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)
310003400034	51	Ashland-Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Boyd Steet	Ashland	68003	Saunders County	Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 944-7083	562	39	14.3	21.5%	506 (90.0%)	8 (1.4%)	18 (3.2%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.7%)	$15,932			$692			$13,909	83.9	86.3	34	17
317908001753	52	Yutan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	902 2nd St	Yutan	68073	Saunders County	Yutan Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 625-2141	281	21	13.2	21.7%	267 (95.0%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,795			$589			$12,247	83.8	84.7	47	5
310002201328	53	McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Mc Donald Rd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7140	234	13	18.3	35.9%	203 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.7%)	$12,570			$895			$10,103	83.4	74.3	90	37
317866001710	54	Carl A Swanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8601 Harney Street	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6485	291	19	15.1	21.6%	184 (63.2%)	5 (1.7%)	30 (10.3%)	33 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.1%)	$14,863			$376			$12,889	83.3	82.7	60	6
317284000389	55	Maxey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 S 75th St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1153	688	44	15.4	19.3%	535 (77.8%)	10 (1.5%)	28 (4.1%)	74 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.8%)	$13,322			$980			$10,809	83.2	86.2	35	20
317122002431	56	Harvest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19125 Fir Street	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 332-5957	417	27	15.4	6.2%	367 (88.0%)	4 (1.0%)	22 (5.3%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.6%)	$12,544			$39			$10,779	82.9	84.1	51	5
317482001367	57	Columbian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	330 S 127th St	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1240	294	18	16.6		181 (61.6%)	33 (11.2%)	39 (13.3%)	11 (3.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (9.2%)	$17,394			$1,915			$14,335	82.6	85.3	41	16
317122002419	58	Falling Waters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5909 S 200th Ave	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 332-3938	516	34	15.2	13.4%	442 (85.7%)	8 (1.6%)	32 (6.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	$11,833			$39			$10,526	82.6	71.4	107	49
317329001209	59	Malcolm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10000 N W 112th St	Malcolm	68402	Lancaster County	Malcolm Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 796-2151	336	22	15.2	16.1%	317 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	$14,651			$652			$12,308	82.5	71.4	106	47
310399002403	60	Anchor Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17007 North Hws Cleveland Blvd	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2166	475	28	16.9	7.6%	370 (77.9%)	26 (5.5%)	32 (6.7%)	28 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	$15,330			$1,553			$11,558	81.9	82.7	59	1

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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.