Best Public Schools in Saint Libory, NE

Summary:

The city of Saint Libory, Nebraska is home to a single standout school, St Libory Elementary School, which serves grades PK-8 and has a total enrollment of 167 students. The school is part of the Northwest Public Schools district, which is ranked 33 out of 182 districts in Nebraska and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

St Libory Elementary School is a high-performing school, with test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics generally higher than the state averages, particularly in 5th, 7th, and 8th grade. The school has seen its statewide ranking improve over the past three years, moving from 184th out of 457 Nebraska elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 107th out of 428 in 2023-2024, with a 4-star rating. Despite a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%, the school spends $15,448 per student, which is higher than the national average, and has a low student-teacher ratio of 11.6, suggesting smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students.

While a significant portion of St Libory Elementary School's student population comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, as evidenced by the 38.92% free and reduced-price lunch rate, the school has maintained strong academic performance and is becoming increasingly competitive among Nebraska's elementary schools. The combination of high test scores, improving statewide ranking, and a focus on supporting its economically disadvantaged students makes St Libory Elementary School a standout institution in the Saint Libory area.

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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
St Libory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	435 St Paul Road	Saint Libory	68872	Howard County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 687-6475	168	13	12.8	41.1%	126 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	72.2	107^th of 428 public elementary schools	75.0%		66.9	151^st of 459 public elementary schools	67.1%	44	$15,448	$1,078	$13,799

Cities Near Saint Libory

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grand Island	5.58 mi	27	184^th
Saint Paul	10.51 mi	2	66^th
Palmer	10.94 mi	2	118^th
Cairo	13.35 mi	2	90^th
Elba	17.5 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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