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)
317482002251	111	Wilson Focus School	Public	3-6	5141 F Street	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2260	213	18	11.9		80 (37.6%)	50 (23.5%)	47 (22.1%)	10 (4.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (11.3%)	$19,238			$2,217			$15,599	73.5	66.3	139	28
310012000185	112	Hitchcock County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	712 Arizona	Culbertson	69024	Hitchcock County	Hitchcock County School System	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 278-2131	187	14	13.5	53.5%	168 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$17,310			$1,414			$12,267	73.4	73.6	93	19
317284001995	113	Humann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 Rockwood Ln	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1145	525	38	13.9	33.0%	402 (76.6%)	25 (4.8%)	38 (7.2%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.0%)	$15,776			$1,350			$12,743	73.4	77	78	35
317305001191	114	Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 W 3rd	Louisville	68037	Cass County	Louisville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 234-4215	399	23	17	17.5%	370 (92.7%)	7 (1.8%)	14 (3.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,921			$366			$11,583	73.1	76.3	80	34
310009100989	115	Fullerton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	606 4th St	Fullerton	68638	Nance County	Fullerton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 536-2431	164	14	12.1	29.9%	155 (94.5%)	3 (1.8%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$19,775			$1,457			$15,054	72.9	63.9	155	40
310004101625	116	Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 Fir St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 439-2639	207	19	10.6	36.2%	177 (85.5%)	2 (1.0%)	15 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$17,525			$770			$15,698	72.9	60.8	176	60
317122002264	117	Whitetail Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19110 Greenleaf Street	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 895-3388	538	34	15.6	6.5%	465 (86.4%)	5 (0.9%)	31 (5.8%)	16 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	$11,411			$39			$10,136	72.8	86	38	79
310002101697	118	Eagle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S 1st St	Eagle	68347	Cass County	Waverly School District 145	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 781-2210	296	22	13.7	24.0%	271 (91.6%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	$15,306			$789			$12,646	72.7	62.1	169	51
317458000209	119	1r Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3301 W One-R Road	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-6352	190	13	14.7	26.8%	173 (91.1%)	1 (0.5%)	15 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$11,688			$362			$10,828	72.2	64	152	33
310009800998	120	Geil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 D St	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 436-2545	246	18	13.7	43.5%	177 (72.0%)	2 (0.8%)	54 (22.0%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$13,116			$986			$11,125	72	72.6	102	18

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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