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Best Public Schools in Red Willow County, NE

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Schools

1,671

Students

Districts

Top rankedMc Cook Senior High School44^th of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Biggest riser

Mc Cook Senior High School up 40 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southwest Elementary-Indianola 9.4 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 8th 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
Southwest Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Coke Street	Bartley	69020	Red Willow County	Southwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(308) 692-3223	71	7	10.5	54.9%	62 (87.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)								(n/a)							68.7													$9,200	$154	$5,179
Southwest Junior/Senior High School	Public	9-12	900 Coke St	Bartley	69020	Red Willow County	Southwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 692-3223	83	11	7.4	49.4%	67 (80.7%)	2 (2.4%)	8 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)								(n/a)																	58.3			$44,005	$214	$37,694
Southwest Elementary-Indianola	Public	PK, KG-5	719 E St	Indianola	69034	Red Willow County	Southwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 364-2613	172	18	9.4	43.6%	145 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)								(n/a)			61.9				59.3													$23,317	$1,406	$19,273
Central Elementary School	Public	4-5	604 W 1st	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 345-3976	181	14	12.8	37.0%	156 (86.2%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (10.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	58.4	126^th of 294 public elementary schools	57.1%		73.3	103^rd of 428 public elementary schools	75.9%	23		70.8	57.0				64.3		76.0	69.8				73.1						$16,173	$525	$14,254
Mc Cook Junior High School	Public	6-8	800 W 7th St	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 345-6940	305	21	14.4	36.4%	263 (86.2%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	65.7	52^nd of 133 public middle schools	60.9%		70.2	56^th of 200 public middle schools	72.0%	4				66.7	75.6	74.1	71.9				56.5	68.6	76.8	67.3	91.1	91.1				$16,557	$47	$14,445
Mc Cook Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 W 7th St	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 345-5422	448	32	14.0	29.0%	399 (89.1%)	5 (1.1%)	38 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	70.2	44^th of 146 public high schools	69.9%		53.3	84^th of 168 public high schools	50.0%	40																	66.9	49.2	64.6	$17,427	$310	$15,068
Mc Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1500 W 3rd St	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 345-5681	411	29	14.0	43.8%	363 (88.3%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)								(n/a)	77.1						77.1	80.2						80.2						$17,325	$1,187	$14,659
Mc Cook Alternative Education	Public	7-12	404 West 7th Street	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 345-5631	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Step School	Public	7-12	305 East 1st	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Educational Service Unit 15	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 345-7341	0	1	.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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