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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68729

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Students

Top rankedCreighton Community High School99^th of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Creighton Community High School

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Summary:

The 68729 zip code is home to two schools: Creighton Elementary School and Creighton Community High School, both part of the Creighton Community Public Schools district. While the elementary school performs slightly above the district and state averages on standardized tests, both schools struggle with low performance rankings and high chronic absenteeism rates.

Creighton Elementary School has a relatively small enrollment of 187 students in grades PK-6 and is consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, its students perform slightly better than the district and state averages on 3rd, 4th, and 6th grade NSCAS English Language Arts and Mathematics tests. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% and a relatively high percentage of students (36.36%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage in the community.

Creighton Community High School, with an enrollment of 124 students in grades 7-12, is also ranked in the bottom third of Nebraska high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. While its 11th grade students perform slightly better than the state average on ACT English Language Arts and Mathematics tests, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% and a graduation rate of 87.9%, which is slightly below the state average. Like the elementary school, Creighton Community High School has a high percentage of students (36.29%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)		NSCAS Mathematics (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Creighton Community High School	Public	7-12	1609 Redick Ave	Creighton	68729	Knox County	Creighton Community Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 358-5000	140	15	9.5	19.3%	127 (90.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.9%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	40.9	99^th of 146 public high schools	32.2%					(n/a)	60.0	60.4	60.0	56.6	45.8	45.8	$26,444	$334	$22,992
Creighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1609 Redick Ave	Creighton	68729	Knox County	Creighton Community Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 358-5001	173	17	10.4	32.9%	154 (89.0%)	6 (3.5%)	7 (4.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)		61.5		59.0			$19,919	$947	$15,276

Cities Near Zip Code 68729

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Creighton	0.42 mi	2	118^th
Plainview	9.55 mi	2	9^th
Verdigre	11.51 mi	4
Bloomfield	16.21 mi	2	91^st
Osmond	17.03 mi	2

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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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