Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68450

Summary:

The 68450 zip code area is home to two schools - Johnson County Central High School and Johnson County Central El-Tecumseh, both part of the Johnson County Central Public Schools district. While the high school has shown improvement in English Language Arts proficiency, both schools face challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and uneven academic performance across subject areas.

Johnson County Central High School is ranked 114 out of 168 Nebraska high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has seen a positive trend in English Language Arts proficiency, with 61.76% of 11th graders scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024, up from 26.92% the previous year. However, the school still lags behind the state average in math and science proficiency. In contrast, Johnson County Central El-Tecumseh has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, from 192 out of 473 Nebraska elementary schools in 2010-2011 to a 1-star rating in more recent years.

Both schools face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates of 21.1%, significantly above the state average. Additionally, the schools serve a population with significant economic challenges, as indicated by the high rates of free/reduced lunch recipients (47.06% at the high school and 54.11% at the elementary school). While the high school spends more per student ($23,915) compared to the elementary school ($21,897), the district should examine how these funds are being allocated to support student learning and address the unique needs of the student population.

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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
Johnson County Central High School	Public	9-12	358 N 6th	Tecumseh	68450	Johnson County	Johnson County Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 335-3328	157	15	10.4	49.7%	110 (70.1%)	2 (1.3%)	37 (23.6%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	35.7	114^th of 168 public high schools	32.1%		14.3	194^th of 215 public high schools	9.8%	80	$23,915	$451	$20,152
Johnson County Central El-Tecumseh	Public	PK, KG-3	358 N 6th	Tecumseh	68450	Johnson County	Johnson County Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 335-3320	162	13	12.1	59.9%	133 (82.1%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)	$21,897	$1,678	$17,983

Cities Near Zip Code 68450

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tecumseh	0.2 mi	2	180^th
Cook	10.14 mi	2	116^th
Johnson	10.76 mi	2	2^nd
Sterling	11.47 mi	2
Lewiston	14.36 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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