Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68928

Summary:

The 68928 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Silver Lake Elementary School-Bladen, which serves grades PK-6 and has a total enrollment of 123 students. The school is part of the Silver Lake Public Schools district, which is ranked 101 out of 182 districts in Nebraska and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Silver Lake Elementary School-Bladen has shown a mix of strengths and challenges. The school's 3rd and 6th-grade students outperformed the state average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics on the NSCAS assessments in the 2023-2024 school year, but the 3rd-grade students underperformed the state average in both subjects the previous year. The school also faces a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%, which could be contributing to the fluctuations in academic performance.

Despite the academic performance concerns, Silver Lake Elementary School-Bladen stands out for its high spending per student, at $29,649, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively small class size, with a student-teacher ratio of 8.6 to 1. However, it is unclear whether this high spending and small class size are translating into improved academic outcomes. The school also serves a population with a relatively high level of economic disadvantage, with 43.09% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Silver Lake Elementary School-Bladen	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Webster	Bladen	68928	Webster County	Silver Lake Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 756-1311	135	15	9.0	31.9%	128 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	59.1	49.3	53.7	$30,223	$1,536	$24,681

Cities Near Zip Code 68928

City	Distance	# of Schools
Bladen	4.46 mi	1
Blue Hill	9.8 mi	2
Red Cloud	12.78 mi	2
Roseland	14.59 mi	1
Franklin	21.48 mi	3

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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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