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Best Public Schools in Howard County, NE

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Schools

1,396

Students

Districts

Top rankedSt Paul Junior/Senior High School26^th of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Biggest riser

Centura Elementary School up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Centura Secondary School 8.4 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 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
St Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1305 Howard Ave	Saint Paul	68873	Howard County	St Paul Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 754-4433	390	30	13.0	29.0%	354 (90.8%)	5 (1.3%)	22 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	48.1	162^nd of 294 public elementary schools	44.9%		60.3	194^th of 428 public elementary schools	54.7%	32	62.5	53.1	40.9	64.9			56.1	77.1		59.1	82.5		73.2						$17,356	$796	$13,985
St Paul Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1305 Howard Ave	Saint Paul	68873	Howard County	St Paul Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 754-4433	277	23	11.9	26.0%	256 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	78.7	26^th of 146 public high schools	82.2%		79.7	25^th of 168 public high schools	85.1%	1					59.6	70.7	64.8					76.6	75.0	85.4	85.4	58.7	60.9	71.7	$19,135	$00	$15,974
Centura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Howard County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 485-4258	273	20	13.4	33.0%	251 (91.9%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	57.9	128^th of 294 public elementary schools	56.5%		59.4	204^th of 428 public elementary schools	52.3%	76	75.0	61.3					63.2	75.0	67.7	66.7			68.4						$19,496	$965	$15,108
Centura Secondary School	Public	7-12	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Howard County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 485-4258	190	23	8.4	31.6%	168 (88.4%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	66.2	53^rd of 146 public high schools	63.7%		57.2	75^th of 168 public high schools	55.4%	22					53.9	82.1	65.7						64.2			66.7	51.5	57.6	$24,223	$202	$19,937
Elba Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	711 Caroline St	Elba	68835	Howard County	Elba Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 863-2228	52	7	7.6		50 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)																			$40,495	$1,849	$35,271
Elba Secondary School	Public	7-12	711 Caroline St	Elba	68835	Howard County	Elba Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 863-2228	53	7	7.9		52 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$33,791	$255	$31,298
St Libory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	435 St Paul Road	Saint Libory	68872	Howard County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 687-6475	161	12	13.4	36.0%	122 (75.8%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)							64.9						81.1						$17,248	$980	$15,622

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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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