Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68967

Summary:

The 68967 zip code area is home to two schools - So Valley Elementary School (grades PK-6) and Southern Valley Junior/Senior High (grades 7-12), both part of the Southern Valley Schools district. These schools demonstrate strong academic performance, with So Valley Elementary consistently outperforming the state average on state assessments and Southern Valley Junior/Senior High excelling on ACT exams.

So Valley Elementary School stands out for its high performance on state assessments, with 3rd and 6th grade students scoring well above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate and a student-teacher ratio of 11.4, which may contribute to its academic success. Southern Valley Junior/Senior High, on the other hand, boasts a strong 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% and high ACT scores, particularly in Mathematics and Science, despite a slightly higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the elementary school.

Both schools serve a higher-need student population, with over 50% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While the schools demonstrate overall strong performance, they also face challenges, such as maintaining consistent high performance over time and addressing chronic absenteeism. The financial metrics show that Southern Valley Junior/Senior High spends significantly more per student ($32,114) compared to So Valley Elementary School ($19,698), which may be due to the additional resources and programming required for a secondary school.

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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 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Southern Valley Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	43739 Hwy 89	Oxford	68967	Furnas County	Southern Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 868-2222	145	17	8.4	52.4%	127 (87.6%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)								(n/a)			55.6	65.1			74.4	$32,114	$854	$26,225
So Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	43737 Hwy 89	Oxford	68967	Furnas County	Southern Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 868-2222	252	22	11.4	53.6%	220 (87.3%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	63.5	108^th of 294 public elementary schools	63.3%		65	154^th of 428 public elementary schools	64.0%	46	63.3	70.6		68.6	70.0	78.6	81.4	$19,698	$397	$17,089

Cities Near Zip Code 68967

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oxford	7.32 mi	2	49^th
Arapahoe	14.32 mi	2
Loomis	16.82 mi	2
Alma	17.75 mi	2	68^th
Bertrand	18.77 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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