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)
317374001792	11	Reeder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19202 Chandler St	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6420	542	32	16.9	12.2%	470 (86.7%)	12 (2.2%)	26 (4.8%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.5%)	$12,200			$1,382			$9,777	93	93.9	9	2
317374001835	12	Grace Abbott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1313 N 156th	Omaha	68118	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-2900	440	24	18.4	14.3%	372 (84.5%)	6 (1.4%)	25 (5.7%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.2%)	$10,295			$320			$9,260	92.8	91.9	13	1
317011001784	13	Fire Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19660 Farnam St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0735	509	31	16.5	6.7%	420 (82.5%)	7 (1.4%)	23 (4.5%)	40 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.1%)	$10,088			$131			$9,178	92.3	96.1	3	10
317011001801	14	Hillrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20110 Hopper St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2602	341	27	12.4	23.2%	278 (81.5%)	4 (1.2%)	35 (10.3%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	$12,182			$163			$11,121	91.3	82.3	63	49
317284002211	15	Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7401 Jacobs Creek Drive	Lincoln	68512	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1121	762	48	16	17.2%	579 (76.0%)	19 (2.5%)	42 (5.5%)	81 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.2%)	$12,263			$873			$10,020	91.2	90.4	19	4
317233501911	16	Elementary School At Johnson	Public	PK, KG-6	310 Main St	Johnson	68378	Nemaha County	Johnson-Brock Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 868-5235	202	12	17	25.2%	200 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,488			$754			$12,657	91.1	88.3	27	11
317239001833	17	Windy Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4211 20th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8220	259	15	17.4	19.7%	233 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	$11,269			$141			$9,840	91	87.1	31	14
310414000092	18	Bloomfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	514 S McNamara	Bloomfield	68718	Knox County	Bloomfield Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 373-4985	135	12	11	48.1%	106 (78.5%)	3 (2.2%)	16 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$22,133			$1,941			$15,625	90.4	78.4	75	57
317866001715	19	Prairie Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11444 Hascall	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6470	271	21	12.9	22.5%	200 (73.8%)	14 (5.2%)	33 (12.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.5%)	$15,537			$374			$13,089	90.3	87.4	29	10
317374001935	20	Ezra Millard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14111 Blondo St	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-2955	491	29	16.9	25.5%	361 (73.5%)	18 (3.7%)	46 (9.4%)	21 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.2%)	$10,014			$320			$9,031	90.3	87.2	30	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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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.