Best Public Schools in Hebron, NE

Summary:

The city of Hebron, Nebraska is home to two schools - Thayer Central Elementary and Thayer Central High School, both part of the Thayer Central Community Schools district. While the elementary school has consistently performed well, the high school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years.

Thayer Central Elementary stands out as the top-performing school in the area, ranking in the top 25% of Nebraska elementary schools for the past 3 years and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are significantly above the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, and it has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%. In contrast, Thayer Central High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, currently ranking 140 out of 168 Nebraska high schools with a 1-star rating.

While Thayer Central High School has an 88.1% four-year graduation rate, its test scores are more mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%, the same as the elementary school. The district may want to investigate the factors contributing to the high school's declining performance and address attendance issues across both schools.

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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
Thayer Central High School	Public	7-12	930 Eads Ave	Hebron	68370	Thayer County	Thayer Central Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 768-6117	188	15	12.1	30.9%	183 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	21.1	140^th of 168 public high schools	16.7%		65.8	71^st of 215 public high schools	67.0%	69	$20,884	$230	$17,154
Thayer Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1020 Eads Ave	Hebron	68370	Thayer County	Thayer Central Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 768-7287	240	22	11.1	38.8%	231 (96.3%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72.3	106^th of 428 public elementary schools	75.2%		77.9	87^th of 459 public elementary schools	81.0%	19	$18,264	$1,148	$15,230

Cities Near Hebron

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Deshler	7.54 mi	2	185^th
Bruning	11.72 mi	2	7^th
Davenport	15.37 mi	2
Daykin	17.17 mi	2	129^th
Shickley	18.64 mi	2

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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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