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)
317374001241	291	Bryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5010 S 144th St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8325	381	29	12.9	57.0%	245 (64.3%)	21 (5.5%)	67 (17.6%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.7%)	$13,810			$1,333			$11,620	41.3	44.1	267	24
317647001578	292	Lincoln Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2214 Ave C	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 635-6252	316	24	13.1		148 (46.8%)	1 (0.3%)	142 (44.9%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	$14,820			$2,245			$11,592	41.3	27.4	351	59
317645001576	293	Schuyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2404 Denver	Schuyler	68661	Colfax County	Schuyler Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 352-9940	621	43	14.4	74.1%	43 (6.9%)	20 (3.2%)	553 (89.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,387			$1,289			$10,709	41.3	43.3	272	21
317284001164	294	Meadow Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7200 Vine St	Lincoln	68505	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1151	509	41	12.3	54.6%	343 (67.4%)	18 (3.5%)	74 (14.5%)	17 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.8%)	$16,138			$1,254			$12,856	40.8	41.5	285	9
317866001723	295	Westgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7802 Hascall	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 390-6495	274	22	12.3		159 (58.0%)	45 (16.4%)	34 (12.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.7%)	$17,056			$987			$14,513	40.7	27.4	352	57
317257001932	296	Mary Lynch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 E 6th St	Kimball	69145	Kimball County	Kimball Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 235-4696	227	22	10.5	52.9%	188 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.9%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	$18,187			$1,227			$15,471	40.7	60.1	180	116
317071000976	297	Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	226 N Grant St	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 727-3171	142	11	13	69.0%	104 (73.2%)	2 (1.4%)	34 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,781			$4,295			$13,569	40.6			(n/a)
310344000657	298	Bancroft-Rosalie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	708 Main St	Bancroft	68004	Cuming County	Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 648-3336	162	15	10.5		98 (60.5%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (3.1%)	2 (1.2%)	51 (31.5%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	$22,954			$4,639			$15,537	40.6	47.3	249	49
310279000005	299	Ainsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 E 2nd St	Ainsworth	69210	Brown County	Ainsworth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 387-2083	134	14	9.3	41.0%	113 (84.3%)	1 (0.7%)	18 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$23,024			$2,015			$18,373	40.3	82.7	61	238
316984000912	300	Dorchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 W 9th	Dorchester	68343	Saline County	Dorchester Public School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 946-2781	144	13	11.3	36.8%	100 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$18,775			$1,450			$15,108	39.8	40.5	290	10

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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.