Best Schools in Nebraska

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 428)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
310381001504	371	Betz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	605 W 27th Ave	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 293-4585	250	21	11.8	66.0%	145 (58.0%)	22 (8.8%)	51 (20.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.2%)	$15,971			$2,024			$12,265	17.1	29	356	15
317158001050	372	Alcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	313 N Cedar	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7580	270	23	11.8	78.5%	147 (54.4%)	2 (0.7%)	93 (34.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.5%)	$18,243			$2,512			$13,635	16.4	11.4	422	50
310360000063	373	Paddock Lane School	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 N 14th St	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 223-1566	398	31	13	62.3%	351 (88.2%)	4 (1.0%)	16 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.5%)	$13,454			$1,016			$11,281	16.3	21.2	378	5
310001601028	374	Wasmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	318 S Clark St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5920	340	22	15.1		98 (28.8%)	13 (3.8%)	222 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	$15,081			$1,317			$11,699	16.2	15.3	404	30
317482001382	375	Gilder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3705 Chandler Rd	Omaha	68147	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1500	385	26	14.8		71 (18.4%)	9 (2.3%)	280 (72.7%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$19,056			$2,500			$14,987	16.1	14.9	408	33
317482001379	376	Florence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7902 North 36th Street	Omaha	68112	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1400	256	15	17.3		101 (39.5%)	78 (30.5%)	38 (14.8%)	8 (3.1%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (10.2%)	$18,616			$2,321			$13,805	15.8	23	374	2
317284001169	377	Pershing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6402 Judson St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1160	436	39	11.3	77.8%	268 (61.5%)	25 (5.7%)	89 (20.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.0%)	$16,544			$2,549			$12,286	15.6	15.3	403	26
317482001439	378	Gomez Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5101 S 17th Street	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1520	715	41	17.3		30 (4.2%)	14 (2.0%)	668 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,530			$2,397			$13,102	15.5	7	432	54
317482001402	379	Lothrop Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 North 22 Street	Omaha	68110	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1780	405	24	16.7		18 (4.4%)	202 (49.9%)	115 (28.4%)	42 (10.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	$18,501			$2,423			$14,174	15	15.1	407	28
310001601021	380	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Beal St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5924	343	20	17.5		28 (8.2%)	7 (2.0%)	303 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	$15,900			$2,301			$11,881	15	14.7	411	31

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