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)
310017200037	141	Atkinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 N Main	Atkinson	68713	Holt County	West Holt Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 925-5483	205	19	10.5	42.9%	182 (88.8%)	2 (1.0%)	17 (8.3%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$19,294			$1,020			$16,389	68.6	72.7	99	42
317239001102	142	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	254	19	13.4	67.7%	135 (53.1%)	7 (2.8%)	88 (34.6%)	6 (2.4%)	7 (2.8%)	4 (1.6%)	7 (2.8%)	$16,481			$782			$12,551	68.4	64.4	150	8
317242001111	143	Kenesaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 N 5th Ave	Kenesaw	68956	Adams County	Kenesaw Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 752-3215	142	15	9.7	31.0%	135 (95.1%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,833			$1,625			$15,606	68.3	42.8	276	133
317551001494	144	Pierce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	211 N 7th	Pierce	68767	Pierce County	Pierce Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 329-4302	344	24	14.5	25.0%	320 (93.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$14,057			$376			$12,053	68.3	52.2	229	85
317482001424	145	Ponca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11300 N Post Rd	Omaha	68112	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1960	128	9	14.8		91 (71.1%)	3 (2.3%)	22 (17.2%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.8%)	$20,883			$1,954			$16,761	67.9	72.9	97	48
317527000403	146	Rumsey Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 Eagle Ridge Dr	Papillion	68133	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0475	379	25	15	15.3%	294 (77.6%)	8 (2.1%)	57 (15.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$13,576			$421			$11,593	67.7	62.7	167	21
310002401647	147	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	152	12	12.9	32.9%	137 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,510			$775			$17,032	67.6	63.2	162	15
317374001259	148	Walt Disney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5717 S 112th St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-2350	396	29	13.4	43.7%	178 (44.9%)	23 (5.8%)	82 (20.7%)	81 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (7.8%)	$13,500			$895			$11,741	67.4	65.3	144	4
310495000135	149	Elementary School At Ceresco	Public	PK, KG-5	114 S Third	Ceresco	68017	Saunders County	Raymond Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 665-3651	145	10	14.2	13.8%	138 (95.2%)	3 (2.1%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$16,276			$387			$14,259	67.3	66.6	136	13
317527000846	150	Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	720 Fenwick St	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-9630	432	29	14.9	18.3%	321 (74.3%)	21 (4.9%)	59 (13.7%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	$13,614			$884			$11,422	66.9	79.3	72	78

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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