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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68626

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275

Students

Top rankedHigh School At Brainard81^st of 146 Nebraska high schools

Summary:

The 68626 zip code area is home to two schools - High School At Brainard and Elementary School At Brainard, both part of the East Butler Public Schools district. While the schools have seen some fluctuations in their performance rankings, they both demonstrate areas of academic strength and face common challenges.

High School At Brainard has seen its statewide ranking vary from 38th out of 215 Nebraska high schools in 2022-2023 to 81st out of 146 in 2024-2025. However, the school maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% and outperforms the state average in ACT/Science and NSCAS/English Language Arts for 8th grade. In contrast, Elementary School At Brainard has experienced similar ranking fluctuations, going from 140th out of 457 Nebraska elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 126th out of 428 in 2023-2024, but maintains above-average test scores in NSCAS/English Language Arts and NSCAS/Mathematics for 3rd and 4th grades.

Both schools share some common challenges, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate of over 19%, which may be an area for further investigation and intervention. Additionally, the significant difference in free/reduced lunch rates between the two schools, with High School At Brainard at 7.91% and Elementary School At Brainard at 2.54%, suggests potential socioeconomic disparities within the 68626 zip code area that could impact educational outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)		NSCAS Mathematics (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 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elementary School At Brainard	Public	PK, KG-6	212 S Madison	Brainard	68626	Butler County	East Butler Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 545-2081	124	11	11.5	26.6%	115 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)		55.9	64.4			$26,343	$199	$23,473
High School At Brainard	Public	7-12	212 S Madison	Brainard	68626	Butler County	East Butler Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 545-2081	151	17	8.6	13.2%	143 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	50.9	81^st of 146 public high schools	44.5%		54	80^th of 168 public high schools	52.4%	1	74.2	72.7	69.1	45.5	59.1	$25,116	$05	$23,059

Cities Near Zip Code 68626

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brainard	1.83 mi	2	96^th
Dwight	6.8 mi	1
David City	9.78 mi	2	115^th
Valparaiso	9.78 mi	1
Raymond	15.57 mi	3	100^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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