Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68836

Summary:

The 68836 zip code in Nebraska is home to two schools, Elm Creek Elementary School and Elm Creek High School, both part of the Elm Creek Public Schools district. The district is ranked 58 out of 115 in Nebraska and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Both Elm Creek Elementary and Elm Creek High School are performing relatively well compared to state averages. Elm Creek Elementary has consistently ranked in the top half of Nebraska elementary schools, with a 3-star rating and test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly higher than the state averages. Elm Creek High School also excels, with a 4-year graduation rate of 87.9%, which is higher than the state average, and test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science above the state averages.

However, both schools have a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3%, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Elm Creek Elementary has a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (34.65%) compared to Elm Creek High School (26.45%), indicating a higher proportion of students from lower-income families at the elementary level. The district also allocates more resources to the high school, with a higher spending per student ($20,237) compared to the elementary school ($17,157). Both schools maintain relatively small student-teacher ratios, with Elm Creek High School having a slightly lower ratio (10.8) compared to Elm Creek Elementary (11.9).

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)					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 (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 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elm Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	230 East Calkins Avenue	Elm Creek	68836	Buffalo County	Elm Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 856-4300	215	17	12.8	31.2%	205 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	49.2	156^th of 294 public elementary schools	46.9%		62.3	177^th of 428 public elementary schools	58.6%	21	70.8			66.0	70.0	58.3			61.2	$17,157	$938	$13,636
Elm Creek High School	Public	7-12	230 East Calkins Avenue	Elm Creek	68836	Buffalo County	Elm Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 856-4300	149	14	10.8	24.2%	141 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)		66.7	78.1	73.6			66.7	78.1	73.6	$20,237	$1,904	$15,889

Cities Near Zip Code 68836

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elm Creek	0.17 mi	2	69^th
Overton	8.71 mi	2
Amherst	10.01 mi	2	33^rd
Kearney	13.18 mi	16	59^th
Sumner	17.45 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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