Best Schools in Nebraska

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 428)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
310001601022	221	Seedling Mile Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3208 E Seeding Mile Rd	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5910	123	8	15		59 (48.0%)	14 (11.4%)	48 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$17,754			$1,212			$13,877	57	41.7	287	66
310282000007	222	Boone Central Elementary-Albion	Public	PK, KG-4	605 S 6th	Albion	68620	Boone County	Boone Central Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 395-2134	272	18	15.4	37.5%	258 (94.9%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$17,731			$1,254			$14,256	56.9	62.4	174	48
317239001102	223	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 W 24th St	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8040	271	20	13.8	73.8%	152 (56.1%)	7 (2.6%)	88 (32.5%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	9 (3.3%)	$16,481			$782			$12,551	56.5	68.4	142	81
317366001235	224	Meridian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	72380 560th Ave	Daykin	68338	Jefferson County	Meridian Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 446-7265	120	11	11.1	56.7%	112 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$19,731			$1,384			$16,778	56.1	55.3	213	11
310002401647	225	Sutherland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Walnut St	Sutherland	69165	Lincoln County	Sutherland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 386-4656	158	11	14	39.2%	141 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$21,510			$775			$17,032	55.9	67.6	147	78
317350001226	226	Mc Cool Junction Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	209 South Gragan Ave	Mc Cool Junction	68401	York County	Mc Cool Junction Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 724-2231	113	11	10.1	32.7%	107 (94.7%)	2 (1.8%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$19,718			$906			$16,508	55.6	47.1	257	31
317569001526	227	Pleasanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	303 Church St	Pleasanton	68866	Buffalo County	Pleasanton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 388-2041	188	12	15.2	22.9%	183 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,824			$1,497			$11,938	55.3	59.1	190	37
317482000084	228	Picotte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14506 Ohio St	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1920	377	21	17.8		211 (56.0%)	66 (17.5%)	49 (13.0%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.1%)	$19,425			$1,962			$15,232	55.3	58.4	195	33
310279000005	229	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	127	14	8.8	55.1%	103 (81.1%)	1 (0.8%)	19 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$23,024			$2,015			$18,373	54.9	40.3	299	70
310381001503	230	Bertha Barber Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1402 Main St	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4560	158	12	13.2	53.8%	111 (70.3%)	11 (7.0%)	25 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	$16,786			$1,483			$12,884	54.7	46.5	263	33

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Nebraska

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for NE student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Hispanic Students White Students English Language Learner Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

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 December 3, 2024, 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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Best Elementary Schools in Nebraska

Sign up for updates!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Nebraska

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for NE student subgroups:

About our rankings: