Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68730

Summary:

The 68730 zip code in Nebraska is home to two schools, Crofton Elementary School and Crofton High School, both part of the Crofton Community Schools district. This district is ranked 47th out of 212 in Nebraska and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crofton Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution, with students consistently scoring well above the state average on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and has consistently ranked in the top 25% of Nebraska elementary schools over the past 3 years. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients, suggesting a relatively affluent student population.

Crofton High School also demonstrates strong performance, particularly in mathematics, with 11th-grade students scoring significantly higher than the state average on the ACT Mathematics assessment. The school also has impressive scores for 7th and 8th-grade students on the NSCAS Mathematics assessment. While the high school has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients compared to the elementary school, it also has a significantly higher per-student spending, which could indicate additional resources for high school programming.

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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 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th 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
Crofton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1301 W 5th St	Crofton	68730	Knox County	Crofton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 388-4357	180	12	14.7	33.9%	167 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.3%)	75.3	98^th of 459 public elementary schools	78.6%		70.7	112^th of 457 public elementary schools	75.5%	14	84.0	59.0	69.0	65.0		79.0	55.0	90.0			94.0				$16,568	$749	$13,887
Crofton High School	Public	7-12	89048 N Hwy 121	Crofton	68730	Knox County	Crofton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 388-2440	178	19	9.1	22.5%	168 (94.4%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	61	83^rd of 215 public high schools	61.4%		55.6	88^th of 202 public high schools	56.4%	5					63.0				71.0	75.0		38.9	44.4	27.8	$23,353	$548	$19,521

Cities Near Zip Code 68730

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Crofton	1.36 mi	2	57^th
Bloomfield	11.83 mi	2	60^th
Hartington	16.17 mi	2	80^th
Wausa	17.09 mi	2	190^th
Niobrara	17.53 mi	5

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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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