Best Public Schools in Zip Code 69020

Summary:

The 69020 zip code is home to a single public high school, Southwest Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 115 students. The school stands out for its strong performance in ACT English Language Arts, where 11th-grade students significantly outperformed the state average. However, the school's ACT Mathematics proficiency rate fell below the Nebraska average, indicating an area for improvement.

Southwest Junior/Senior High School's NSCAS proficiency rates were mixed, with 7th-grade English Language Arts and Mathematics scores exceeding the state averages, but 8th-grade Mathematics scores falling below. The school serves a population with a relatively high level of economic need, with 55.65% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite this, the school's spending per student is significantly higher than the state average, likely due to its small size and the associated challenges of maintaining a high-quality education program with a limited student population.

One of the school's strengths is its low student-teacher ratio of 6.4 to 1, suggesting a high level of individual attention and support for students. Overall, the data highlights both the strengths and areas for improvement for Southwest Junior/Senior High School, which is the only school serving the 69020 zip code and is part of the Southwest Public Schools district.

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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 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th 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
Southwest Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	900 Coke St	Bartley	69020	Red Willow County	Southwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 692-3223	115	18	6.4	55.7%	97 (84.3%)	2 (1.7%)	9 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	57.9	91^st of 215 public high schools	57.7%		25.3	150^th of 202 public high schools	25.7%	59	62.0	60.0	62.0	53.0	53.9	23.1	30.8	$33,096	$152	$26,252

Cities Near Zip Code 69020

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bartley	0.32 mi	1	151^st
Indianola	6.27 mi	1	109^th
Cambridge	7.24 mi	3	84^th
Mc Cook	17.21 mi	6	56^th
Arapahoe	21.95 mi	2	149^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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