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Best Public Schools in Kearney County, NE

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Schools

1,320

Students

Districts

Top rankedWilcox-Hildreth Junior/Senior High School47^th of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Biggest riser

C L Jones Middle School up 51 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Axtell High School 8.6 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
Wilcox-Hildreth Junior/Senior High School	Public	9-12	404 E Sapp St	Wilcox	68982	Kearney County	Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 478-5265	76	12	6.1		72 (94.7%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.8	47^th of 146 public high schools	67.8%		53.9	81^st of 168 public high schools	51.8%	34																	55.0	65.0	$37,100	$172	$32,760
Wilcox-Hildreth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	404 E Sapp St	Wilcox	68982	Kearney County	Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 478-5265	115	7	16.6		108 (93.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)																			$23,024	$1,041	$17,142
Axtell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Main St	Axtell	68924	Kearney County	Axtell Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 743-2415	200	15	13.4	26.0%	184 (92.0%)	5 (2.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)			67.7				64.8						83.5						$20,742	$901	$17,264
Axtell High School	Public	7-12	500 Main St	Axtell	68924	Kearney County	Axtell Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 743-2415	135	16	8.6	26.7%	127 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)								(n/a)					74.1		78.0						82.0					63.6	$24,166	$189	$20,812
C L Jones Middle School	Public	4-8	520 W 3rd	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 832-2338	283	24	11.9	29.3%	247 (87.3%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	67.3	50^th of 133 public middle schools	62.4%		56.3	101^st of 200 public middle schools	49.5%	51		48.2	65.0	73.5	70.2	63.0	64.6		66.1	72.5	70.6	71.6	70.5	88.9	89.4				$19,279	$10	$16,359
Minden East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	123 N Minden Ave	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 832-2460	239	22	11.0	29.3%	209 (87.4%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)	72.0						72.0	74.0					74.0						$18,150	$1,206	$15,168
Minden High School	Public	9-12	622 West Third	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 832-2254	272	24	11.5	29.0%	235 (86.4%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	53.4	73^rd of 146 public high schools	50.0%		38.3	112^th of 168 public high schools	33.3%	39																47.5	54.2	55.9	$21,737	$334	$17,083

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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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