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)
317011002373	1	Blue Sage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 S 215th Street	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-3577	562	35	16.2	4.1%	456 (81.1%)	7 (1.2%)	18 (3.2%)	61 (10.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.2%)	$11,003			$480			$9,481	96.1	98.1	1
317374000244	2	Aldrich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	506 N 162 Ave	Omaha	68118	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-2020	439	26	17.2	8.0%	284 (64.7%)	8 (1.8%)	21 (4.8%)	103 (23.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.6%)	$10,672			$320			$9,565	95.2	96.6	2
317011000719	3	Spring Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17830 Shadow Ridge Dr	Omaha	68130	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 637-0204	502	32	15.9	5.8%	406 (80.9%)	10 (2.0%)	27 (5.4%)	34 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	$10,347			$131			$9,453	94.9	95.4	4	1
317374001247	4	Hitchcock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5809 S 104th St	Omaha	68127	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-2255	247	16	15	25.5%	194 (78.5%)	4 (1.6%)	18 (7.3%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.9%)	$12,477			$371			$11,019	94.8	95.3	5	1
317239000329	5	Meadowlark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 E 53rd St	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8210	408	23	17.3	15.7%	357 (87.5%)	6 (1.5%)	27 (6.6%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$11,367			$141			$9,940	94.2	95.2	6	1
317374002198	6	Upchurch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8686 S 165th St	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-7150	393	30	12.9	14.5%	311 (79.1%)	7 (1.8%)	26 (6.6%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	$14,321			$2,296			$10,884	93.9	94.8	8	2
317011002239	7	West Dodge Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18480 California St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2773	491	33	15	11.8%	372 (75.8%)	18 (3.7%)	30 (6.1%)	53 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$13,270			$1,002			$11,218	93.7	91.4	16	9
317011000928	8	Skyline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 S 210th St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-3433	389	27	14.6	5.9%	360 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	$11,210			$131			$10,232	93.5	93.6	10	2
317011002292	9	West Bay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3220 S 188th Ave	Omaha	68130	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-9045	485	33	14.8	7.2%	375 (77.3%)	10 (2.1%)	34 (7.0%)	46 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	$12,223			$740			$10,437	93.3	92.7	11	2
317434001299	10	Newman Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	703 Hale Ave	Newman Grove	68758	Madison County	Newman Grove Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 447-6051	149	12	12.3	41.6%	124 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$19,051			$1,641			$14,370	93.3	88.3	26	16

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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