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Medicine Valley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
Summary

Medicine Valley Elementary is a public elementary school in Curtis, Nebraska, serving 117 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Medicine Valley Public Schools district. The school has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics exceeding the state average by 8-12 percentage points.

While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 8.8% to 21.1% over the past few years, it has also experienced a growing population of economically disadvantaged students, with the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch rising from 37.19% to 54.7%. The school's spending per student has also increased, from $14,313 to $17,816, which may contribute to its academic success. Compared to the nearby Maywood Elementary School, Medicine Valley Elementary has higher academic performance, despite Maywood having a slightly lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Over the past 10 years, Medicine Valley Elementary has consistently ranked in the top half of Nebraska elementary schools, with a high ranking of 64th out of 483 schools in 2013-2014. However, the school's ranking has fluctuated over the years, and the school should investigate the underlying factors to maintain its consistently high performance and address the increasing chronic absenteeism rates.

97
Students ?
12.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,714
Per pupil spending ?
48.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 605 Ord Ave
       Curtis, NE  69025-0065

(308) 367-4210

District: Medicine Valley Public Schools


Students who attend Medicine Valley Elementary usually attend:

High:    Medicine Valley High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
91.8%
Hispanic:
4.1%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2014 → 62nd in 2024
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Nebraska average (46% vs 59% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2014
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school46%
District avg55%
Nebraska avg59%
Not ranked this year
Medicine Valley Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202464.2164 of 42861.7%★★★☆☆
202344.9272 of 45940.7%★★☆☆☆
202269.2124 of 45772.9%★★★★☆
202160.0161 of 44263.6%★★★☆☆
201956.8186 of 45258.8%★★★☆☆
201869.8110 of 45075.6%★★★★☆
201735.2329 of 45928.3%★☆☆☆☆
201662.0161 of 48066.5%★★★☆☆
201567.7138 of 48871.7%★★★★☆
201480.264 of 48386.7%★★★★☆
201366.7134 of 48572.4%★★★★☆
201247.2275 of 48042.7%★★☆☆☆
201147.0266 of 47343.8%★★☆☆☆
201061.7181 of 50263.9%★★★☆☆
200951.8288 of 47138.9%★★☆☆☆
200849.5327 of 47831.6%★★☆☆☆
200758.6211 of 43050.9%★★★☆☆
200658.8194 of 41853.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202329.3287 of 38525.5%★☆☆☆☆
202248.5191 of 38850.8%★★★☆☆
202142.6217 of 36841.0%★★☆☆☆
201944.6211 of 39146.0%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
White (2023)25th percentile-15 vs school

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Students at Medicine Valley Elementary are 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 97 students attended Medicine Valley Elementary.

Students who attend Medicine Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Medicine Valley High School

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2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataNov 29, 2025
2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 29, 2025
2024–25 ACT test scoresNov 29, 2025


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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