Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68626

Summary:

The 68626 zip code area is home to two schools - High School At Brainard and Elementary School At Brainard, both part of the East Butler Public Schools district. While the high school consistently ranks among the top schools in Nebraska, the elementary school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years.

The High School At Brainard stands out as a strong performer, with consistently higher test scores than the state average across various subjects, including ACT English Language Arts, ACT Mathematics, ACT Science, and NSCAS Mathematics for 7th grade. The school's 2022-2023 statewide ranking of 38 out of 215 Nebraska high schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger further highlight its academic excellence. In contrast, the Elementary School At Brainard has seen its statewide ranking drop from 76 out of 442 Nebraska elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 259 out of 459 in 2022-2023, with a 2-star rating.

The data suggests that the higher free/reduced lunch rate and lower student-teacher ratio at the High School At Brainard may be contributing factors to its stronger academic performance compared to the Elementary School At Brainard. Additionally, the racial demographic differences between the two schools, with the high school having a higher percentage of white students, may also play a role in the observed performance gap.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2023)			NSCAS Mathematics (2023)				NSCAS Science (2023)	ACT English Language Arts (2023)	ACT Mathematics (2023)	ACT Science (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 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elementary School At Brainard	Public	PK, KG-6	212 S Madison	Brainard	68626	Butler County	East Butler Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 545-2081	121	11	11.4	5.8%	113 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	46.7	259^th of 459 public elementary schools	43.6%		65.9	140^th of 457 public elementary schools	69.4%	119	47.0	56.0	62.0	63.0	60.0	75.0		62.0				$26,814	$771	$23,309
High School At Brainard	Public	7-12	212 S Madison	Brainard	68626	Butler County	East Butler Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 545-2081	129	17	7.4	16.3%	126 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	76.4	38^th of 215 public high schools	82.3%		19.3	170^th of 202 public high schools	15.8%	132							85.0		44.4	44.4	38.9	$27,586	$596	$24,638

Cities Near Zip Code 68626

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brainard	1.83 mi	2	75^th
Dwight	6.8 mi	1
David City	9.78 mi	2	65^th
Valparaiso	9.78 mi	1	18^th
Raymond	15.57 mi	3	214^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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