Best Public Schools in Buffalo County, Nebraska & Rankings

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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
Meadowlark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 E 53rd St	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8210	399	23	17.3	20.8%	345 (86.5%)	8 (2.0%)	29 (7.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.5%)	96	1^st of 428 public elementary schools	99.8%		94.2	5^th of 459 public elementary schools	98.9%	4	$11,367	$141	$9,940
Sunrise Middle School	Public	6-8	4611 Ave N	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8150	543	42	12.8	51.9%	395 (72.7%)	15 (2.8%)	103 (19.0%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	59.5	90^th of 200 public middle schools	55.0%		56.7	111^th of 238 public middle schools	53.4%	21	$14,126	$266	$11,548
Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1611 Ave C	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8190	243	21	11.7	73.7%	146 (60.1%)	3 (1.2%)	84 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	52.5	243^rd of 428 public elementary schools	43.2%		50.3	238^th of 459 public elementary schools	48.1%	5	$15,089	$1,356	$12,261
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 W 24th St	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8040	271	20	13.8	73.8%	152 (56.1%)	7 (2.6%)	88 (32.5%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	9 (3.3%)	56.5	223^rd of 428 public elementary schools	47.9%		68.4	142^nd of 459 public elementary schools	69.1%	81	$16,481	$782	$12,551
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2705 Ave E	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8270	211	16	13.2	70.6%	135 (64.0%)	10 (4.7%)	58 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	47.5	260^th of 428 public elementary schools	39.3%		45.3	269^th of 459 public elementary schools	41.4%	9	$13,749	$1,210	$11,107
Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	915 W 35th St	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8120	631	41	15.3	35.7%	505 (80.0%)	11 (1.7%)	90 (14.3%)	7 (1.1%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.3%)	69.4	58^th of 200 public middle schools	71.0%		70.5	62^nd of 238 public middle schools	73.9%	4	$12,567	$387	$10,566
West Kearney High School	Public	9-12	2802 30th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	West Kearney High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 338-2011	54	20	2.7	5.6%	8 (14.8%)	24 (44.4%)	16 (29.6%)	2 (3.7%)	4 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 E 34th St	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8230	418	30	14.0	54.8%	280 (67.0%)	10 (2.4%)	105 (25.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	58.8	209^th of 428 public elementary schools	51.2%		48.2	244^th of 459 public elementary schools	46.8%	35	$12,266	$1,054	$10,062
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 7th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8280	275	16	17.7	36.0%	229 (83.3%)	8 (2.9%)	22 (8.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	83.8	47^th of 428 public elementary schools	89.0%		78.8	81^st of 459 public elementary schools	82.4%	34	$11,339	$295	$9,936
Windy Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4211 20th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8220	255	15	16.6	20.8%	219 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	86.2	36^th of 428 public elementary schools	91.6%		91	17^th of 459 public elementary schools	96.3%	19	$11,269	$141	$9,840
Kearney Education Center	Public	PK	1511 5th Avenue	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8033	355	13	26.4	44.2%	289 (81.4%)	3 (0.8%)	52 (14.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.7%)								(n/a)
Hanny Arram Center	Public	5-12	3907 6th Avenue	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-6900	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Buffalo Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6110 11th Avenue	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8290	298	19	15.7	25.8%	261 (87.6%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (7.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	83.4	49^th of 428 public elementary schools	88.6%		79.3	75^th of 459 public elementary schools	83.7%	26	$12,178	$141	$10,048
Glenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8105 9th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8240	126	8	15.8	13.5%	120 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76.4	91^st of 428 public elementary schools	78.7%		77.8	89^th of 459 public elementary schools	80.6%	2	$11,782	$141	$10,475
Kearney High School	Public	9-12	2702 West 11th Street	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8060	1,654	92	18.0	37.8%	1,286 (77.8%)	41 (2.5%)	283 (17.1%)	12 (0.7%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	21 (1.3%)	52.8	85^th of 168 public high schools	49.4%		62	80^th of 215 public high schools	62.8%	5	$13,043	$308	$10,356
Kenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 16th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8200	385	25	15.1	38.4%	314 (81.6%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	71.3	115^th of 428 public elementary schools	73.1%		74.3	105^th of 459 public elementary schools	77.1%	10	$12,390	$142	$10,604
