Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68856

Summary:

The 68856 zip code is home to two schools, Anselmo-Merna Elementary-Merna and Anselmo-Merna High School, both part of the Anselmo-Merna Public Schools district. While the elementary school has a predominantly white student population, the high school is even more racially homogeneous, with 98.96% of its students identifying as white.

Anselmo-Merna High School stands out as a top performer, ranking 14th out of 202 Nebraska high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2021-2022 school year. However, the school's performance has fluctuated, with a drop to a 2-star rating in the 2022-2023 school year. Both the elementary and high school have shown impressive math performance, with the elementary school outperforming the state average in NSCAS Mathematics and the high school exceeding the state average in ACT Mathematics.

Despite these strengths, the schools face some challenges. Anselmo-Merna Elementary-Merna has lower proficiency rates than the state average in NSCAS English Language Arts, and both schools have lower proficiency rates than the state average in certain subject areas. Additionally, the high school spends significantly more per student than the elementary school, which could be an area for further investigation to understand the reasons behind this difference.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2023)				NSCAS Mathematics (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 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th 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
Anselmo-Merna Elementary-Merna	Public	PK, KG-6	750 N Conway St	Merna	68856	Custer County	Anselmo-Merna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 643-2224	149	13	11.9	36.9%	140 (94.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	36.6	325^th of 459 public elementary schools	29.2%		42.5	277^th of 457 public elementary schools	39.4%	48	47.0	44.0			63.0	56.0					$19,740	$1,616	$14,689
Anselmo-Merna High School	Public	7-12	750 N Conway St	Merna	68856	Custer County	Anselmo-Merna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 643-2224	96	12	8.2	28.1%	95 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.3	112^th of 215 public high schools	47.9%		88.2	14^th of 202 public high schools	93.1%	98			59.0	72.0			72.0	31.6	42.1	21.1	$24,739	$680	$19,628

Cities Near Zip Code 68856

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Merna	7.48 mi	2	136^th
Callaway	8.11 mi	2	193^rd
Broken Bow	10.61 mi	5	81^st
Arnold	18.02 mi	2	74^th
Ansley	25.36 mi	2	227^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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