Best Public Schools in Palisade, NE

Summary:

The city of Palisade, Nebraska is home to a single elementary school, the Palisade Attendance Center, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 107 students. The school is part of the Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools district, which is ranked 95 out of 212 districts in Nebraska and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Palisade Attendance Center's student population is predominantly white (87.85%), with smaller percentages of African American (4.67%), Hispanic (6.54%), and two or more races (0.93%) students. The school's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. However, the school has a high percentage of students (67.29%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the economic challenges faced by its students, Palisade Attendance Center appears to be a well-resourced school, spending $23,564 per student, which is significantly higher than the national average. The school also has a low student-teacher ratio of 12.8, lower than the national average of around 16 students per teacher. These factors may contribute to the school's solid academic performance, though its statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 159th out of 457 Nebraska elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 296th out of 442 in 2020-2021.

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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 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Palisade Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-5	206 N Reynolds	Palisade	69040	Hitchcock County	Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 285-3232	107	8	12.8	67.3%	94 (87.9%)	5 (4.7%)	7 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	56	208^th of 459 public elementary schools	54.7%		63.5	159^th of 457 public elementary schools	65.2%	49	57.0	53.0	67.0	64.0	$23,564	$2,544	$17,775

Cities Near Palisade

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Trenton	8.71 mi	1	191^st
Culbertson	13.39 mi	1	40^th
Hayes Center	15.36 mi	2
Wauneta	18.02 mi	2	106^th
Mc Cook	23.98 mi	6	56^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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