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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 68343

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The 68343 zip code area has only one elementary school, Dorchester Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and is part of the Dorchester Public School District. While the school's academic performance is mixed, with students scoring above the state average in English Language Arts but below in Mathematics, it faces challenges such as a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate and a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Dorchester Elementary School's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, going from 290 out of 457 Nebraska elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 300 out of 459 in 2022-2023, and then improving to 251 out of 428 in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has remained at 2 stars out of 5 during this time. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $18,775, and it had a student-teacher ratio of 11.3 to 1, which may present both challenges and opportunities due to the school's small size.

Addressing the school's attendance issues and focusing on improving Mathematics instruction could be areas of focus for Dorchester Elementary School. Additionally, further analysis of the school's budget and resource allocation may provide insights into how the relatively high per-student spending is being utilized to support student learning and outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)		NSCAS Mathematics (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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dorchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 W 9th	Dorchester	68343	Saline County	Dorchester Public School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 946-2781	141	12	11.8	36.9%	93 (66.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)								(n/a)	76.2	54.3	47.1	$22,142	$841	$18,556

Cities Near Zip Code 68343

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dorchester	0.11 mi	2
Crete	8.47 mi	6	127^th
Friend	8.96 mi	3
Milford	9.06 mi	2	56^th
Geneva	12.68 mi	3	85^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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