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)
310002102029	91	Waverly Intermediate School	Public	3-5	14621 Heywood St	Waverly	68462	Lancaster County	Waverly School District 145	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 786-5340	339	21	16.2	21.8%	320 (94.4%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$13,169			$777			$10,621	77	74.5	89	2
317374000372	92	Black Elk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6708 S 161 Ave	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6200	622	34	18.2	25.6%	426 (68.5%)	25 (4.0%)	68 (10.9%)	54 (8.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.8%)	$10,100			$799			$8,614	76.3	73.5	94	2
310277002370	93	Adams Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	975 S Adams Central Ave	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Adams Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 463-0040	499	34	14.6	20.6%	466 (93.4%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$13,340			$583			$11,404	76.2	69.3	122	29
317458000253	94	Cedar Hollow School	Public	PK, KG-8	4900 S Engleman Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-6306	378	26	14.5	21.2%	337 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$11,890			$579			$10,791	76.1	65.6	142	48
317284001176	95	Rousseau Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3701 S 33rd St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1165	566	39	14.6	39.9%	402 (71.0%)	31 (5.5%)	45 (8.0%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	73 (12.9%)	$13,744			$1,042			$11,233	75.9	85.3	42	53
317527001481	96	Tara Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Tara Rd	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0445	437	28	15.3	33.4%	316 (72.3%)	19 (4.3%)	57 (13.0%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.6%)	$12,204			$97			$10,971	75.7	69.9	118	22
317482001385	97	Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5304 Hamilton St	Omaha	68132	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1540	260	16	15.9		146 (56.2%)	30 (11.5%)	42 (16.2%)	19 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.8%)	$19,299			$1,952			$15,272	75.6	59.9	181	84
310563000183	98	Crofton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1301 W 5th St	Crofton	68730	Knox County	Crofton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 388-4357	180	12	14.7	33.9%	167 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.3%)	$16,568			$749			$13,887	75.3	70.7	112	14
317284001166	99	Morley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Monterey Dr	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1154	376	26	14.6	30.1%	296 (78.7%)	14 (3.7%)	24 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (10.1%)	$14,591			$1,167			$11,579	74.9	70.8	111	12
317577001530	100	Ponca Elementary School	Public	3-6	505 3rd St	Ponca	68770	Dixon County	Ponca Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 755-5700	125	11	11.6	28.8%	118 (94.4%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$19,113			$307			$15,880	74.9	83.7	54	46

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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.