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)
317011002337	21	Arbor View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5115 N 208th St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-1007	489	35	14	14.9%	360 (73.6%)	8 (1.6%)	46 (9.4%)	44 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.1%)	$13,037			$1,022			$10,946	89.8	84.8	45	24
317011002006	22	Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 N Hws Cleveland Blvd	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2590	510	35	14.4	8.2%	397 (77.8%)	10 (2.0%)	15 (2.9%)	62 (12.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.1%)	$10,632			$131			$9,710	89.5	94.8	7	15
310399002213	23	Pine Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 N Hws Cleveland Blvd	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2372	578	41	14.2	7.6%	487 (84.3%)	21 (3.6%)	32 (5.5%)	19 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	$10,942			$33			$9,585	89	86.7	32	9
317374000669	24	Wheeler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6707 S 178th St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6250	657	36	18	18.0%	537 (81.7%)	12 (1.8%)	39 (5.9%)	34 (5.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.6%)	$10,249			$319			$9,147	88.8	85.7	39	15
310016301773	25	Chase County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 E 9th St	Imperial	69033	Chase County	Chase County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 882-4228	317	28	11.5	38.5%	229 (72.2%)	1 (0.3%)	85 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,241			$375			$13,620	88.3	77.3	76	51
317284002268	26	Kloefkorn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Glass Ridge Drive	Lincoln	68526	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1148	486	30	16.1	11.7%	393 (80.9%)	7 (1.4%)	31 (6.4%)	25 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.8%)	$13,006			$1,173			$10,192	88.2	84.6	48	22
310199202107	27	Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 West F St	Elmwood	68349	Cass County	Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 994-2125	330	22	15	17.6%	321 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$13,273			$784			$10,896	88.2	84.3	49	22
317011002414	28	Woodbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18520 Purple Martin Parkway	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-1823	496	33	15.1	5.4%	367 (74.0%)	9 (1.8%)	31 (6.3%)	68 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	$10,710			$131			$9,636	88	91.4	15	13
310381002231	29	Bellevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12001 Timberridge Dr	Bellevue	68133	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 827-1840	451	28	15.8	20.0%	325 (72.1%)	27 (6.0%)	45 (10.0%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	38 (8.4%)	$13,336			$720			$11,404	88	76.2	81	52
317527002322	30	Prairie Queen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10520 S 123rd Avenue	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 514-3650	497	29	17.1	8.5%	379 (76.3%)	10 (2.0%)	56 (11.3%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	$11,209			$227			$9,795	88	85.2	43	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.
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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.