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)
317443001306	301	Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1106 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2544	228	14	16.2	82.0%	104 (45.6%)	5 (2.2%)	103 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.6%)	$13,030			$834			$10,708	39.4	21.9	366	65
317527001473	302	G Stanley Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7600 S 72nd St	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0455	409	34	12	48.7%	229 (56.0%)	31 (7.6%)	91 (22.2%)	24 (5.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	$14,956			$665			$12,862	39.3	32.6	325	23
310291000015	303	Grandview Elementary School	Public	3-5	615 Grand	Alliance	69301	Box Butte County	Alliance Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 762-4519	272	20	13.9	59.9%	168 (61.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (28.7%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$12,659			$1,243			$10,068	39.3	33.7	320	17
317284001142	304	Calvert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3709 S 46th St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1130	312	28	11.2	57.4%	183 (58.7%)	24 (7.7%)	46 (14.7%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (16.7%)	$18,024			$2,253			$13,601	39.3	30.1	336	32
310001601862	305	Shoemaker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 W Old Potash Hwy	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5936	433	29	14.8	50.8%	239 (55.2%)	8 (1.8%)	155 (35.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	$13,011			$947			$10,332	39.3	44.2	266	39
317824001685	306	Wakefield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	802 Highland	Wakefield	68784	Dixon County	Wakefield Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 287-9892	342	27	12.7	60.8%	134 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	206 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,683			$1,406			$13,365	38.8	31.4	331	25
310001601013	307	Newell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W 13th St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5905	348	22	15.7	62.9%	129 (37.1%)	41 (11.8%)	164 (47.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$14,131			$895			$11,705	38.7	44.3	265	42
317482001436	308	Springville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7400 N 60th St	Omaha	68152	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2120	451	24	18.5		129 (28.6%)	110 (24.4%)	52 (11.5%)	118 (26.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.9%)	$15,039			$2,170			$11,938	38.6	21.3	369	61
310360000064	309	Stoddard Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 S 7th St	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 223-1580	217	14	15.1	58.1%	172 (79.3%)	2 (0.9%)	29 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	$12,174			$945			$9,737	38.6	37.8	303	6
317557001497	310	Plainview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 W Woodland Ave	Plainview	68769	Pierce County	Plainview Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 582-3808	203	15	13.3	48.3%	187 (92.1%)	2 (1.0%)	12 (5.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,428			$1,414			$13,309	38.3	48.8	242	68

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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.