Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 68061

Summary:

The 68061 zip code area has only one elementary school, Elementary School At Tekamah, which serves grades PK-6 and is part of the Tekamah-Herman Community Schools district. While the school has some areas of strength, such as strong mathematics and science performance, it has seen a decline in its overall ranking in recent years and faces challenges with mixed English Language Arts proficiency and a high chronic absenteeism rate.

The Elementary School At Tekamah has an enrollment of 297 students and is ranked 257 out of 428 Nebraska elementary schools, receiving a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's English Language Arts proficiency rates are mixed compared to the state average, with some grade levels performing above and others below. However, the school excels in mathematics, outperforming the state average across all grade levels, and its 5th grade science proficiency rate is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite these strengths, the school faces some areas of concern, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% and a declining SchoolDigger ranking over the past few years. The school's spending per student of $15,708 is higher than the state average, but it's unclear how this funding is being utilized to support student outcomes. Overall, the Elementary School At Tekamah has both strengths and challenges, and further analysis and comparison to other schools in the district or state could provide additional insights to help identify opportunities for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elementary School At Tekamah	Public	PK, KG-6	112 N 13th St	Tekamah	68061	Burt County	Tekamah-Herman Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 374-2154	294	24	12.2	39.8%	282 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	48.9	257^th of 428 public elementary schools	40.0%		47.4	255^th of 459 public elementary schools	44.4%	2	$15,708	$1,266	$12,529

Cities Near Zip Code 68061

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tekamah	0.24 mi	2	124^th
Oakland	13.03 mi	2	25^th
Blair	15.73 mi	5	34^th
Hooper	16.79 mi	2	70^th
Lyons	16.87 mi	2	113^th

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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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