Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68061

Summary:

The 68061 zip code area is home to two schools - Elementary School At Tekamah and High School At Tekamah - both part of the Tekamah-Herman Community Schools district. While the elementary school performs above the state average in some subjects, both schools face challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and below-average academic proficiency compared to other Nebraska schools.

The Elementary School At Tekamah ranks 257 out of 428 Nebraska elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. It performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for grades 3-6, with particular strengths in 3rd grade Math and 6th grade ELA. However, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% and a free/reduced lunch rate of 35.35%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students.

In contrast, the High School At Tekamah ranks 126 out of 168 Nebraska high schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The high school performs below the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency on standardized assessments, despite having a higher per-student spending amount and a lower student-teacher ratio than the elementary school. Like the elementary school, the high school also faces a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%.

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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
Elementary School At Tekamah	Public	PK, KG-6	112 N 13th St	Tekamah	68061	Burt County	Tekamah-Herman Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 374-2154	294	24	12.2	39.8%	282 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	48.9	257^th of 428 public elementary schools	40.0%		47.4	255^th of 459 public elementary schools	44.4%	2	$15,708	$1,266	$12,529
High School At Tekamah	Public	7-12	112 N 13th St	Tekamah	68061	Burt County	Tekamah-Herman Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 374-2156	224	25	8.9	34.8%	213 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	27.4	126^th of 168 public high schools	25.0%		14.5	193^rd of 215 public high schools	10.2%	67	$25,062	$850	$19,879

Cities Near Zip Code 68061

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tekamah	0.24 mi	2	124^th
Oakland	13.03 mi	2	25^th
Blair	15.73 mi	5	34^th
Hooper	16.79 mi	2	70^th
Lyons	16.87 mi	2	113^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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