Best Schools in Nebraska

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 428)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
317482002435	401	Forest Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 Childs Road West	Bellevue	68147	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(531) 299-3020	356	25	14.2		37 (10.4%)	42 (11.8%)	259 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	$19,572			$2,427			$15,102	8	7.5	430	29
317482001351	402	Beals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1720 S 48th St	Omaha	68106	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1060	291	18	16.4		87 (29.9%)	40 (13.7%)	128 (44.0%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.0%)	$17,742			$2,327			$13,961	7.9	9.3	429	27
310001601029	403	West Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3022 College St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5930	328	27	12.1		101 (30.8%)	1 (0.3%)	215 (65.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$16,593			$3,056			$11,857	7.9	5.5	436	33
317482001441	404	Wakonda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4845 Curtis Ave	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2180	335	20	16.8		36 (10.7%)	183 (54.6%)	36 (10.7%)	50 (14.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.4%)	$19,185			$2,467			$14,253	7.7	3	449	45
317284001143	405	Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 N 29th St	Lincoln	68503	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1132	419	40	10.5		146 (34.8%)	95 (22.7%)	103 (24.6%)	30 (7.2%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (8.4%)	$17,607			$2,387			$13,212	7.5	15.1	405
317482001394	406	Masters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5505 N 99th St	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1800	275	17	15.9		82 (29.8%)	81 (29.5%)	43 (15.6%)	41 (14.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.5%)	$17,946			$2,339			$14,329	7.2	18.1	393	13
310001601016	407	Dodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	641 S Oak St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5889	446	28	15.7		78 (17.5%)	60 (13.5%)	291 (65.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (0.9%)	7 (1.6%)	$14,684			$1,984			$10,992	7.2	6.8	433	26
317482002280	408	Gateway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 South 42nd Street	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1480	758	45	16.7		80 (10.6%)	24 (3.2%)	623 (82.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.4%)	$15,744			$2,405			$12,273	7	4.2	443	35
317482000666	409	Druid Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4020 N 30 Street	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1320	270	16	17.3		25 (9.3%)	122 (45.2%)	75 (27.8%)	20 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	25 (9.3%)	$19,175			$2,416			$14,630	6.9	4.3	440	31
317284001163	410	McPhee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Goodhue Blvd	Lincoln	68508	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1150	275	29	9.4		72 (26.2%)	52 (18.9%)	97 (35.3%)	30 (10.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.6%)	$20,961			$3,462			$15,523	6.8	4.3	442	32

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