Best Public Schools in Gibbon, NE

Summary:

The city of Gibbon, Nebraska is home to two schools: Gibbon Elementary School and Gibbon High School, both part of the Gibbon Public Schools district. While the elementary school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, both schools face significant challenges in terms of academic performance, student engagement, and socioeconomic factors.

Gibbon Elementary School is ranked 300 out of 428 Nebraska elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school performs below the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels, and has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%. In contrast, Gibbon High School is ranked 157 out of 168 Nebraska high schools and has a 0-star rating, with significantly below-average ACT proficiency in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Both schools serve a significant population of students from low-income families, with free and reduced-price lunch rates above 45%. While Gibbon High School spends more per student than Gibbon Elementary School, the overall data suggests that the schools in Gibbon, Nebraska face significant challenges that will require a comprehensive approach to address both academic and non-academic barriers to student success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gibbon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 Court Street	Gibbon	68840	Buffalo County	Gibbon Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 468-6546	320	23	13.6	51.9%	172 (53.8%)	4 (1.3%)	143 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37	300^th of 428 public elementary schools	29.9%		48	250^th of 459 public elementary schools	45.5%	50	$14,349	$1,577	$11,329
Gibbon High School	Public	7-12	1030 Court Street	Gibbon	68840	Buffalo County	Gibbon Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 468-5721	250	21	11.8	55.2%	129 (51.6%)	2 (0.8%)	117 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	9.1	157^th of 168 public high schools	6.5%		16.4	188^th of 215 public high schools	12.6%	31	$18,488	$763	$15,976

Cities Near Gibbon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shelton	5.9 mi	2	178^th
Kearney	11.74 mi	16	49^th
Kenesaw	13.14 mi	2	77^th
Wood River	13.72 mi	3	29^th
Minden	18.11 mi	3	138^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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