Best Public Schools in Curtis, NE

Summary:

The city of Curtis, Nebraska is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through high school: Medicine Valley Elementary and Medicine Valley Junior-Senior High School. These schools are part of the Medicine Valley Public Schools district, which is ranked 152nd out of 212 districts in Nebraska and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Medicine Valley Junior-Senior High School stands out with a strong academic performance history, ranking 24th out of 217 Nebraska high schools in the 2018-2019 school year and receiving a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Medicine Valley Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 124th out of 457 Nebraska elementary schools in 2021-2022 (4-star rating) to 272nd out of 459 in 2022-2023 (2-star rating). Both schools serve a predominantly white student population, with Medicine Valley Elementary having a higher percentage of white students (91.45%) compared to Medicine Valley Junior-Senior High School (80.43%).

Academically, Medicine Valley Junior-Senior High School has performed well in NSCAS/Mathematics, with 75% of 8th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 61%. However, both schools have struggled in certain areas, such as Medicine Valley Elementary's 3rd-grade students performing below the state average in NSCAS/English Language Arts (47% proficient or better vs. 63% state average) and NSCAS/Mathematics (47% proficient or better vs. 58% state average). Additionally, both schools have a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively low-income student population.

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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 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Medicine Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	605 Ord Ave	Curtis	69025	Frontier County	Medicine Valley Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 367-4210	117	9	12.6	54.7%	107 (91.5%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	44.9	272^nd of 459 public elementary schools	40.7%		69.2	124^th of 457 public elementary schools	72.9%	148	47.0	75.0	47.0			$17,816	$1,766	$14,770
Medicine Valley Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	303 Crook Ave	Curtis	69025	Frontier County	Medicine Valley Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 367-4106	92	11	8.3	55.4%	74 (80.4%)	3 (3.3%)	10 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)								(n/a)				46.0	75.0	$33,695	$897	$27,383

Cities Near Curtis

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Maywood	5.77 mi	2	201^st
Eustis	25.6 mi	2	199^th
Hayes Center	27.78 mi	2
Gothenburg	27.81 mi	3	153^rd
Indianola	27.87 mi	1	109^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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