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Best High Schools in Zip Code 68856

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The 68856 zip code is home to a single high school, Anselmo-Merna High School, which serves grades 7-12 and has a total enrollment of 96 students. While the school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with a ranking of 112 out of 215 Nebraska high schools in the 2022-2023 school year, it was previously ranked 14 out of 202 schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in 2021-2022.

Anselmo-Merna High School's strengths lie in its mathematics proficiency, with 69% of 7th-grade students scoring proficient or better, significantly higher than the state average of 55.38%. However, the school underperforms the state average in English Language Arts and Science, with only 31.58% of 11th-grade students scoring proficient or better in ACT/English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 33.35%. The school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% may be contributing to its overall academic challenges.

With a student-teacher ratio of 8.2 to 1 and spending $24,739 per student, Anselmo-Merna High School appears to have a relatively small and well-resourced learning environment. However, the school's fluctuating performance and areas of underperformance suggest opportunities for improvement, such as identifying and addressing the root causes of its academic challenges and implementing targeted interventions to support student success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 (2025)	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
Anselmo-Merna High School	Public	7-12	750 N Conway St	Merna	68856	Custer County	Anselmo-Merna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 643-2224	104	11	9.7	31.7%	100 (96.2%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	$26,376	$289	$21,250

Cities Near Zip Code 68856

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Merna	7.48 mi	2
Callaway	8.11 mi	2
Broken Bow	10.61 mi	5	54^th
Arnold	18.02 mi	2
Ansley	25.36 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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