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)
317527001900	121	Anderson Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11820 S 37th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0479	315	21	15.3	21.6%	216 (68.6%)	8 (2.5%)	58 (18.4%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.6%)	$12,620			$106			$11,180	72	70.6	113	8
310007701886	122	Benkelman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	900 A St	Benkelman	69021	Dundy County	Dundy County Stratton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 423-2216	160	13	12.1	53.1%	133 (83.1%)	2 (1.3%)	21 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$24,948			$1,547			$19,774	72	64.3	151	29
317284002442	123	Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 North 102nd Street	Lincoln	68527	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 436-1187	264	21	12.3	21.2%	209 (79.2%)	4 (1.5%)	23 (8.7%)	12 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$19,558			$2,158			$13,907	71.6			(n/a)
317182001066	124	Hershey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 S Lincoln	Hershey	69143	Lincoln County	Hershey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 368-5572	303	21	14.6	33.3%	279 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$16,185			$941			$13,448	71.6	71.4	109	15
317464001337	125	Oakland Craig Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N Brewster Ave	Oakland	68045	Burt County	Oakland Craig Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 685-5631	223	20	11.3	14.8%	194 (87.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.7%)	$21,445			$3,274			$14,513	71.5	72.6	100	25
317521001469	126	Elementary At Bennet	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Dogwood	Bennet	68317	Lancaster County	Palmyra District O R 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 782-3535	400	28	14.4	20.3%	376 (94.0%)	8 (2.0%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,613			$477			$11,809	71.2	69.4	121	5
317812001680	127	Verdigre Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 South 3rd St	Verdigre	68783	Knox County	Verdigre Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 668-2275	81	10	8.2	28.4%	73 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$23,354			$1,418			$18,704	71			(n/a)
317284001157	128	Kahoa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7700 Leighton St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1147	488	32	15.1	32.6%	391 (80.1%)	16 (3.3%)	38 (7.8%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	$12,420			$934			$10,221	71	75.3	86	42
310009600987	129	Friend Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 Main St	Friend	68359	Saline County	Friend Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 947-2781	147	12	12.5	25.9%	140 (95.2%)	3 (2.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$20,113			$906			$15,941	70.8	51.6	231	102
310011700615	130	Heartland Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1501 Front St	Henderson	68371	York County	Heartland Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 723-4434	197	15	13.3	35.5%	182 (92.4%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	$21,409			$1,596			$16,195	70.8	70.2	117	13

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.