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)
310001101861	41	North Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1135 North H Street	Broken Bow	68822	Custer County	Broken Bow Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 872-2982	350	27	12.7	49.1%	289 (82.6%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.6%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	$15,411			$1,560			$11,673	85.5	75.4	85	44
317374002018	42	Reagan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4440 S 198 Ave	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-7100	555	32	17.5	12.4%	487 (87.7%)	12 (2.2%)	21 (3.8%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	$11,239			$913			$9,307	85.4	83.6	55	13
317539001490	43	Pender Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	609 Whitney St	Pender	68047	Thurston County	Pender Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 385-3244	261	20	12.9	43.3%	220 (84.3%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (9.6%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$19,238			$1,447			$15,784	85.4	91.2	17	26
317755002238	44	Middle School At Syracuse	Public	4-8	1430 Education Drive	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 269-2388	305	21	14.3	19.0%	284 (93.1%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$14,044			$417			$11,413	84.9	81.2	65	21
317866001713	45	Oakdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3534 S 108th St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6460	308	20	15.3	16.9%	233 (75.6%)	9 (2.9%)	28 (9.1%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.4%)	$15,449			$377			$13,259	84.8	79.4	71	26
317374001834	46	Ackerman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 S 156th St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8420	483	28	17.5	24.4%	377 (78.1%)	13 (2.7%)	44 (9.1%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	$10,431			$329			$9,296	84.4	76.5	79	33
317284002329	47	Wysong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7901 Blanchard Boulevard	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1185	697	42	16.7	7.5%	621 (89.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.3%)	21 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	$11,221			$674			$9,101	84.4	88.8	25	22
317011001802	48	Westridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 N 206th St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2559	364	27	13.4	21.2%	296 (81.3%)	4 (1.1%)	25 (6.9%)	22 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$11,924			$178			$10,802	84.3	92	12	36
317443001305	49	Bel Air Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1101 N 18th St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2539	337	22	15.4	28.2%	272 (80.7%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	$12,309			$149			$10,849	84.1	80.3	68	19
317284000379	50	Cavett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7701 S 36th St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1131	564	35	15.9	21.1%	423 (75.0%)	15 (2.7%)	57 (10.1%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.7%)	$13,757			$1,029			$10,839	83.9	86	37	13

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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.

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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.