Gibbon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 Court Street	Gibbon	68840	Buffalo County	Gibbon Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 468-6546	320	23	13.6	51.9%	172 (53.8%)	4 (1.3%)	143 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37	300^th of 428 public elementary schools	29.9%		48	250^th of 459 public elementary schools	45.5%	50	$14,349	$1,577	$11,329
Gibbon High School	Public	7-12	1030 Court Street	Gibbon	68840	Buffalo County	Gibbon Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 468-5721	250	21	11.8	55.2%	129 (51.6%)	2 (0.8%)	117 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	9.1	157^th of 168 public high schools	6.5%		16.4	188^th of 215 public high schools	12.6%	31	$18,488	$763	$15,976
Shelton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	210 9th St	Shelton	68876	Buffalo County	Shelton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 647-6558	171	15	11.7	46.8%	130 (76.0%)	2 (1.2%)	36 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	40.9	289^th of 428 public elementary schools	32.5%		42.3	285^th of 459 public elementary schools	37.9%	4	$20,233	$1,006	$15,687
Shelton High School	Public	7-12	210 9th St	Shelton	68876	Buffalo County	Shelton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 647-5459	110	10	11.4	50.9%	85 (77.3%)	1 (0.9%)	22 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	$24,458	$583	$19,960
Pleasanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	303 Church St	Pleasanton	68866	Buffalo County	Pleasanton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 388-2041	188	12	15.2	22.9%	183 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.3	227^th of 428 public elementary schools	47.0%		59.1	190^th of 459 public elementary schools	58.6%	37	$15,824	$1,497	$11,938
Pleasanton High School	Public	7-12	303 Church St	Pleasanton	68866	Buffalo County	Pleasanton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 388-2041	135	10	13.3	31.1%	129 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.1	91^st of 168 public high schools	45.8%		63.6	77^th of 215 public high schools	64.2%	14	$17,977	$945	$14,333
Ravenna Senior High	Public	7-12	41750 Carthage Rd	Ravenna	68869	Buffalo County	Ravenna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 452-3249	168	20	8.3	39.9%	157 (93.5%)	3 (1.8%)	7 (4.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56	78^th of 168 public high schools	53.6%		69.1	60^th of 215 public high schools	72.1%	18	$24,393	$898	$20,491
Ravenna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41750 Carthage Rd	Ravenna	68869	Buffalo County	Ravenna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 452-3202	233	21	11.2	45.9%	204 (87.6%)	2 (0.9%)	23 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	61.1	188^th of 428 public elementary schools	56.1%		74.6	102^nd of 459 public elementary schools	77.8%	86	$19,945	$1,433	$16,125
Amherst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 N Sycamore	Amherst	68812	Buffalo County	Amherst Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 826-3131	213	12	18.4	19.7%	201 (94.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	81.8	59^th of 428 public elementary schools	86.2%		78.3	85^th of 459 public elementary schools	81.5%	26	$15,015	$91	$13,448
Amherst High School	Public	7-12	100 N Sycamore	Amherst	68812	Buffalo County	Amherst Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 826-3131	167	17	9.8	22.2%	156 (93.4%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	52.8	86^th of 168 public high schools	48.8%		88.5	18^th of 215 public high schools	91.6%	68	$14,009	$1,260	$11,165
Elm Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	230 East Calkins Avenue	Elm Creek	68836	Buffalo County	Elm Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 856-4300	202	17	11.9	34.7%	194 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	62.3	177^th of 428 public elementary schools	58.6%		51.6	228^th of 459 public elementary schools	50.3%	51	$17,029	$864	$13,513
Elm Creek High School	Public	7-12	230 East Calkins Avenue	Elm Creek	68836	Buffalo County	Elm Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 856-4300	155	14	10.8	26.5%	146 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)	$18,814	$642	$14,880

Best Public Schools in Buffalo County, NE

Meadowlark Elementary School

Windy Hills Elementary School

Park Elementary School

Buffalo Hills Elementary

Amherst Elementary School

Glenwood Elementary School

Kenwood Elementary School

Horizon Middle School

Elm Creek Elementary School

Ravenna Elementary School

Sunrise Middle School

Northeast Elementary School

Central Elementary School

Ravenna Senior High

Pleasanton Elementary School

Kearney High School

Amherst High School

Bryant Elementary School

Pleasanton High School

Emerson Elementary School

Shelton Elementary School

Gibbon Elementary School

Gibbon High School

Elm Creek High School

Hanny Arram Center

Kearney Education Center

Shelton High School

West Kearney High School

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