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)
310381001518	251	Wake Robin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Lincoln Rd South	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4955	541	27	19.6	33.5%	352 (65.1%)	32 (5.9%)	113 (20.9%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.1%)	$13,577			$539			$11,766	47.9	53.5	214	37
317284001154	252	Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5230 Sumner St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1143	409	30	13.7	56.0%	270 (66.0%)	16 (3.9%)	43 (10.5%)	16 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (15.4%)	$16,326			$1,608			$12,954	47.9	44.4	263	11
310017902191	253	Htrs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Central Ave	Humboldt	68376	Richardson County	Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 862-2151	165	21	7.7	26.7%	158 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$31,759			$3,331			$25,082	47.8	42.3	279	26
310012901079	254	Twin River Elementary-Genoa	Public	PK, KG-6	816 Willard Ave	Genoa	68640	Nance County	Twin River Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 993-2510	219	21	10.4	38.4%	197 (90.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	$26,734			$759			$21,253	47.5	38.6	297	43
310007101661	255	Elementary School At Tekamah	Public	PK, KG-6	112 N 13th St	Tekamah	68061	Burt County	Tekamah-Herman Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 374-2154	297	23	13	35.4%	287 (96.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,708			$1,266			$12,529	47.4	54.3	209	46
310002301214	256	Maxwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	415 E Hwy 30	Maxwell	69151	Lincoln County	Maxwell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 582-4585	111	10	10.9	52.3%	86 (77.5%)	2 (1.8%)	21 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$21,553			$1,940			$15,682	47.1	44.4	262	6
317350001226	257	Mc Cool Junction Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	209 South Gragan Ave	Mc Cool Junction	68401	York County	Mc Cool Junction Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 724-2231	120	10	12.1	32.5%	114 (95.0%)	2 (1.7%)	4 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,718			$906			$16,508	47.1	55.2	202	55
310009801001	258	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 13th St	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 436-2350	284	20	14.4	57.0%	160 (56.3%)	6 (2.1%)	110 (38.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	$12,564			$1,266			$10,238	46.8	44.4	264	6
310000300916	259	Elementary School At Brainard	Public	PK, KG-6	212 S Madison	Brainard	68626	Butler County	East Butler Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 545-2081	121	11	11.4	5.8%	113 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$26,814			$771			$23,309	46.7	65.9	140	119
317476002298	260	Prairie View School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 East O Street	Ogallala	69153	Keith County	Ogallala Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 284-6087	541	50	10.8	53.4%	432 (79.9%)	3 (0.6%)	86 (15.9%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$17,276			$1,579			$13,987	46.7	39.4	292	32

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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.

Educational resources:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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