Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68651

Summary:

The 68651 zip code area is home to 3 schools that are part of the Osceola Public Schools district, including 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. Based on the data, Osceola Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the area, consistently ranking among the best elementary schools in Nebraska and maintaining a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Osceola Elementary School students outperform the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the NSCAS assessments, with 4th-grade proficiency rates of 72.73% and 64% respectively, compared to the state averages of 58.98% and 59.96%. Osceola High School students also perform well on the ACT, with 50% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 45.45% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 45.48% and 42.11%. However, Osceola Middle School has more mixed results, with 8th-grade students exceeding the state average in Mathematics but falling short in English Language Arts.

While Osceola Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 34.45%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students, the school's strong academic performance suggests it is providing a quality education to its students. The significant difference in per-student spending between the high school ($42,499) and the middle school ($5,519) is noteworthy and may warrant further investigation, as is the relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% across all three schools.

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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
Osceola Middle School	Public	6-8	565 S Kimmel	Osceola	68651	Polk County	Osceola Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 747-3121	42	4	9.7	38.1%	36 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.8%)								(n/a)	$5,519	$215	$218
Osceola Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	341 S Kimmel	Osceola	68651	Polk County	Osceola Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 747-2091	116	11	10.8	31.0%	95 (81.9%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.2%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (7.8%)								(n/a)	$25,549	$1,179	$20,924
Osceola High School	Public	9-12	565 S Kimmel	Osceola	68651	Polk County	Osceola Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 747-3121	85	9	9.0	21.2%	79 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	34.2	117^th of 168 public high schools	30.4%		75.1	45^th of 215 public high schools	79.1%	72	$42,499	$1,311	$33,429

Cities Near Zip Code 68651

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Osceola	5.18 mi	3	183^rd
Shelby	8.39 mi	3	167^th
Stromsburg	11.73 mi	3	98^th
Clarks	14.13 mi	1	103^rd
Polk	16.19 mi	1	76^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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