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)
317581001914	181	Potter-Dix Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	304 Horrum St	Dix	69133	Kimball County	Potter-Dix Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 682-5226	91	9	10.6	31.9%	89 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$25,323			$1,220			$19,324	61.1			(n/a)
310399002261	182	Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9950 Rosewater Parkway	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2095	435	27	16	21.8%	339 (77.9%)	30 (6.9%)	25 (5.7%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.4%)	$12,687			$34			$10,843	61.1	69	126	56
317284001183	183	Zeman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 S 52nd St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1169	442	31	14.1	42.3%	274 (62.0%)	24 (5.4%)	71 (16.1%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.4%)	$13,392			$1,021			$11,043	60.9	62.9	165	18
317374001249	184	J Sterling Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1805 S 160th	Omaha	68130	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1290	380	23	16.7	26.1%	296 (77.9%)	15 (3.9%)	43 (11.3%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$10,568			$344			$9,411	60.7	65.4	143	41
317374001255	185	Neihardt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15130 Drexel	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8360	549	36	15.4	36.1%	426 (77.6%)	16 (2.9%)	54 (9.8%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.9%)	$12,019			$1,021			$10,028	60.5	41.9	283	98
310002200601	186	Lake Maloney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	848 E Correction Line Rd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 532-9392	115	9	13.2	27.0%	106 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$15,541			$895			$12,927	60.4	70.5	114	72
317200001082	187	Homer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	212 S 3rd	Homer	68030	Dakota County	Homer Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 698-2377	237	20	11.9	41.8%	196 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	3 (1.3%)	27 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	$18,306			$1,337			$14,088	59.9	53.7	212	25
310381000402	188	Two Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3001 Spring Blvd	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-5070	362	24	14.7	23.8%	238 (65.7%)	26 (7.2%)	55 (15.2%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.7%)	$15,979			$704			$13,435	59.6	51.8	230	42
317590001539	189	Meadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9225 Berry	Omaha	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 339-6655	318	22	14.5	44.3%	166 (52.2%)	24 (7.5%)	99 (31.1%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.9%)	$13,840			$775			$12,164	59.4	61	175	14
317569001526	190	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	176	12	14.3	25.6%	171 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,824			$1,497			$11,938	59.1	29.7	339	149

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