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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68524

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Schools

1,690

Students

Top rankedNorthwest High School121^st of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Northwest High School up 40 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 68524 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Arnold Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district, which is ranked 95 out of 115 districts in Nebraska and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arnold Elementary School has faced challenges in academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics, where its proficiency rates have consistently lagged behind the Lincoln Public Schools and Nebraska state averages. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% is also higher than desired. Despite the school's relatively high spending per student of $16,307 and low student-teacher ratio of 12.3, these investments do not appear to be translating into improved student outcomes. The school's free and reduced lunch rate of 67.25% suggests a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, which may impact academic performance.

Over the past three years, Arnold Elementary School's ranking within the state has declined, going from 401 out of 459 Nebraska elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 314 out of 428 in 2023-2024 and 264 out of 274 in 2024-2025. This indicates a need for further investigation and targeted interventions to address the school's performance challenges and improve student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT Science (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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arnold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Mike Scholl Street	Lincoln	68524	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1120	673	54	12.5		322 (47.8%)	65 (9.7%)	170 (25.3%)	26 (3.9%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	82 (12.2%)	6.4	279^th of 294 public elementary schools	5.1%		34.4	314^th of 428 public elementary schools	26.6%	35	39.6	50.0	34.7	41.5	37.5	34.4				$16,198	$1,657	$12,745
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	4901 West Holdrege Street	Lincoln	68524	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 436-1314	1,017	67	15.2	43.0%	573 (56.3%)	103 (10.1%)	196 (19.3%)	26 (2.6%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (10.8%)	19.4	121^st of 146 public high schools	17.1%		4.3	161^st of 168 public high schools	4.2%	40							36.1	36.1	41.4	$17,803	$286	$14,428

Cities Near Zip Code 68524

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lincoln	0.41 mi	85	112^th
Malcolm	5.79 mi	2	36^th
Raymond	11.65 mi	3	100^th
Waverly	13.45 mi	4	41^st
Milford	15.44 mi	2	56^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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