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)
317071000973	361	Clarmar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1865 E 19th St	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 727-3175	259	16	16.5	39.4%	212 (81.9%)	4 (1.5%)	40 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$14,068			$1,704			$11,746	28.2	32.9	324	37
317590001536	362	Blumfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10310 Mockingbird Dr	Omaha	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-0891	354	25	13.9	65.8%	145 (41.0%)	34 (9.6%)	139 (39.3%)	6 (1.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.6%)	$14,576			$1,285			$12,252	27.8	21.3	368	6
310001601015	363	Gates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W Louise St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5892	301	21	14.2	57.8%	149 (49.5%)	20 (6.6%)	112 (37.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	$14,644			$1,215			$11,903	27.8	26.3	357	6
310534000167	364	North Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2200 31st St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7070	331	21	16.1	54.4%	123 (37.2%)	5 (1.5%)	190 (57.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$14,872			$851			$12,719	27.7	31.7	330	34
310009000056	365	Bayard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 East 8th Street	Bayard	69334	Morrill County	Bayard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 586-1211	179	16	11.4	57.5%	138 (77.1%)	1 (0.6%)	29 (16.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	$19,617			$2,331			$15,469	27	27.8	348	17
317022000933	366	Elwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	502 First Ave	Elwood	68937	Gosper County	Elwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 785-2491	130	11	11.6	27.7%	123 (94.6%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$19,127			$770			$15,517	26.5	49	239	127
317686001313	367	Covington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2116 A Street	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 494-4238	409	32	12.8	77.5%	62 (15.2%)	80 (19.6%)	222 (54.3%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.4%)	8 (2.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$14,987			$1,451			$12,563	26.3	11.5	409	42
317359001230	368	Mead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 N Elm	Mead	68041	Saunders County	Mead Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 624-6465	158	12	13.3	36.1%	145 (91.8%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,789			$1,002			$16,902	25.4	27.6	350	18
317437001655	369	Niobrara Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	247 N Hwy 12	Niobrara	68760	Knox County	Niobrara Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 857-3323	128	10	12.3	79.7%	47 (36.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	78 (60.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$28,895			$8,358			$16,658	24.9	42.4	278	91
310381001505	370	Birchcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1212 Fairfax Dr	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4635	336	27	12.4	55.4%	188 (56.0%)	39 (11.6%)	73 (21.7%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.0%)	$15,676			$787			$13,260	24.5	15.6	397	27

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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.