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)
310555000180	261	Creighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1609 Redick Ave	Creighton	68729	Knox County	Creighton Community Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 358-5001	187	16	11.5	36.4%	165 (88.2%)	4 (2.1%)	7 (3.7%)	3 (1.6%)	6 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$18,463			$1,764			$13,444	47.4	48	249	12
310014001423	262	Creek Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6th & Hayward	Chappell	69129	Deuel County	Creek Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 874-2911	120	10	12.2	54.2%	107 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	$23,194			$1,648			$18,763	47.3	29.4	355	93
317485001447	263	O'Neill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1700 N 4th	Oneill	68763	Holt County	O'Neill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 336-1400	461	38	12	52.7%	342 (74.2%)	2 (0.4%)	100 (21.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	$16,048			$1,642			$13,186	47.1	53.6	221	42
317557001497	264	Plainview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 W Woodland Ave	Plainview	68769	Pierce County	Plainview Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 582-3808	215	15	14	50.7%	197 (91.6%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,428			$1,414			$13,309	47	38.3	310	46
310381000402	265	Two Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3001 Spring Blvd	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-5070	360	24	15	20.8%	243 (67.5%)	17 (4.7%)	54 (15.0%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.6%)	$15,979			$704			$13,435	46.8	59.6	188	77
310018902423	266	Summerland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51293 857th Rd	Ewing	68735	Holt County	Summerland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 626-7534	237	22	10.8	47.7%	218 (92.0%)	4 (1.7%)	11 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,633			$1,455			$16,289	46.5	64.2	167	99
317284001173	267	Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1024 S 37th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1163	450	38	11.7	66.4%	265 (58.9%)	29 (6.4%)	79 (17.6%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (13.6%)	$15,014			$1,923			$11,623	46.5	46	265	2
310546000175	268	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	445	30	14.8	54.8%	335 (75.3%)	3 (0.7%)	78 (17.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.9%)	11 (2.5%)	$13,838			$1,525			$10,589	46.4	38.2	311	43
317599001550	269	Red Cloud Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	334 N Cherry	Red Cloud	68970	Webster County	Red Cloud Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 746-3413	177	14	12.3	57.1%	146 (82.5%)	2 (1.1%)	20 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	$23,055			$1,475			$18,830	46	55.7	212	57
310009502345	270	Crete Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1700 Glenwood Ave	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 826-5833	447	32	13.9	66.0%	156 (34.9%)	3 (0.7%)	266 (59.5%)	12 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.1%)	$14,971			$1,440			$11,918	45.8	56.9	205	65

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