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)
317374001816	211	Norman Rockwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6370 S 140th Ave	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8246	311	26	11.8	47.6%	218 (70.1%)	27 (8.7%)	39 (12.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	$18,778			$2,848			$14,723	55.8	43.3	271	60
317599001550	212	Red Cloud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	334 N Cherry	Red Cloud	68970	Webster County	Red Cloud Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 746-3413	163	14	11.3	58.3%	138 (84.7%)	2 (1.2%)	17 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	$23,055			$1,475			$18,830	55.7	52.6	224	12
317366001235	213	Meridian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	72380 560th Ave	Daykin	68338	Jefferson County	Meridian Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 446-7265	122	10	11.7	54.9%	114 (93.4%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$19,731			$1,384			$16,778	55.3	48.9	240	27
317321001203	214	Northeast Elementary At Lyons	Public	PK, KG-6	400 S 5th St	Lyons	68038	Burt County	Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 687-2363	150	16	9.4	54.0%	122 (81.3%)	2 (1.3%)	12 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.3%)	$23,034			$2,504			$17,960	55.1	59.4	183	31
317161001058	215	Hay Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	407 N Baker St	Hay Springs	69347	Sheridan County	Hay Springs Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 638-4434	90	8	11.5	46.7%	69 (76.7%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (16.7%)	$19,150			$1,180			$15,496	55.1	65	147	68
317173001062	216	Hemingford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	911 Niobrara Ave	Hemingford	69348	Box Butte County	Hemingford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 487-3328	224	20	11.3	39.7%	193 (86.2%)	2 (0.9%)	22 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$18,991			$634			$16,955	54.9	54.4	208	8
310012100752	217	Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	302 W Plum	Doniphan	68832	Hall County	Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 845-2730	240	22	10.9	17.9%	216 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$22,469			$2,017			$17,631	54.4	48.7	243	26
310009701881	218	Morrill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	505 Center	Morrill	69358	Scotts Bluff County	Morrill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 247-2176	143	17	8.6	65.0%	103 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$25,502			$1,254			$21,857	54.1	35.5	314	96
310017001840	219	Gordon-Rushville Elementary-Gordon	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Second	Gordon	69343	Sheridan County	Gordon-Rushville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 282-0216	184	18	10.2		102 (55.4%)	2 (1.1%)	14 (7.6%)	2 (1.1%)	39 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.6%)	$19,164			$2,030			$15,732	53.9	37.9	302	83
317080001806	220	Garden County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	800 West 2nd	Oshkosh	69154	Garden County	Garden County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 772-3336	96	10	9.7	66.7%	84 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$22,429			$1,873			$17,768	53.8	45	261	41

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

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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