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Best Public Schools in Seward County, NE

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Schools

2,809

Students

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Top rankedSeward Elementary School14^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Seward Elementary School up 71 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Centennial Junior-Senior High School 7.2 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
Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Centennial	Utica	68456	Seward County	Centennial Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 534-2321	263	22	11.9	26.6%	242 (92.0%)	6 (2.3%)	11 (4.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	78.2	53^rd of 294 public elementary schools	82.0%		79.5	76^th of 428 public elementary schools	82.2%	23		86.1	65.1				73.5			83.3				86.1							$20,921	$1,081	$16,918
Centennial Junior-Senior High School	Public	9-12	1301 Centennial	Utica	68456	Seward County	Centennial Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 534-2321	151	21	7.2	30.5%	140 (92.7%)	3 (2.0%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28	112^th of 146 public high schools	23.3%		44.1	102^nd of 168 public high schools	39.3%	10																			43.2	43.2	$28,168	$159	$24,112
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 Centennial Middle School	Utica	68456	Seward County	Centennial Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 534-2321	101	1	117.4	39.6%	92 (91.1%)	3 (3.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	73.1	38^th of 133 public middle schools	71.4%		75.5	40^th of 200 public middle schools	80.0%	2				75.9	62.5		75.0						84.6	80.0							$25,335	$154	$19,536
Milford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 West 1st Street	Milford	68405	Seward County	Milford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 761-2408	430	30	14.2	23.0%	402 (93.5%)	9 (2.1%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	44.7	178^th of 294 public elementary schools	39.5%		59.9	197^th of 428 public elementary schools	54.0%	19	56.9	64.9	53.2	65.0			59.8	55.4	84.2	62.9	60.0			65.2	87.1		87.1				$14,043	$675	$12,241
Milford High School	Public	7-12	301 G Street	Milford	68405	Seward County	Milford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 761-2525	379	32	11.9	22.4%	341 (90.0%)	9 (2.4%)	19 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	74	41^st of 146 public high schools	71.9%		64.9	66^th of 168 public high schools	60.7%	25					75.4	71.6	72.7							60.6		86.5	86.7	57.4	59.0	67.2	$19,639	$00	$15,884
Seward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 E Pinewood	Seward	68434	Seward County	Seward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 643-2968	558	36	15.2	22.2%	504 (90.3%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	89.8	14^th of 294 public elementary schools	95.2%		78.1	85^th of 428 public elementary schools	80.1%	71	81.5	86.0					83.9	78.3	89.7					84.4							$15,489	$930	$12,896
Seward High School	Public	9-12	532 Northern Heights	Seward	68434	Seward County	Seward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 643-2988	511	39	13.2	14.7%	472 (92.4%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	85	17^th of 146 public high schools	88.4%		79.7	24^th of 168 public high schools	85.7%	7																		58.7	71.9	74.4	$18,626	$92	$15,251
Seward Middle School	Public	5-8	2401 Karol Kay Blvd	Seward	68434	Seward County	Seward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 643-2986	416	31	13.2	19.0%	375 (90.1%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	87.6	4^th of 133 public middle schools	97.0%		89.2	7^th of 200 public middle schools	96.5%	3			69.7	82.9	71.0	79.8	76.3			61.6	88.3	85.0	88.6	81.3	91.9	93.9	93.0				$16,162	$357	$13,576

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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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