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)
310546000175	311	Cozad Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 East 14th Street	Cozad	69130	Dawson County	Cozad Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 784-3462	428	30	14.2	50.2%	332 (77.6%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (15.9%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	9 (2.1%)	9 (2.1%)	$13,838			$1,525			$10,589	38.2	30.8	334	23
310381001508	312	Fort Crook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12501 S 25th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4710	316	21	15	43.4%	164 (51.9%)	31 (9.8%)	81 (25.6%)	14 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.6%)	$15,247			$817			$12,637	38.2	18	385	73
317671001600	313	North Ward Elementary School	Public	3-4	434 16th Ave	Sidney	69162	Cheyenne County	Sidney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 254-5855	186	14	13.5	50.5%	156 (83.9%)	3 (1.6%)	20 (10.8%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,263			$1,380			$12,438	38.2	35.9	312	1
317686000236	314	Cardinal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 E 29th Street	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 494-1662	432	34	12.7	60.9%	59 (13.7%)	29 (6.7%)	304 (70.4%)	14 (3.2%)	10 (2.3%)	6 (1.4%)	10 (2.3%)	$16,177			$1,388			$13,737	37.9	39.1	296	18
317527001479	315	Parkview Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7609 S 89th St	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0433	426	36	11.6	50.5%	243 (57.0%)	30 (7.0%)	105 (24.6%)	13 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.3%)	$16,083			$844			$14,054	37.9	43	275	40
317053000961	316	Falls City South Elementary	Public	3-5	1000 Fulton St	Falls City	68355	Richardson County	Falls City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 245-4067	175	15	11.4	59.4%	149 (85.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.4%)	$16,165			$1,179			$13,693	37.8	45.4	259	57
317686001612	317	Harney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Arbor Drive	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 494-1446	376	30	12.6	80.6%	36 (9.6%)	92 (24.5%)	207 (55.1%)	10 (2.7%)	11 (2.9%)	9 (2.4%)	11 (2.9%)	$16,132			$1,907			$13,243	37.5	30.2	335	18
317284001140	318	Brownell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 Aylesworth Ave	Lincoln	68505	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1127	337	26	12.8	68.5%	213 (63.2%)	20 (5.9%)	54 (16.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.9%)	$16,408			$2,216			$12,417	37.1	33.3	322	4
317884001739	319	Winside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	203 Crawford Ave	Winside	68790	Wayne County	Winside Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 286-4466	147	14	10.5	37.4%	135 (91.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$19,307			$895			$14,789	36.8	23.6	362	43
317719001633	320	Sterling Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	250 Main St	Sterling	68443	Johnson County	Sterling Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 866-4761	135	12	11.1	40.7%	124 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$17,331			$1,702			$14,201	36.8	33.4	321	1

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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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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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