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Best ZIP codes for schools in Nebraska
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 236 Nebraska ZIPs qualify.
Nebraska ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 68022Elkhorn
Nebraska
- School quality index
- 78.0
- ZIP population
- ~37k
- Avg. temperature
- 52°F
- Avg. commute
- 21 min
2ZIP 68130Omaha
Nebraska
- School quality index
- 74.7
- ZIP population
- ~22k
- Avg. temperature
- 52°F
- Avg. commute
- 22 min
3ZIP 68118Omaha
Nebraska
- School quality index
- 72.8
- ZIP population
- ~9k
- Avg. temperature
- 52°F
- Avg. commute
- 19 min
4ZIP 68758Newman Grove
Nebraska
- School quality index
- 70.7
- ZIP population
- ~1k
- Avg. temperature
- 51°F
- Avg. commute
- 22 min
5ZIP 68028Gretna
Nebraska
- School quality index
- 70.3
- ZIP population
- ~18k
- Avg. temperature
- 52°F
- Avg. commute
- 21 min
6ZIP 68136Omaha
Nebraska
- School quality index
- 68.1
- ZIP population
- ~22k
- Avg. temperature
- 52°F
- Avg. commute
- 22 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 68047 | Pender | Thurston County | 67.4 |
| #8 | 68713 | Atkinson | Holt County | 66.6 |
| #9 | 68434 | Seward | Seward County | 66.1 |
| #10 | 68349 | Elmwood | Cass County | 66.0 |
| #11 | 68135 | Omaha | Douglas County | 65.9 |
| #12 | 68007 | Bennington | Douglas County | 65.6 |
| #13 | 68137 | Omaha | Douglas County | 65.1 |
| #14 | 68649 | North Bend | Dodge County | 64.5 |
| #15 | 69120 | Arnold | Custer County | 64.1 |
| #16 | 68128 | La Vista | Sarpy County | 63.8 |
| #17 | 68765 | Osmond | Pierce County | 63.7 |
| #18 | 68002 | Arlington | Washington County | 63.0 |
| #19 | 68636 | Elgin | Antelope County | 63.0 |
| #20 | 68359 | Friend | Saline County | 62.3 |
| #21 | 68643 | Leigh | Colfax County | 62.2 |
| #22 | 68138 | Omaha | Sarpy County | 62.0 |
| #23 | 68849 | Kearney | Buffalo County | 61.6 |
| #24 | 68124 | Omaha | Douglas County | 61.0 |
| #25 | 68788 | West Point | Cuming County | 61.0 |
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