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)
317071000981	421	Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	735 W Linden St	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 727-3150	355	22	16.1	79.2%	135 (38.0%)	1 (0.3%)	215 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$12,846			$1,380			$10,893	11.9	20.3	377	44
317158001050	422	Alcott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	313 N Cedar	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7580	249	22	11.4	66.3%	135 (54.2%)	2 (0.8%)	89 (35.7%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.8%)	$18,243			$2,512			$13,635	11.4	11.1	412	10
317482001386	423	Hartman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5530 N 66th St	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1560	449	27	16.4		42 (9.4%)	108 (24.1%)	38 (8.5%)	212 (47.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.7%)	$16,421			$2,385			$12,856	11.2	5.2	440	17
317482001432	424	Sherman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5618 N 14th Ave	Omaha	68110	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2060	225	15	14.7		48 (21.3%)	8 (3.6%)	138 (61.3%)	5 (2.2%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.0%)	$19,817			$2,406			$15,439	11.1	3.6	445	21
317482001897	425	Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	620 S 31st St	Omaha	68105	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1620	260	18	14.4		62 (23.8%)	4 (1.5%)	186 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$18,205			$2,424			$14,303	11	13.7	404	21
317284001155	426	Huntington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 N 46th St	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1144	372	36	10.3		165 (44.4%)	54 (14.5%)	84 (22.6%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (15.3%)	$20,320			$3,094			$15,227	10.9	9.2	423	3
317284000373	427	Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Dodge St	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1129	615	52	11.7	71.5%	274 (44.6%)	90 (14.6%)	110 (17.9%)	71 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (11.2%)	$16,013			$1,951			$12,286	10.5	21.2	371	56
317482000289	428	Ashland Park/Robbins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 S 51st St	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1020	806	50	16.1		126 (15.6%)	42 (5.2%)	602 (74.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.8%)	$17,638			$2,375			$13,708	10.2	6.7	430	2
317482001351	429	Beals Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1720 S 48th St	Omaha	68106	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1060	305	19	16.3		116 (38.0%)	29 (9.5%)	132 (43.3%)	8 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)	$17,742			$2,327			$13,961	9.3	10.1	417	12
317482002435	430	Forest Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 Childs Road West	Bellevue	68147	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(531) 299-3020	370	25	14.6		49 (13.2%)	38 (10.3%)	266 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$19,572			$2,427			$15,102	7.5			(n/a)

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