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)
310309000025	241	Arapahoe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	610 Walnut	Arapahoe	68922	Furnas County	Arapahoe Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 962-5459	184	12	15.9	58.2%	160 (87.0%)	3 (1.6%)	18 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$17,464			$1,234			$14,428	49.6	26.8	355	114
310011200494	242	Platte Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	155 Platte St	Platte Center	68653	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 246-3465	156	12	13.3	50.6%	92 (59.0%)	1 (0.6%)	60 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$16,752			$1,182			$14,080	49.3	53.5	215	27
310009801003	243	Northfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Flaten Ave	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 436-5555	244	20	11.9	68.4%	143 (58.6%)	1 (0.4%)	89 (36.5%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$15,034			$1,185			$12,610	48.6	43.2	274	31
317239001108	244	Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 E 34th St	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8230	398	27	14.6	46.7%	283 (71.1%)	6 (1.5%)	89 (22.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.5%)	$12,266			$1,054			$10,062	48.2	45.6	258	14
317101001007	245	Giltner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	#2 West 6th Rd	Giltner	68841	Hamilton County	Giltner Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 849-2238	152	11	13.6	33.6%	142 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$17,654			$917			$13,623	48.2	56.1	198	47
317506001461	246	Overton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 7th St	Overton	68863	Dawson County	Overton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 987-2424	164	14	12	53.7%	143 (87.2%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (11.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,122			$1,754			$14,509	48.1	57.6	193	53
310014101428	247	Emerson-Hubbard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 W Third St	Emerson	68733	Dakota County	Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 695-2654	121	11	11.1	19.0%	75 (62.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,877			$1,206			$18,651	48.1	55.9	200	47
317752001649	248	Sutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1107 N Saunders	Sutton	68979	Clay County	Sutton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 773-4423	240	21	11.6	42.5%	164 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$17,095			$832			$14,181	48.1	58.2	187	61
310555000180	249	Creighton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1609 Redick Ave	Creighton	68729	Knox County	Creighton Community Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 358-5001	175	16	10.7	28.0%	153 (87.4%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.9%)	3 (1.7%)	11 (6.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,463			$1,764			$13,444	48	41.2	287	38
317098001005	250	Gibbon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 Court Street	Gibbon	68840	Buffalo County	Gibbon Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 468-6546	318	23	13.8	46.2%	184 (57.9%)	4 (1.3%)	130 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,349			$1,577			$11,329	48	34.8	316	66

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