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)
317866001712	31	Loveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8201 Pacific Street	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6455	280	19	14.7	22.5%	181 (64.6%)	26 (9.3%)	26 (9.3%)	17 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	$14,445			$377			$13,030	87.4	86.6	33	2
317866001718	32	Sunset Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9503 Walnut St	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6480	281	19	14.9	12.1%	240 (85.4%)	6 (2.1%)	15 (5.3%)	9 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.9%)	$14,744			$382			$12,370	87.4	91.5	14	18
317284001179	33	Sheridan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Plymouth Ave	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1167	378	26	14.8	19.3%	323 (85.4%)	5 (1.3%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	$13,919			$986			$11,040	86.9	90.1	20	13
310000601706	34	West Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 East Washington	West Point	68788	Cuming County	West Point Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 372-5507	294	24	12.1	57.1%	186 (63.3%)	1 (0.3%)	104 (35.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,512			$1,474			$16,822	86.9	67.7	134	100
317527002192	35	Portal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9920 Brentwood Dr	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0425	455	28	15.9	14.7%	349 (76.7%)	13 (2.9%)	49 (10.8%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.7%)	$11,620			$97			$10,320	86.7	83.8	52	17
317011002277	36	Sagewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4910 N 177th St	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-9078	479	37	12.8	22.1%	340 (71.0%)	17 (3.5%)	21 (4.4%)	73 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.6%)	$11,727			$315			$10,580	86.5	89	23	13
310011500578	37	North Bend Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 E 11th St	North Bend	68649	Dodge County	North Bend Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 652-8122	271	20	13.7	26.2%	258 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$17,968			$847			$15,087	86.5	90	21	16
317122002364	38	Aspen Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10325 South 188th Street	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 332-5617	481	30	15.8	4.4%	434 (90.2%)	4 (0.8%)	21 (4.4%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$12,347			$39			$10,817	86.3	84.7	46	8
317122002021	39	Palisades Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16820 Chutney Dr	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 895-2194	490	33	14.8	5.9%	416 (84.9%)	10 (2.0%)	29 (5.9%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$12,968			$39			$11,573	86.3	85.6	40	1
317374000089	40	Willowdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16901 P St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8280	495	29	17.2	15.4%	376 (76.0%)	6 (1.2%)	51 (10.3%)	41 (8.3%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	$10,428			$330			$9,424	86.1	89	22	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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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