Best Public Schools in Zip Code 68967

Summary:

The 68967 zip code area is home to two schools - So Valley Elementary School and Southern Valley Junior/Senior High, both part of the Southern Valley Schools district. These schools demonstrate a mix of strong academic performance and potential areas for improvement.

So Valley Elementary School stands out with consistently high proficiency rates on state assessments, often exceeding the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school has also earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating overall strong performance. In contrast, Southern Valley Junior/Senior High excels in ACT assessments, with 11th-grade students surpassing the state averages in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts. The high school also boasts an impressive 88.1% 4-year graduation rate for the 2023-2024 school year.

Both schools face challenges, such as relatively high chronic absenteeism rates of 21.1% and a significant proportion of students (around 52%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a higher percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. These factors may impact the schools' resource needs and the types of support and programs required to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all 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
Southern Valley Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	43739 Hwy 89	Oxford	68967	Furnas County	Southern Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 868-2222	156	17	9.0	51.9%	140 (89.7%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	45.5	100^th of 168 public high schools	40.5%		42.7	121^st of 215 public high schools	43.7%	21	$33,098	$1,313	$26,562
So Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	43737 Hwy 89	Oxford	68967	Furnas County	Southern Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 868-2222	241	21	11.4	52.7%	216 (89.6%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	65	154^th of 428 public elementary schools	64.0%		80.8	66^th of 459 public elementary schools	85.6%	88	$20,357	$1,544	$16,545

Cities Near Zip Code 68967

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oxford	7.32 mi	2	79^th
Arapahoe	14.32 mi	2	175^th
Loomis	16.82 mi	2	54^th
Alma	17.75 mi	2	159^th
Bertrand	18.77 mi	2	131^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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