Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68666

Summary:

The 68666 zip code area is home to 3 schools that are part of the Cross County Community Schools district, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school. Overall, the schools in this area demonstrate strong academic performance, with the Cross County Elementary School and Cross County High School standing out for their consistently high proficiency rates on state assessments and ACT tests, respectively.

The Cross County Elementary School boasts impressive NSCAS/English Language Arts and NSCAS/Mathematics proficiency rates that exceed the state averages, along with a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1%. The Cross County High School also shines, with ACT proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science surpassing the state averages, and an impressive 88.1% four-year graduation rate.

While the elementary and high schools demonstrate strong performance, the Cross County Middle School shows a decline in performance, particularly in English Language Arts. This could be an area for the district to focus on, investigating the underlying causes and implementing targeted interventions. Additionally, the middle school has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (45.33%) compared to the elementary (31.36%) and high school (30.08%), which could indicate differences in the socioeconomic makeup of the student populations across the grade levels.

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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
Cross County Middle School	Public	6-8	1270 123rd Rd	Stromsburg	68666	Polk County	Cross County Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 764-5521	86	8	11.4	45.3%	76 (88.4%)	2 (2.3%)	7 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	53.6	109^th of 200 public middle schools	45.5%		61	96^th of 238 public middle schools	59.7%	13	$21,819	$276	$17,778
Cross County High School	Public	9-12	1270 123rd Rd	Stromsburg	68666	Polk County	Cross County Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 764-5521	126	14	9.0	31.7%	113 (89.7%)	3 (2.4%)	9 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	65.6	62^nd of 168 public high schools	63.1%		61.7	82^nd of 215 public high schools	61.9%	20	$23,142	$323	$18,927
Cross County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1270 123rd Road	Stromsburg	68666	Polk County	Cross County Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 764-5521	168	16	10.3	32.7%	159 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64.4	160^th of 428 public elementary schools	62.6%		61.8	178^th of 459 public elementary schools	61.2%	18	$22,257	$612	$17,880

Cities Near Zip Code 68666

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Stromsburg	2.57 mi	3	98^th
Osceola	4.71 mi	3	183^rd
Polk	10.24 mi	1	76^th
Shelby	10.53 mi	3	167^th
Clarks	14.81 mi	1	103^rd

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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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