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Zion Lutheran School

Name: Zion Lutheran School
Address: 2421 Avenue C, Kearney, NE 68847
County: Buffalo
Congregation: Zion Lutheran Church
Phone Number: (308-234-3410
Fax Number: 308-236-8100
Web site: www.zionkearney.org
Email: info@zelcs.org
Head of School:
Anthony Splittgerber
School Type: Parochial
Founded: 1930
Organization: Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS)
Ages/Grades: Preschool through 8th Grade
Setting: Small Urban School
School Size:
123
Classroom Size: 10-15 Per Class
Student/Teacher ratio: 10-12:1
Tuition:
Preschool: (3 yr old): $520
Prekindergarten: (4 yr old): $720
Kindergarten: $2850
1st-8th grade: $3500
Financial Aid: Yes
Departments: Early childhood education; Primary level education; Middle level education; Music; Athletics
Curriculum:
Christian curriculum: secular texts taught through a Christ-centered worldview
Support Services: Title I Reading; Special education; Speech pathology; (These services are provided for us through Kearney Public Schools)
Camp Programs: No
Afterschool Programs: No
Computer Capabilities: Computer network serves computer lab (20+) and computers in all classrooms. Wireless capabilities are available throughout the building
Parking Spaces/Availability: Two parking lots and street parking
Admissions Requirements: The school principal will review all registrations and will determine if the school can properly educate each child
Notes: Please see our website at www.zionkearney.org to learn more about our school

School Championships

Multiple sports championships in soccer, basketball, volleyball, and track. Academic awards include the following: numerous scholar bowl champions; state qualifiers of the National Geographic Bee; State Champion of 2007 Scholastic Challenge.

Uniform Guidelines

Students attire is to be neat, clean, and modest. In general, clothing should be such that a child can participate comfortabley in all school activities including recess and physical education class. A dress polo is to be worn for all off-site excursions and other special school events.

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide an excellent, Christ-centered education in an environment which enables students to find identity, meaning, purpose, and power to live out their lives as people of God in a complex, ever-changing society. Children are led by the Spirit of God to believe what is taught in our school. That teaching will remain through their lives!

School History

Zion Lutheran School of Kearney was established in 1930. Zion is the oldest parochial school in Kearney and has a tradition and reputation of academic excellence in the Kearney area.