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)
310534001139	321	Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Centennial St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-8180	347	27	12.8	61.1%	159 (45.8%)	6 (1.7%)	173 (49.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$13,988			$850			$11,837	31.7	34.3	337	16
317718001631	322	Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 W 2nd St	Blue Springs	68318	Gage County	Southern School District 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 645-3359	199	21	9.3		184 (92.5%)	6 (3.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$19,569			$1,015			$16,504	31.4	28.8	357	35
317044001928	323	Jefferson Intermediate School	Public	3-6	924 K Street	Fairbury	68352	Jefferson County	Fairbury Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 729-5041	254	21	11.8	53.1%	218 (85.8%)	2 (0.8%)	23 (9.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$15,890			$946			$12,845	31	31	346	23
310381001505	324	Birchcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1212 Fairfax Dr	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4635	344	24	14	50.9%	184 (53.5%)	27 (7.8%)	90 (26.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.5%)	$15,676			$787			$13,260	30.7	24.5	370	46
310002201323	325	Cody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 W 2nd St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7132	244	16	15		168 (68.9%)	5 (2.0%)	52 (21.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	$15,205			$1,714			$11,680	29.9	36.7	321	4
317527001473	326	G Stanley Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7600 S 72nd St	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0455	417	34	12.2		219 (52.5%)	38 (9.1%)	104 (24.9%)	21 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (8.2%)	$14,956			$665			$12,862	29.7	39.3	302	24
310534000170	327	West Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4100 Adamy St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7075	231	14	17.1	59.3%	98 (42.4%)	4 (1.7%)	124 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	$16,290			$851			$14,279	29.5	23.4	373	46
317110001011	328	Dudley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1311 Avenue G	Gothenburg	69138	Dawson County	Gothenburg Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 537-3651	426	32	13.3	53.3%	371 (87.1%)	4 (0.9%)	39 (9.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$15,824			$654			$13,126	29.1	36.5	326	2
317866001723	329	Westgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7802 Hascall	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 390-6495	304	22	13.6		155 (51.0%)	58 (19.1%)	54 (17.8%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.2%)	$17,056			$987			$14,513	28.8	40.7	295	34
317590001544	330	Wildewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8071 Ralston Ave	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-6475	302	21	14.4	64.2%	151 (50.0%)	18 (6.0%)	105 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.6%)	$13,648			$1,706			$11,032	28.7	35.9	328	2

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