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)
310002101697	131	Eagle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S 1st St	Eagle	68347	Cass County	Waverly School District 145	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 781-2210	296	22	13.7	24.0%	271 (91.6%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$15,306			$789			$12,646	69.1	72.7	118	13
317122001760	132	Squire John Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11221 Northridge Drive	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 332-5578	390	29	13.4	14.6%	328 (84.1%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.4%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	$13,267			$39			$11,555	68.5	62.1	176	44
317551001494	133	Pierce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	211 N 7th	Pierce	68767	Pierce County	Pierce Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 329-4302	344	24	14.5	25.0%	320 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$14,057			$376			$12,053	68.5	68.3	144	11
317590001539	134	Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9225 Berry	Omaha	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 339-6655	318	22	14.5	44.3%	166 (52.2%)	24 (7.5%)	99 (31.1%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	$13,840			$775			$12,164	68.3	59.4	189	55
317284001176	135	Rousseau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 S 33rd St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1165	566	39	14.6	39.9%	402 (71.0%)	31 (5.5%)	45 (8.0%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (12.9%)	$13,744			$1,042			$11,233	68.2	75.9	95	40
317284001137	136	Beattie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1901 Calvert St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1123	360	28	13	37.2%	257 (71.4%)	10 (2.8%)	35 (9.7%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (13.9%)	$15,241			$1,022			$12,650	68.1	80.7	68	68
310402000079	137	Bertrand Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	503 School St	Bertrand	68927	Phelps County	Bertrand Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 472-3427	122	12	10.4	36.9%	103 (84.4%)	1 (0.8%)	17 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,451			$1,169			$17,195	68	43.5	280	143
317305001191	138	Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 W 3rd	Louisville	68037	Cass County	Louisville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 234-4215	399	23	17	17.5%	370 (92.7%)	7 (1.8%)	14 (3.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,921			$366			$11,583	67.9	73.1	114	24
317359001230	139	Mead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 N Elm	Mead	68041	Saunders County	Mead Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 624-6465	158	12	13.3	36.1%	145 (91.8%)	1 (0.6%)	12 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,789			$1,002			$16,902	67.3	25.4	368	229
317527001900	140	Anderson Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11820 S 37th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0479	315	21	15.3	21.6%	216 (68.6%)	8 (2.5%)	58 (18.4%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.6%)	$12,620			$106			$11,180	67	72	121	19

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