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)
317443001307	281	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	406 Cottonwood St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2546	234	17	13.5	71.8%	126 (53.8%)	3 (1.3%)	77 (32.9%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.4%)	$12,281			$757			$9,918	43.2	35	315	34
317905000405	282	York Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Washington Ave	York	68467	York County	York Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 362-6655	594	42	14.2	49.5%	459 (77.3%)	11 (1.9%)	83 (14.0%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.2%)	$12,172			$914			$10,080	43.1	42.1	281	1
317482001443	283	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5519 Mayberry Street	Omaha	68106	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2220	311	22	14.1		161 (51.8%)	50 (16.1%)	58 (18.6%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.3%)	$19,947			$2,258			$16,211	43	42.3	280	3
310001601025	284	Stolley Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W Stolley Park Rd	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5913	250	16	16.1	48.8%	147 (58.8%)	4 (1.6%)	86 (34.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$16,322			$929			$12,624	42.9	31.9	328	44
317662001595	285	Shelton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	210 9th St	Shelton	68876	Buffalo County	Shelton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 647-6558	157	12	13.2	44.6%	142 (90.4%)	3 (1.9%)	12 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,233			$1,006			$15,687	42.3	29.9	338	53
317482001362	286	Catlin Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	12736 Marinda St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1180	130	10	12.5		62 (47.7%)	21 (16.2%)	27 (20.8%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (13.1%)	$23,519			$2,231			$18,385	42.1	38.4	298	12
310001601022	287	Seedling Mile Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3208 E Seeding Mile Rd	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5910	112	8	13.9		53 (47.3%)	12 (10.7%)	45 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$17,754			$1,212			$13,877	41.7			(n/a)
310381001506	288	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	510 W 22nd Ave	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4685	179	12	15.2	55.3%	120 (67.0%)	6 (3.4%)	35 (19.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (8.9%)	$16,017			$1,230			$13,224	41.6	49.9	236	52
317872001727	289	Elementary School At Wilber	Public	PK, KG-5	900 South Franklin Street	Wilber	68465	Saline County	Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 821-2141	294	22	13.6	34.4%	225 (76.5%)	2 (0.7%)	51 (17.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$15,513			$1,221			$12,550	41.5	29.3	342	53
317158001052	290	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 W 9th St	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7540	332	26	12.8	49.1%	241 (72.6%)	4 (1.2%)	77 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8 (2.4%)	$14,482			$1,469			$11,343	41.5	47.5	247	43

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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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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