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)
310001601021	411	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Beal St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5924	330	18	17.8		29 (8.8%)	4 (1.2%)	291 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,900			$2,301			$11,881	14.7	14.2	402	9
317284001168	412	Everett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1123 C St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1159	384	40	9.6		108 (28.1%)	63 (16.4%)	143 (37.2%)	40 (10.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	$22,057			$3,216			$15,989	14.2	23.5	363	49
317482000288	413	Prairie Wind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10908 Ellison Ave	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1980	739	41	18.1		244 (33.0%)	222 (30.0%)	111 (15.0%)	65 (8.8%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	89 (12.0%)	$15,685			$2,361			$12,277	13.7	16.2	393	20
317482001409	414	Miller Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5625 N 28th Avenue	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1820	390	23	16.6		41 (10.5%)	208 (53.3%)	82 (21.0%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	44 (11.3%)	$17,393			$2,451			$12,755	13.5	8.7	424	10
317284001150	415	Hartley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	730 N 33rd St	Lincoln	68503	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1139	344	35	9.7		127 (36.9%)	65 (18.9%)	85 (24.7%)	18 (5.2%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (11.6%)	$19,911			$2,778			$15,235	13.4	14.4	401	14
317071001331	416	Bell Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1240 E 11th Street	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 727-3178	307	21	14.3	66.1%	210 (68.4%)	3 (1.0%)	68 (22.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (6.5%)	$14,579			$1,947			$12,052	13.3	13.5	406	10
310534000161	417	Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2410 20th St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7030	281	15	19.3	52.0%	116 (41.3%)	5 (1.8%)	156 (55.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,890			$851			$13,410	12.7	18	384	33
310001601017	418	Starr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 S Adams Street	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5882	446	25	18.1	72.0%	108 (24.2%)	32 (7.2%)	282 (63.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	$16,048			$1,542			$11,506	12.5	14.1	403	15
310001601019	419	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1314 W 7th Street	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5922	360	24	15.2		88 (24.4%)	15 (4.2%)	244 (67.8%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$14,265			$1,190			$11,067	12.4	13.1	407	12
317482001355	420	Benson West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6652 Maple St	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1120	366	26	13.9		84 (23.0%)	118 (32.2%)	38 (10.4%)	81 (22.1%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.3%)	$18,554			$2,478			$14,180	11.9	5.1	441	21

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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.

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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.