Summary:
The 69201 zip code area is home to two elementary schools, Littleburg Elementary - 12 and Klein Elementary - 08, both part of the Todd County School District 66-1. While the district as a whole struggles, with a ranking of 142 out of 147 Nebraska school districts, Klein Elementary - 08 stands out as a high-performing institution, ranking 93 out of 300 elementary schools in the state and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Klein Elementary - 08 consistently outperforms the district and state averages on Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 6:1 suggests a high level of individualized attention for students, and its spending per student of $27,429 is significantly higher than the $12,609 spent per student at Littleburg Elementary - 12. In contrast, Littleburg Elementary - 12 appears to be struggling, with lower academic performance, higher chronic absenteeism, and a lower school ranking within the district.
Both schools, however, face the challenge of high chronic absenteeism rates, with 20.2% of students chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year. This issue may be impacting student learning and achievement across the district. The data highlights the stark performance differences between the two schools, as well as the broader systemic challenges facing the Todd County School District 66-1 as a whole.
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