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Best Public Schools in Otoe County, NE

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Schools

2,543

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHigh School At Syracuse13^th of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Biggest riser

Nebraska City Middle School up 75 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Junior-Senior High School At Palmyra 7.4 students per teacher

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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 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
Hayward Elementary School	Public	3-5	306 S 14th St	Nebraska City	68410	Otoe County	Nebraska City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 873-6641	330	22	14.7	61.5%	237 (71.8%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (26.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	6.6	277^th of 294 public elementary schools	5.8%		23.2	348^th of 428 public elementary schools	18.7%	71	40.4	46.5	43.2				43.5	48.5	45.6	34.2			42.6	73.9		73.9				$14,669	$963	$12,195
Nebraska City Middle School	Public	6-8	909 1st Corso	Nebraska City	68410	Otoe County	Nebraska City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 873-5591	271	24	11.5	58.3%	196 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (24.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	24.1	104^th of 133 public middle schools	21.8%		15.1	179^th of 200 public middle schools	10.5%	75				51.2	50.6	54.0	51.9				43.0	49.5	43.6		80.5	80.5				$16,901	$637	$13,998
Nebraska City Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1200 North 14th Street	Nebraska City	68410	Otoe County	Nebraska City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 874-9193	370	25	15.1	58.9%	268 (72.4%)	2 (0.5%)	81 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)								(n/a)																				$19,144	$1,891	$14,701
Nebraska City High School	Public	9-12	141 Steinhart Park Rd	Nebraska City	68410	Otoe County	Nebraska City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 873-3360	442	29	15.1	54.8%	315 (71.3%)	5 (1.1%)	109 (24.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	6.2	137^th of 146 public high schools	6.2%		24	131^st of 168 public high schools	22.0%	6																	21.7	25.8	34.0	$16,810	$218	$12,737
Junior-Senior High School At Palmyra	Public	9-12	425 F St	Palmyra	68418	Otoe County	Palmyra District O R 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 780-5327	181	24	7.4	18.2%	171 (94.5%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	87.7	14^th of 146 public high schools	90.4%		66.9	60^th of 168 public high schools	64.3%	46																		65.0	75.0	$32,569	$167	$26,917
Palmyra Middle School	Public	6-8	425 F St	Palmyra	68418	Otoe County	Palmyra District O R 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 780-5327	158	3	52.6	10.1%	151 (95.6%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)				67.2	56.3		59.9						58.0							$6,833	$158	$5,101
Elementary School At Syracuse	Public	PK, KG-3	550 7th St	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 269-2382	277	19	14.9	17.3%	262 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)								(n/a)	70.0						70.0	76.7					76.7							$15,734	$590	$13,014
High School At Syracuse	Public	9-12	1500 Education Dr	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 269-2381	228	20	11.5	19.7%	213 (93.4%)	2 (0.9%)	6 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	88.2	13^th of 146 public high schools	91.1%		61.3	69^th of 168 public high schools	58.9%	56																	76.3	67.8	67.8	$20,292	$271	$17,371
Middle School At Syracuse	Public	4-8	1430 Education Drive	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 269-2388	286	21	13.4	19.2%	264 (92.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	79.6	21^st of 133 public middle schools	84.2%		83.4	18^th of 200 public middle schools	91.0%	3		74.0	77.4	85.9	83.3	61.5	77.2		90.0		92.2	81.8	87.7		80.8	88.6				$15,616	$173	$12,579
NE Center For Educ Of Blind	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	824 10th Ave	Nebraska City	68410	Otoe County	Educational Service Unit 04	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 873-5513	0	5	.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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