Best Public Schools in Plainview, NE

Summary:

The city of Plainview, Nebraska is home to two schools - Plainview Elementary School and Plainview Secondary School, both part of the Plainview Public Schools district. While the elementary school performs close to the state average, the secondary school stands out as a top-performing institution in Nebraska.

Plainview Secondary School is ranked 3rd out of 168 Nebraska high schools and earns a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has consistently ranked in the top 15% of Nebraska high schools over the past 3 years, with significantly higher test scores than the state averages. An impressive 86.96% of 11th graders are proficient or better in ACT English, 82.61% in ACT Math, and 82.61% in ACT Science. Additionally, the school boasts an 88.1% 4-year graduation rate. In contrast, Plainview Elementary School performs closer to the state average, with a 2-star rating and test scores generally on par with or slightly below the Nebraska averages.

While both schools have relatively high chronic absenteeism rates at 21.1%, the data reveals other notable differences. Plainview Secondary School spends significantly more per student ($26,658) compared to Plainview Elementary School ($16,428), and the elementary school has a higher proportion of students from lower-income families, with 48.28% receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to 39.86% at the secondary school. These factors may contribute to the performance gap between the two institutions and could be areas for further investigation and targeted support.

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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
Plainview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 W Woodland Ave	Plainview	68769	Pierce County	Plainview Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 582-3808	215	15	14.0	50.7%	197 (91.6%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47	264^th of 428 public elementary schools	38.3%		38.3	310^th of 459 public elementary schools	32.5%	46	$16,428	$1,414	$13,309
Plainview Secondary School	Public	7-12	301 W Pilcher	Plainview	68769	Pierce County	Plainview Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 582-4991	150	17	8.9	42.0%	137 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96.6	3^rd of 168 public high schools	98.2%		82.8	32^nd of 215 public high schools	85.1%	29	$26,658	$289	$21,171

Cities Near Plainview

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Osmond	9.48 mi	2	6^th
Creighton	9.49 mi	2	153^rd
Wausa	15.83 mi	2
Pierce	16.38 mi	2	52^nd
Bloomfield	18.1 mi	2	39^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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