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)
317485001447	221	O'Neill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1700 N 4th	Oneill	68763	Holt County	O'Neill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 336-1400	476	40	11.8	55.9%	355 (74.6%)	3 (0.6%)	102 (21.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$16,048			$1,642			$13,186	53.6	48	244	23
317422002327	222	Eastward Elementary School	Public	3-6	600 J St	Neligh	68756	Antelope County	Neligh-Oakdale Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 887-5290	102	11	9.2	53.9%	94 (92.2%)	1 (1.0%)	6 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$18,679			$1,675			$15,080	52.7	45.3	260	38
317374001257	223	Sandoz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5959 Oak Hills Dr	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8345	358	29	12.1	46.6%	212 (59.2%)	24 (6.7%)	71 (19.8%)	27 (7.5%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (2.0%)	14 (3.9%)	$15,769			$2,480			$12,285	52.5	54.7	204	19
317152001046	224	Hartington-Newcastle Elementary At Hartington	Public	PK, KG-6	501 S Broadway	Hartington	68739	Cedar County	Hartington Newcastle Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 254-3947	236	17	14.3	39.4%	222 (94.1%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$18,726			$2,061			$14,457	52.1	52.2	228	4
310464000111	225	Burwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	204 S 4th	Burwell	68823	Garfield County	Burwell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 346-4431	160	12	13.1	35.6%	159 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,908			$1,552			$11,307	51.9	69.3	123	102
310012300816	226	High Plains Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 W Pearl St	Clarks	68628	Merrick County	High Plains Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 548-2216	121	13	9.5	31.4%	110 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,153			$1,237			$21,717	51.9	39.7	291	65
310487000125	227	Cedar Bluffs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 E Main St	Cedar Bluffs	68015	Saunders County	Cedar Bluffs Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 628-2060	298	21	13.9	44.6%	273 (91.6%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$17,776			$1,065			$14,490	51.7	40.9	288	61
317014000929	228	Elm Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	230 East Calkins Avenue	Elm Creek	68836	Buffalo County	Elm Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 856-4300	225	16	14.4	35.6%	214 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$17,029			$864			$13,513	51.6	70.4	116	112
317659001593	229	Shelby - Rising City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	650 N Walnut	Shelby	68662	Polk County	Shelby - Rising City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 527-5946	212	19	11.1	29.2%	165 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$21,058			$1,018			$16,539	51.6	40.6	289	60
317854001704	230	Weeping Water Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	204 West O	Weeping Water	68463	Cass County	Weeping Water Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 267-2435	143	13	11.3	33.6%	134 (93.7%)	2 (1.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$26,906			$2,643			$19,649	51.6	28	347	117

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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