$23,461
Educational Service Unit 5	Public	9-12	900 West Court	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Educational Service Unit 05	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 223-5277	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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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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