Summary:
The 68352 zip code is home to a single public high school, Fairbury Junior-Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 375 students. While the school has a lower student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student compared to the state average, its academic performance and student engagement metrics suggest room for improvement.
Fairbury Public Schools' flagship high school has seen its statewide ranking decline in recent years, now sitting at 123rd out of 146 Nebraska high schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87.9% is slightly below the state average, and its proficiency rates on state assessments lag behind state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. Additionally, the school faces challenges with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3%.
While the school's higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, as indicated by the 52% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to its academic struggles, the data suggests that factors beyond just resources and class sizes may be impacting student success. Addressing the school's performance and engagement issues through targeted interventions could be crucial in helping Fairbury Junior-Senior High School improve its standing among Nebraska high schools.
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