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)
310008901467	331	Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Commercial St	Palmer	68864	Merrick County	Palmer Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 894-3065	208	14	15.1	57.7%	190 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$14,580			$828			$11,131	35.4	51.4	233	98
317309001194	332	Loup City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	630 N 7th St	Loup City	68853	Sherman County	Loup City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 745-1814	201	17	11.7	48.3%	172 (85.6%)	1 (0.5%)	20 (10.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$19,608			$1,974			$16,851	35.2	43.6	270	62
317284001171	333	Prescott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1930 S 20th St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1161	505	45	11.3	70.7%	239 (47.3%)	61 (12.1%)	104 (20.6%)	35 (6.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (12.1%)	$17,119			$2,361			$13,162	35.2	37.5	306	27
317482000591	334	Fullerton Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 N 138th St	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1460	458	27	16.9		202 (44.1%)	88 (19.2%)	97 (21.2%)	17 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.6%)	$17,218			$1,936			$13,728	35	39.4	293	41
317686001614	335	Lewis & Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 2nd Ave	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 494-1917	227	22	10.5	79.7%	23 (10.1%)	4 (1.8%)	167 (73.6%)	3 (1.3%)	21 (9.3%)	4 (1.8%)	5 (2.2%)	$17,855			$1,663			$15,314	34.7	10.6	414	79
317482001377	336	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2303 N 97th St	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1360	375	23	15.9		134 (35.7%)	111 (29.6%)	42 (11.2%)	37 (9.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.5%)	$17,695			$2,363			$13,995	34.6	26.2	358	22
310534001139	337	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	413	26	15.8	53.3%	184 (44.6%)	11 (2.7%)	202 (48.9%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$13,988			$850			$11,837	34.3	38.3	299	38
317158001057	338	Raymond A Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 N Crane	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7593	332	27	12.2	37.7%	252 (75.9%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (18.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.2%)	$16,451			$1,880			$12,904	34.3	27.7	349	11
317158001055	339	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	828 N Hastings Ave	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7584	307	26	11.7	45.3%	203 (66.1%)	3 (1.0%)	87 (28.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	$15,505			$1,839			$11,804	34.1	20.4	376	37
317734001641	340	Elementary School At Sumner	Public	PK, KG-6	205 E 5th Ave	Sumner	68878	Dawson County	Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 752-2925	115	11	10.4	48.7%	96 (83.5%)	2 (1.7%)	17 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,481			$1,099			$21,319	33.7	48.8	241	99

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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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Educational resources:

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

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.