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)
310313000029	61	Arlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	705 N 9th	Arlington	68002	Washington County	Arlington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 478-4121	345	31	11.3	22.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,632			$915			$13,185	81.8	83.4	56	5
310399000077	62	Bennington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11620 N 156th St	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 238-2690	403	26	15.5	17.4%	360 (89.3%)	5 (1.2%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	$12,412			$322			$10,177	81.8	87.7	28	34
317122001034	63	Gretna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 South St	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 332-3341	463	32	14.4	13.0%	430 (92.9%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$13,422			$39			$11,621	81.7	80.7	67	4
317284001172	64	Pyrtle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	721 Cottonwood Dr	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1162	466	32	14.6	27.5%	361 (77.5%)	16 (3.4%)	42 (9.0%)	14 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.4%)	$13,828			$1,375			$11,145	81.1	74.6	88	24
317527002209	65	Patriot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1701 Hardwood Dr	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0405	400	26	15.1	16.5%	301 (75.3%)	21 (5.3%)	38 (9.5%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	$12,153			$99			$10,760	80.9	75.9	82	17
310010902208	66	So Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	43737 Hwy 89	Oxford	68967	Furnas County	Southern Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 868-2222	230	19	12	52.6%	206 (89.6%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$20,357			$1,544			$16,545	80.8	75.5	84	18
317563001483	67	Westmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13210 Glenn St	Omaha	68138	Sarpy County	Springfield Platteview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 895-9602	271	22	12.4	21.8%	239 (88.2%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.4%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	$17,781			$299			$15,441	80.7	84.8	44	23
317284001137	68	Beattie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Calvert St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1123	360	28	13	37.2%	257 (71.4%)	10 (2.8%)	35 (9.7%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.9%)	$15,241			$1,022			$12,650	80.7	71.7	104	36
317802001672	69	Valentine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	615 E 5th St	Valentine	69201	Cherry County	Valentine Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 376-3237	279	25	11.3	49.1%	206 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	5 (1.8%)	36 (12.9%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.5%)	$21,414			$2,782			$16,999	80.2	68.5	130	61
317299001189	70	Loomis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	101 Bryan St	Loomis	68958	Phelps County	Loomis Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 876-2111	160	12	13.6	37.5%	145 (90.6%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$17,368			$620			$14,356	80.2	57.7	191	121

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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.

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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.