Best Elementary Schools in Nebraska

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 459)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
310007601584	201	Elementary School At Scribner	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Pebble	Scribner	68057	Dodge County	Scribner-Snyder Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 664-2568	105	16	6.6	52.4%	98 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,845			$3,004			$21,865	57.4	43.3	273	72
317215001093	202	Humphrey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	405 South 7th Street	Humphrey	68642	Platte County	Humphrey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 923-1230	159	12	13.2	8.2%	157 (98.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,800			$946			$17,398	57.2	46.4	252	50
317566000426	203	Plattsmouth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1724 8th Ave	Plattsmouth	68048	Cass County	Plattsmouth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 296-4173	451	34	13.1	50.8%	380 (84.3%)	3 (0.7%)	39 (8.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$14,411			$828			$11,955	57.1	52.9	219	16
317443001315	204	Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1703 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2561	210	19	10.9	72.4%	104 (49.5%)	3 (1.4%)	81 (38.6%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.8%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.7%)	$16,549			$1,056			$13,664	56.9	63.6	157	47
310009502345	205	Crete Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1700 Glenwood Ave	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 826-5833	415	30	13.7		147 (35.4%)	4 (1.0%)	247 (59.5%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	$14,971			$1,440			$11,918	56.9	49.5	238	33
310017802188	206	Southwest Elementary-Indianola	Public	PK, KG-6	719 E St	Indianola	69034	Red Willow County	Southwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 364-2613	179	17	10.4	52.5%	155 (86.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$20,015			$2,547			$15,487	56.8	39.3	294	88
317527001901	207	Hickory Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1307 Rogers Dr	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0469	393	27	14.3	19.6%	301 (76.6%)	17 (4.3%)	36 (9.2%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.6%)	$12,759			$113			$11,543	56.3	38.1	300	93
310001800068	208	Palisade Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-5	206 N Reynolds	Palisade	69040	Hitchcock County	Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 285-3232	107	8	12.8	67.3%	94 (87.9%)	5 (4.7%)	7 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$23,564			$2,544			$17,775	56	63.5	159	49
310002201324	209	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 West A St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7134	212	14	15.5		179 (84.4%)	10 (4.7%)	16 (7.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$13,256			$894			$10,616	55.9	63.4	160	49
317371001238	210	Milford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 West 1st Street	Milford	68405	Seward County	Milford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 761-2408	461	31	15	25.6%	422 (91.5%)	10 (2.2%)	16 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$12,376			$692			$10,654	55.8	66.5	137	73

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NSCAS English Language Arts, NSCAS Mathematics, NSCAS Science test scores released by the Nebraska Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 23, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Nebraska Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Nebraska Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.