Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68874

Summary:

The 68874 zip code is home to two schools: Sargent High School and Sargent Elementary School, both part of the Sargent Public Schools district. While the elementary school has seen relatively stable performance, the high school has experienced a significant decline in its statewide ranking and rating over the past few years.

Sargent High School has dropped from the 73rd to the 159th position out of 215 Nebraska high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating has decreased from 3 stars to 1 star. In contrast, Sargent Elementary School has a higher percentage of non-white students (19.75%) compared to the high school (6.45%), suggesting potential demographic shifts in the community. Both schools have relatively high free/reduced lunch rates, indicating economic challenges faced by the student population.

Academically, Sargent Elementary School's 7th grade NSCAS/ELA proficiency rate (60%) is higher than the state average (54%), while Sargent High School's 11th grade ACT/Science proficiency rate (16.67%) is significantly lower than the state average (25.25%). The high school also spends less per student ($26,591) compared to the elementary school ($31,987), which may be a strategic decision to invest more resources in the earlier grades to address any academic or social-emotional needs of students before they reach high school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2023)	ACT English Language Arts (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 7th Grade	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sargent Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N 5th St	Sargent	68874	Custer County	Sargent Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 527-4119	81	11	7.3	44.4%	65 (80.2%)	5 (6.2%)	6 (7.4%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)								(n/a)				$31,987	$1,361	$21,952
Sargent High School	Public	7-12	400 N 5th St	Sargent	68874	Custer County	Sargent Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 527-4119	93	9	10.4	35.5%	87 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	27.3	159^th of 215 public high schools	26.0%		46.9	109^th of 202 public high schools	46.0%	50	60.0	33.3	16.7	$26,591	$1,276	$17,934

Cities Near Zip Code 68874

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sargent	0.32 mi	2	213^th
Taylor	8.87 mi	2
Burwell	15.86 mi	3	177^th
Arcadia	19.43 mi	2
Broken Bow	21.13 mi	5	81^st

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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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