Best Public Schools in Oshkosh, NE

Summary:

The city of Oshkosh, Nebraska is home to two schools: Garden County Junior/Senior High School and Garden County Elementary School. While both schools serve the Oshkosh community, they exhibit notable differences in their academic performance and student demographics.

Garden County Junior/Senior High School stands out as a top-performing school, ranking 15th out of 215 Nebraska high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students consistently outperform the state averages in key test score metrics, including ACT/English Language Arts, ACT/Science, and NSCAS/English Language Arts. This strong academic performance may be attributed to the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.6.

In contrast, Garden County Elementary School appears to be performing closer to the state average, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and more mixed test score results. The elementary school also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 66.67%, compared to 50.52% at the high school. This suggests that the elementary school may serve a more economically disadvantaged population, which could be an important factor in its performance. Additionally, the significant difference in per-student spending between the high school and elementary school ($34,146 vs. $22,429) may indicate that the Garden County Schools district is allocating more resources to the high school, contributing to its stronger academic outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2023)				NSCAS Mathematics (2023)						NSCAS Science (2023)		ACT English Language Arts (2023)	ACT 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 (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 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garden County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 W 4th St	Oshkosh	69154	Garden County	Garden County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 772-3242	97	13	7.6	50.5%	83 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	89.1	15^th of 215 public high schools	93.0%		68.8	53^rd of 202 public high schools	73.8%	38			67.0	61.0					66.0	56.0		72.0	53.9	46.2	$34,146	$1,756	$26,710
Garden County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	800 West 2nd	Oshkosh	69154	Garden County	Garden County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 772-3336	96	10	9.7	66.7%	84 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	53.8	220^th of 459 public elementary schools	52.1%		45	261^st of 457 public elementary schools	42.9%	41	70.0	63.0			75.0	44.0	65.0	74.0			59.0				$22,429	$1,873	$17,768

Cities Near Oshkosh

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Chappell	22.45 mi	3	221^st
Big Springs	27.76 mi	2	218^th
Dalton	32.25 mi	1
Gurley	32.7 mi	1
Arthur	35.97 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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