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)
317802001672	51	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	287	25	11.6	50.2%	227 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	3 (1.0%)	28 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$21,414			$2,782			$16,999	83	80.2	69	18
317577001530	52	Ponca Elementary School	Public	3-6	505 3rd St	Ponca	68770	Dixon County	Ponca Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 755-5700	118	11	10.9	29.7%	109 (92.4%)	3 (2.5%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$19,113			$307			$15,880	82.9	74.9	100	48
310002102029	53	Waverly Intermediate School	Public	3-5	14621 Heywood St	Waverly	68462	Lancaster County	Waverly School District 145	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 786-5340	317	20	15.5	25.2%	81 (25.6%)	1 (0.3%)	234 (73.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,169			$777			$10,621	82.9	77	91	38
317284002211	54	Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7401 Jacobs Creek Drive	Lincoln	68512	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1121	757	47	16.2	23.4%	556 (73.4%)	23 (3.0%)	47 (6.2%)	86 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.8%)	$12,263			$873			$10,020	82.7	91.2	15	39
317464001337	55	Oakland Craig Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	400 N Brewster Ave	Oakland	68045	Burt County	Oakland Craig Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 685-5631	226	20	11.5	42.0%	193 (85.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.5%)	$21,445			$3,274			$14,513	82.7	71.5	125	70
317374001813	56	Harvey Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15228 Shirley St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1386	346	20	17.3	22.3%	290 (83.8%)	5 (1.4%)	22 (6.4%)	10 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	$12,897			$1,185			$10,818	82.6	74.5	104	48
310199202107	57	Elmwood-Murdock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 West F St	Elmwood	68349	Cass County	Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 994-2125	336	22	15.3	17.9%	328 (97.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,273			$784			$10,896	82.3	88.2	27	30
310410002205	58	Blair Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Deerfield Blvd	Blair	68008	Washington County	Blair Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 426-5123	388	27	14.5	28.1%	344 (88.7%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$19,902			$3,536			$13,129	81.8			(n/a)
310007000018	59	Amherst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 N Sycamore	Amherst	68812	Buffalo County	Amherst Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 826-3131	213	12	18.4	19.7%	201 (94.4%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$15,015			$91			$13,448	81.8	78.3	85	26
317122001034	60	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	430	30	14.3	19.3%	399 (92.8%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	$13,422			$39			$11,621	81.6	81.7	63	3

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