Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68636

Summary:

The 68636 zip code in Nebraska is home to two schools, Elgin Elementary School and Elgin High School, both part of the highly-ranked Elgin Public Schools district. While Elgin Elementary School performs slightly below the state average in 5th-grade English Language Arts proficiency, Elgin High School stands out as an exceptional institution, consistently ranking among the top high schools in Nebraska and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elgin High School's academic excellence is evident in its impressive test scores, with 75% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, 87.5% in ACT/Mathematics, and 87.5% in ACT/Science. The school also boasts an impressive 88.1% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average. In contrast, both Elgin Elementary School and Elgin High School face the challenge of relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, an area the district may need to address to ensure consistent student engagement.

The socioeconomic diversity of the student population is also noteworthy, with Elgin Elementary School having a higher free and reduced lunch rate of 52.83% compared to Elgin High School's 42.86%. This difference may suggest varying resource needs and allocation within the district, which could contribute to the exceptional performance of Elgin High School, which spends $25,282 per student, compared to Elgin Elementary School's $20,571 per student.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elgin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 N 4th St	Elgin	68636	Antelope County	Elgin Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 843-2455	103	12	8.5	56.3%	96 (93.2%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	$23,606	$1,298	$21,463
Elgin High School	Public	7-12	101 N 4th St	Elgin	68636	Antelope County	Elgin Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 843-2455	79	10	7.9	39.2%	77 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)	$27,172	$1,190	$24,902

Cities Near Zip Code 68636

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elgin	1.82 mi	2
Neligh	12.02 mi	3
Tilden	13.26 mi	2	37^th
Clearwater	15.99 mi	3
Albion	19.08 mi	3	67^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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