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)
317647001119	101	Lake Minatare School	Public	PK, KG-5	280548 County Road K	Minatare	69356	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 783-1134	83	7	11.8	49.4%	76 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,943			$1,196			$16,699	74.7			(n/a)
317596001823	102	Ravenna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41750 Carthage Rd	Ravenna	68869	Buffalo County	Ravenna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 452-3202	244	21	11.7	44.7%	216 (88.5%)	3 (1.2%)	21 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$19,945			$1,433			$16,125	74.6	75.7	83	19
310336000043	103	Aurora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 H St	Aurora	68818	Hamilton County	Aurora Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 694-6923	513	39	13	33.7%	446 (86.9%)	4 (0.8%)	46 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	$14,251			$413			$12,536	74.6	69.7	119	16
317374001813	104	Harvey Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15228 Shirley St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1386	345	20	17.4	22.0%	285 (82.6%)	5 (1.4%)	27 (7.8%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.9%)	$12,897			$1,185			$10,818	74.5	69.1	125	21
317239001107	105	Kenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 16th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8200	381	25	15	37.3%	319 (83.7%)	5 (1.3%)	40 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.9%)	$12,390			$142			$10,604	74.3	65.6	141	36
310009901670	106	Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Centennial	Utica	68456	Seward County	Centennial Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 534-2321	248			39.1%	229 (92.3%)	5 (2.0%)	11 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$21,987			$1,808			$16,951	74.3	64.6	149	43
317374001245	107	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Piedmont Dr	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1390	346	27	12.9	31.8%	276 (79.8%)	11 (3.2%)	34 (9.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.8%)	$13,638			$334			$12,420	74.1	58	190	83
310002501664	108	Elkhorn Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 S Madison Street	Tilden	68781	Madison County	Elkhorn Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 368-5301	258	21	12.4	25.6%	240 (93.0%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,731			$980			$15,277	74.1	63.9	153	45
310011800992	109	Fillmore Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	225 N 17th St	Geneva	68361	Fillmore County	Fillmore Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 759-3184	271	19	14.3	27.3%	258 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,615			$1,049			$12,816	74.1	52.3	227	118
310000401121	110	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	502 Wakefield St	Laurel	68745	Cedar County	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 256-3133	164	15	11	37.8%	148 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	$26,158			$1,820			$20,359	73.5	61.2	174	64

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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.