Best Public Schools in Callaway, NE

Summary:

The city of Callaway, Nebraska is home to two schools - Callaway Elementary School and Callaway High School, which serve students from kindergarten through 12th grade. Both schools have maintained consistent performance levels over the years, with Callaway High School performing slightly better than the elementary school in key academic areas.

Callaway Elementary School stands out for its relatively high English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, with 64% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 56%. However, the school lags behind in Mathematics proficiency, with only 46% of 6th-grade students scoring proficient or better, compared to the state average of 57%. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 8.5 suggests a more personalized learning environment, which may contribute to its academic performance.

Callaway High School outperforms the elementary school in both ELA and Mathematics proficiency, with 64% and 57% of 8th-grade students scoring proficient or better, respectively. The high school also maintains a consistently higher rating from SchoolDigger, indicating above-average performance compared to other Nebraska high schools. Like the elementary school, Callaway High School has a low student-teacher ratio of 6.7, which may contribute to its academic success. However, the high school has a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with a free and reduced lunch rate of 36.71%, compared to 27.72% at the elementary school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				NSCAS English Language Arts (2023)		NSCAS Mathematics (2023)		NSCAS Science (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Callaway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 N Needham	Callaway	68825	Custer County	Callaway Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 836-2272	101	12	8.5	27.7%	91 (90.1%)	1 (1.0%)	9 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	64.0		46.0			$30,753	$3,610	$23,269
Callaway High School	Public	7-12	101 N Needham	Callaway	68825	Custer County	Callaway Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 836-2272	79	12	6.7	36.7%	73 (92.4%)	3 (3.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)		64.0		57.0	64.0	$29,643	$224	$25,824

Cities Near Callaway

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Merna	15.85 mi	2	136^th
Broken Bow	16.83 mi	5	81^st
Arnold	16.88 mi	2	74^th
Gothenburg	27.47 mi	3	153^rd
Ansley	28.29 mi	2	227^th

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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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