Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68784

Summary:

The 68784 zip code area is home to two schools - Wakefield Elementary School and Wakefield High School, both part of the Wakefield Public Schools district. While the schools share some similarities, they also face distinct challenges that impact their academic performance and overall success.

Wakefield Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 306 in 2022-2023 to 354 in 2023-2024. The school struggles with low test scores, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics well below the state averages. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 60.82%. These factors suggest that the school may be facing socioeconomic challenges that could be impacting student learning and overall academic performance.

Similarly, Wakefield High School has also experienced a decline in its statewide ranking, going from 79 in 2021-2022 to 123 in 2023-2024. The high school also struggles with low test scores, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science below the state averages. Like the elementary school, Wakefield High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 59.56%. These challenges suggest that the schools in the 68784 zip code area face significant obstacles in providing a high-quality education to their students.

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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
Wakefield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	802 Highland	Wakefield	68784	Dixon County	Wakefield Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 287-9892	353	29	12.3	60.3%	136 (38.5%)	1 (0.3%)	214 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.1	354^th of 428 public elementary schools	17.3%		38.8	306^th of 459 public elementary schools	33.3%	48	$16,683	$1,406	$13,365
Wakefield High School	Public	7-12	802 Highland	Wakefield	68784	Dixon County	Wakefield Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 287-2012	241	20	11.9	61.0%	94 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.7	123^rd of 168 public high schools	26.8%		58.2	90^th of 215 public high schools	58.1%	33	$19,801	$891	$16,380

Cities Near Zip Code 68784

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wakefield	0.41 mi	2	197^th
Emerson	7.16 mi	3
Wayne	7.33 mi	5	96^th
Allen	10.02 mi	2
Pender	13.48 mi	2	12^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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