Schuyler Community Schools, NE

Original Research by School Decision on Schuyler Community Schools

There is only one school district serving the town of Schuyler, Nebraska, and it is called Schuyler Community Schools. The district sits in Colfax County, which is a largely rural agricultural area in eastern Nebraska. The community that the district anchors is small and compact, shaped by a strong industrial and agricultural economy. The overwhelming majority of the student body is Hispanic, representing a very large share of the enrollment, while white students form a much smaller group, a composition that strongly influences the district’s character and programming.

Schuyler Community Schools educates nearly two thousand students, from prekindergarten through twelfth grade. It operates multiple elementary sites, a middle school, and Schuyler Central High School, along with early childhood programs and a dedicated dual-language school. The district has invested in a dual-language program, a publicly reported initiative that reflects the linguistic makeup of the community and a curriculum model meant to serve both native Spanish speakers and English-speaking students in the same classroom.

When it comes to academic performance on the Nebraska Student-Centered Assessment System, the picture is uneven and clearly stratified by grade level and subject. In math, the youngest students show the highest proficiency rates, with particularly strong results in third and fifth grade. Performance falls off notably in the middle school years. By sixth grade the proficiency rate drops, and in seventh and eighth grade it is lower still. In English language arts, the pattern is similar: the highest proficiency is in third grade, while most other elementary and middle school grades sit at a lower, somewhat flat level. The small number of tested elementary grades shows a strong science proficiency rate, though that metric is available only for the elementary level. The eighth-grade science result was suppressed and not reported. The overall proficiency index, which averages these results across all tested subjects and grades, places the district in the bottom quartile when compared to the other districts in Colfax County. That is a soft spot a parent or resident should look into further with the district. The data show a clear pattern of stronger early elementary performance and a notable drop as students move into middle school, and the comparison to the county’s other two districts puts these results in a weaker position.

The chronic absenteeism rate is high, and it also sits in the bottom quartile among the county’s districts. This is another area a parent may want to ask the school about directly, because high absenteeism can affect instructional continuity. The per-pupil current spending is on the lower range of the set of county districts. What is missing is the district’s graduation rate; the data did not include that figure, so there is no way to evaluate how well the high school retains students to graduation. The free-or-reduced-price lunch count is also absent from the data, as are counts of students with disabilities and English learners, though the community’s demographics strongly suggest that significant proportions of students are in those groups. Those gaps mean a parent cannot assess the full support structure from this profile alone.

The housing market in the district’s attendance zone is quite affordable by national standards. Home values are well below the national median, and the market is accessible, with a mix of homes in Schuyler itself and the smaller surrounding communities such as Clarkson, Howells, and Bellwood. Rental options are limited in the data, but the available numbers suggest rents are modest. For a family looking at real estate costs, this is a low-cost entry point compared to much of the country.

This is a district that serves a heavily Hispanic, predominantly Spanish-speaking community in a rural-industrial setting. The academic data show bright spots in early elementary math and science, but the middle grades are a clear challenge on both math and reading scores, and the absenteeism rate is a concern. The dual-language program is a distinctive offering that sets this district apart from many others in the state. A parent considering Schuyler Community Schools will want to talk directly with the elementary and middle school principals about how the district is working with middle-grade math instruction and student attendance. The housing affordability is a genuine practical advantage. Underneath the proficiency numbers, the central questions are about how the district uses its resources to support students through the transition from elementary to middle school and how it addresses chronic absence, both areas where the public data raise flags that warrant a closer look.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

1,965

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 86%

Black 3%

White 10%

Asian 0%

Two+ 0%

Am. Indian / AK Native 0%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr 7

36%

41%

Math

Gr 3

75%

78%

Gr 4

57%

59%

Gr 5

72%

88%

Schools in this District

8 schools are officially reported under this district.

RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SCHUYLER ELEMENTARY-FISHER'S

SCHUYLER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL

SCHUYLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL

NORTH WARD PREKINDERGARTEN

SCHUYLER HEADSTART

DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

76%

Grade 3

58%

Grade 4

79%

Grade 5

42%

Grade 6

29%

Grade 7

37%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

51%

Grade 3

39%

Grade 4

47%

Grade 5

41%

Grade 6

39%

Grade 7

42%

Grade 8

Science

1 grade reported

90%

Grade 5

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$254,253

Year-over-year change+6.6%

Range across 10 ZIP codes$228K to $351K

vs. state typical0.91x

vs. national typical0.69x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (10 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
68661	Schuyler	$229K	+7.6%	48.3%
68601	Columbus	$273K	+4.0%	12.9%
68036	Linwood	$333K	+5.5%	11.8%
68629	Clarkson	$260K	+6.1%	9.4%
68641	Howells	$258K	+4.8%	3.1%
68624	Bellwood	$243K	+9.0%	1.4%
68643	Stanton	$278K	+5.3%	1.2%
68632		$228K	+10.9%	0.6%
68633	Dodge	$242K	+8.1%	0.3%
68070	Valparaiso	$351K	+5.9%	0.0%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,468/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
68601	Columbus	$1,468	—	12.9%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$1,283/mo

Home price / national median income3.0x

Annual rent / national median income21.0%

Rent exceeds est. mortgage by$185/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$279,080 (+3.4% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.