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)
317533001484	341	Pawnee City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	729 E St	Pawnee City	68420	Pawnee County	Pawnee City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 852-2411	151	11	14	57.6%	142 (94.0%)	3 (2.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$18,735			$1,624			$14,334	33.7	29.3	341
317443001950	342	Woodland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	611 Meadow Ln	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2565	208	15	13.5	48.6%	148 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (20.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.7%)	$14,214			$636			$11,740	32.7	63.5	158	184
317482001422	343	Pinewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6717 North 63rd Street	Omaha	68152	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1940	221	15	14.4		33 (14.9%)	77 (34.8%)	20 (9.0%)	71 (32.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.7%)	$20,180			$2,309			$16,017	32.7	45.7	257	86
310498000140	344	Chadron Intermediate	Public	3-4	450 W Norfolk	Chadron	69337	Dawes County	Chadron Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 432-0717	146	12	12.6	43.2%	107 (73.3%)	1 (0.7%)	11 (7.5%)	2 (1.4%)	18 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	$14,654			$2,196			$11,500	32	36.7	309	35
317482001418	345	Oak Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3109 Pedersen Dr	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1880	256	19	13.6		112 (43.8%)	41 (16.0%)	84 (32.8%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.7%)	$21,688			$2,289			$17,652	31.7	38	301	44
317044001928	346	Jefferson Intermediate School	Public	3-6	924 K Street	Fairbury	68352	Jefferson County	Fairbury Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 729-5041	270	21	12.8	57.8%	235 (87.0%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$15,890			$946			$12,845	31	28.5	344	2
317698001621	347	St Edward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 Clark St	Saint Edward	68660	Boone County	St Edward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 678-2282	94	11	8.9	53.2%	75 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$22,650			$1,434			$17,740	30.6			(n/a)
317416001283	348	Hayward Elementary School	Public	3-5	306 S 14th St	Nebraska City	68410	Otoe County	Nebraska City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 873-6641	280	21	13.4	57.5%	199 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (26.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$14,124			$1,788			$10,595	30.6	18.8	382	34
317482001429	349	Joslyn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11220 Blondo St	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1660	286	17	16.6		118 (41.3%)	75 (26.2%)	48 (16.8%)	22 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	$18,725			$2,274			$14,573	30.3	23.7	361	12
310381001517	350	Twin Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Sunbury Dr	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4845	260	19	13.5	52.3%	167 (64.2%)	17 (6.5%)	55 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.1%)	$15,078			$539			$13,076	30.1	17.3	388	38

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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.