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)
317821001684	161	Wahoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2056 N Hackberry	Wahoo	68066	Saunders County	Wahoo Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 443-4250	456	34	13.5	29.8%	420 (92.1%)	7 (1.5%)	20 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$13,602			$450			$11,049	65.1	61.8	171	10
317284001146	162	Eastridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6245 L St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1135	282	21	13.3	36.5%	216 (76.6%)	9 (3.2%)	28 (9.9%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.4%)	$14,590			$1,632			$11,376	64.8	61.7	172	10
317527001482	163	Trumble Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Valley Rd	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0466	376	26	14.2	34.8%	295 (78.5%)	3 (0.8%)	53 (14.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	$13,469			$111			$12,061	64.7	54.6	205	42
310333000040	164	Calvert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2103 O Street	Auburn	68305	Nemaha County	Auburn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 274-4129	577	31	18.4	36.4%	543 (94.1%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$13,629			$1,342			$11,394	64.6	68.8	128	36
317443001308	165	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	310 S 3rd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2550	193	12	16.6	24.9%	165 (85.5%)	2 (1.0%)	17 (8.8%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	$13,772			$350			$10,844	64.5	51.4	232	67
310011600594	166	Freeman Elementary-Adams	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-10	415 Eighth St	Adams	68301	Gage County	Freeman Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 988-2525	278	19	14.4	18.0%	266 (95.7%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,282			$547			$11,990	64.3	65.1	146	20
310018902423	167	Summerland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	51293 857th Rd	Ewing	68735	Holt County	Summerland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 626-7534	244	21	11.6	47.5%	220 (90.2%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,633			$1,455			$16,289	64.2	59.9	182	15
310000200191	168	David City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	826 E St	David City	68632	Butler County	David City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 367-3779	277	26	10.5	42.2%	210 (75.8%)	3 (1.1%)	55 (19.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$20,324			$1,249			$16,693	64.2	74.8	87	81
310008000016	169	Alma Elementary At Alma	Public	PK, KG-6	515 Jewell St	Alma	68920	Harlan County	Alma Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 928-2131	192	20	9.6	39.1%	178 (92.7%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$18,113			$666			$15,774	63.2	55.5	201	32
310015701831	170	Perkins County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	419 Logan Ave	Grant	69140	Perkins County	Perkins County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 352-4313	250	18	13.5	34.8%	225 (90.0%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$19,178			$1,199			$16,093	63.1	81.3	64	106

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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:

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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.