Summary:
The 68521 zip code area of Lincoln, Nebraska is home to 6 elementary schools that are part of the Lincoln Public Schools district, which is ranked 95 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. These schools serve grades PK-5 and range in size from 136 students at Educare Of Lincoln to 899 students at Kooser Elementary School.
Among the schools, Fredstrom Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 133rd out of 274 Nebraska elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Fredstrom has the strongest academic performance, with the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels compared to the other schools and the state/district averages. In contrast, the other schools generally perform below the Lincoln Public Schools and Nebraska state averages.
The schools in the 68521 zip code area face several challenges, including a uniformly high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3%, which is significantly higher than the state average. The schools also have a wide range of free/reduced lunch recipients, from 42.76% at Fredstrom to 79.04% at Campbell Elementary, suggesting a correlation between socioeconomic status and student outcomes. Additionally, the pre-K only Educare Of Lincoln has a very high student-teacher ratio of 45.3, which may impact the quality of early childhood education provided.
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