Best Public Schools in Clarks, NE

Summary:

The city of Clarks, Nebraska has only one public elementary school, High Plains Community Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6. The school has an enrollment of 121 students and a predominantly white (90.91%) student population, with a small Hispanic minority (9.09%). While the school's mathematics proficiency rates exceed the state averages, its English Language Arts performance lags behind, suggesting a need to focus on improving language arts instruction.

High Plains Community Elementary School has seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 52 out of 502 Nebraska elementary schools in 2009-2010 to 226 out of 459 in 2022-2023. This decline in performance is concerning, despite the school's relatively high spending per student ($27,153) and low student-teacher ratio (9.5). The school's 3-star rating from SchoolDigger indicates room for improvement in overall academic achievement.

The school's high free and reduced lunch rate of 31.4% suggests that a significant portion of its student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which may present additional challenges in supporting their academic success. High Plains Community Schools will need to carefully examine the school's strategies, curriculum, and support systems to address these performance and socioeconomic issues and help High Plains Community Elementary School regain its standing among Nebraska's top-performing elementary schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2023)			NSCAS Mathematics (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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
High Plains Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 W Pearl St	Clarks	68628	Merrick County	High Plains Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 548-2216	121	13	9.5	31.4%	110 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.9	226^th of 459 public elementary schools	50.8%		39.7	291^st of 457 public elementary schools	36.3%	65	59.0	55.0	58.0	65.0	63.0	$27,153	$1,237	$21,717

Cities Near Clarks

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fullerton	9.85 mi	2	170^th
Central City	12.42 mi	3	116^th
Polk	13 mi	1
Genoa	14.7 mi	2	61^st
Osceola	16.76 mi	3	103^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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