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)
310381001500	351	Belleaire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Mission Ave West	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 293-4510	282	28	10.2	68.4%	146 (51.8%)	20 (7.1%)	91 (32.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	$18,657			$1,571			$15,304	30.1	20.9	372	21
317284001178	352	Saratoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 S 13th St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1166	240	25	9.6	70.0%	113 (47.1%)	23 (9.6%)	59 (24.6%)	12 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.9%)	$22,462			$3,753			$16,393	29.7	15.5	398	46
317284000391	353	Roper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 S Coddington St	Lincoln	68522	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1170	863	56	15.5	58.2%	459 (53.2%)	86 (10.0%)	179 (20.7%)	69 (8.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.5%)	$13,149			$869			$10,517	29.5	33.2	323	30
317284001167	354	Norwood Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4710 N 72nd St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1155	253	24	10.7	72.3%	149 (58.9%)	16 (6.3%)	60 (23.7%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	$19,573			$2,624			$14,898	29.5	41.9	284	70
310014001423	355	Creek Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6th & Hayward	Chappell	69129	Deuel County	Creek Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 874-2911	99	9	11.3	49.5%	89 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$23,194			$1,648			$18,763	29.4			(n/a)
310381001504	356	Betz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	605 W 27th Ave	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 293-4585	285	23	12.2	71.6%	172 (60.4%)	23 (8.1%)	59 (20.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.8%)	$15,971			$2,024			$12,265	29	19.4	379	23
317718001631	357	Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 W 2nd St	Blue Springs	68318	Gage County	Southern School District 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 645-3359	208	22	9.5		189 (90.9%)	6 (2.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	$19,569			$1,015			$16,504	28.8	34.6	319	38
310011000353	358	So Platte Elementary At Big Springs	Public	PK, KG-6	610 Plum St	Big Springs	69122	Deuel County	South Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 889-3674	110	9	11.7	57.3%	90 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	2 (1.8%)	$20,445			$1,866			$16,483	28.5	17.1	390	32
310002201326	359	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W 9th St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7138	284	17	16.5		184 (64.8%)	3 (1.1%)	73 (25.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$14,213			$1,827			$10,645	28.4	18.8	381	22
310013401371	360	Wilcox-Hildreth Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	613 Nelson Street	Hildreth	68947	Franklin County	Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 938-2415	58	8	7.6	37.9%	55 (94.8%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$28,707			$1,108			$22,171	28.3	47.9	245	115

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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.
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.