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)
310552000177	271	Crawford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	908 5th St	Crawford	69339	Dawes County	Crawford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 665-1928	102	10	9.9	65.7%	97 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,159			$2,462			$18,759	45	54.5	207	64
317360001810	272	Medicine Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	605 Ord Ave	Curtis	69025	Frontier County	Medicine Valley Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 367-4210	117	9	12.6	54.7%	107 (91.5%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$17,816			$1,766			$14,770	44.9	69.2	124	148
310381001878	273	Leonard Lawrence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13204 S 29th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4880	393	25	15.5	34.1%	251 (63.9%)	33 (8.4%)	61 (15.5%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.2%)	$13,795			$539			$11,869	44.9	52.6	223	50
317686001610	274	Dakota City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Locust St	Dakota City	68731	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 987-3363	241	21	11.7	67.2%	75 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	141 (58.5%)	14 (5.8%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.7%)	$16,449			$1,883			$13,153	44.5	21.8	367	93
310018502299	275	Central Valley Elementary - Scotia	Public	PK, KG-6	303 N Indian	Scotia	68875	Greeley County	Central Valley Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 428-3145	187	19	9.9	48.7%	177 (94.7%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$25,457			$1,421			$21,245	44.3	45.8	256	19
310002201332	276	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W 3rd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7142	240	19	12.8		180 (75.0%)	5 (2.1%)	34 (14.2%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.7%)	$14,065			$1,628			$10,740	44.3	41.3	286	10
310012200770	277	Sandy Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30671 Hwy 14	Fairfield	68938	Clay County	South Central Nebraska Unified 5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 726-2412	209	17	12	45.9%	167 (79.9%)	1 (0.5%)	28 (13.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.3%)	$18,316			$580			$14,045	44.1	37.3	307	30
310591000197	278	Deshler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1402 3rd St	Deshler	68340	Thayer County	Deshler Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 365-7272	125	13	9.8	41.6%	109 (87.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$22,688			$396			$20,098	43.9	53.4	216	62
310516000150	279	Clarkson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	649 Cherry St	Clarkson	68629	Colfax County	Clarkson Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 892-3477	108	12	9.3	41.7%	103 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$22,960			$1,924			$17,568	43.8	68.9	127	152
310402000079	280	Bertrand Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	503 School St	Bertrand	68927	Phelps County	Bertrand Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 472-3427	122	12	10.4	36.9%	103 (84.4%)	1 (0.8%)	17 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,451			$1,169			$17,195	43.5	46.2	254	26

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About our rankings:

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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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