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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 69001

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Top rankedCentral Elementary School126^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools

Summary:

The zip code 69001 area is home to two strong-performing elementary schools, Mc Cook Elementary School and Central Elementary School, both part of the Mc Cook Public Schools district. These schools have demonstrated academic excellence, outperforming state averages in various standardized tests, while also facing challenges such as high chronic absenteeism rates.

Mc Cook Elementary School has shown significant improvement, moving from the bottom 20% of Nebraska elementary schools in 2009-2010 to a 3-star rating in more recent years. The school outperforms the district and state averages in 3rd-grade NSCAS/English Language Arts and NSCAS/Mathematics tests, but it also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3%. Central Elementary School, on the other hand, has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforms the district and state averages in 4th and 5th-grade NSCAS/English Language Arts, NSCAS/Mathematics, and NSCAS/Science tests. Both schools have higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratios compared to the state average, which may contribute to their strong academic performance.

Despite their academic achievements, both Mc Cook Elementary School and Central Elementary School face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, with both schools reporting a 19.3% rate for the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the schools serve a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, with free and reduced lunch rates of 48.17% and 50%, respectively. The Mc Cook Public Schools district may want to focus on addressing these issues to further support the academic success of their students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Elementary School	Public	4-5	604 W 1st	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 345-3976	181	14	12.8	37.0%	156 (86.2%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (10.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	58.4	126^th of 294 public elementary schools	57.1%		73.3	103^rd of 428 public elementary schools	75.9%	23		70.8	57.0	64.3		76.0	69.8	73.1	$16,173	$525	$14,254
Mc Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1500 W 3rd St	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 345-5681	411	29	14.0	43.8%	363 (88.3%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)								(n/a)	77.1			77.1	80.2			80.2	$17,325	$1,187	$14,659

Cities Near Zip Code 69001

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mc Cook	1.96 mi	6	50^th
Culbertson	10.31 mi	1	74^th
Indianola	12.87 mi	1
Bartley	19.07 mi	2
Trenton	19.19 mi	1	3^rd

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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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