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Best Public Schools in Thurston County, NE

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Schools

2,035

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedPender High School12^th of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Biggest riser

Pender Elementary School up 22 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Umo N Ho N Nation High School 6.6 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (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 (2022)	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 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Umo N Ho N Nation Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	470 Main St	Macy	68039	Thurston County	Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 837-5260	391	43	9.1	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	384 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)												$41,868	$3,004	$34,687
Umo N Ho N Nation High School	Public	9-12	470 Main St	Macy	68039	Thurston County	Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 837-5622	170	26	6.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)												$47,280	$9,023	$34,159
Umo N Ho N Nation Middle School	Public	6-8	470 Main St	Macy	68039	Thurston County	Umo N Ho N Nation Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 837-5622	106	11	9.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)												$36,498	$2,757	$29,461
Pender High School	Public	7-12	609 Whitney St	Pender	68047	Thurston County	Pender Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 385-3244	191	14	13.4	43.8%	167 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	88.3	12^th of 146 public high schools	91.8%		85.7	17^th of 168 public high schools	89.9%	5			76.7	82.5			66.7	84.9	76.2	70.4	70.4	$18,428	$00	$16,010
Pender Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	609 Whitney St	Pender	68047	Thurston County	Pender Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 385-3244	242	21	11.4	41.9%	195 (80.6%)	1 (0.4%)	33 (13.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	78	55^th of 294 public elementary schools	81.3%		79.2	77^th of 428 public elementary schools	82.0%	22	75.0	76.5		80.2	82.5	70.6			83.5			$20,733	$1,126	$17,190
Walthill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	602 Main St	Walthill	68067	Thurston County	Walthill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 846-5432	159	22	7.3	100.0%	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)								(n/a)												$36,428	$3,824	$28,298
Walthill High School	Public	7-12	602 Main St	Walthill	68067	Thurston County	Walthill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 846-5432	151	14	10.7	100.0%	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	144 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)												$29,939	$1,479	$26,150
Winnebago Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	202 Osborne St	Winnebago	68071	Thurston County	Winnebago Public Schools District 17	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 878-2224	438	43	10.2	100.0%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	415 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)								(n/a)												$30,822	$2,645	$24,517
Winnebago High School	Public	9-12	202 Osborne St	Winnebago	68071	Thurston County	Winnebago Public Schools District 17	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 878-2224	187	26	7.1	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	173 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)								(n/a)												$39,545	$4,476	$31,189

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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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