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)
317374002198	11	Upchurch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8686 S 165th St	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-7150	396	29	13.6	19.9%	306 (77.3%)	8 (2.0%)	25 (6.3%)	25 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.6%)	$14,321			$2,296			$10,884	92.1	93.9	6	5
317011002414	12	Woodbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18520 Purple Martin Parkway	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-1823	585	37	15.8	8.7%	401 (68.5%)	22 (3.8%)	36 (6.2%)	98 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.4%)	$10,710			$131			$9,636	92.1	88	28	16
317374000089	13	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	468	28	16.5	13.9%	364 (77.8%)	6 (1.3%)	49 (10.5%)	34 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.0%)	$10,428			$330			$9,424	91.3	86.1	40	27
317011002239	14	West Dodge Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18480 California St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2773	479	37	12.8	10.4%	348 (72.7%)	27 (5.6%)	28 (5.8%)	49 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	$13,270			$1,002			$11,218	91.2	93.7	7	7
317284001179	15	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	372	27	13.9	20.7%	319 (85.8%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.7%)	$13,919			$986			$11,040	91.1	86.9	33	18
317866001715	16	Prairie Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11444 Hascall	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6470	269	20	13.5	22.7%	203 (75.5%)	8 (3.0%)	36 (13.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	$15,537			$374			$13,089	90.4	90.3	19	3
317122002364	17	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	529	33	16	4.7%	474 (89.6%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.3%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$12,347			$39			$10,817	89.9	86.3	38	21
317011002292	18	West Bay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3220 S 188th Ave	Omaha	68130	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-9045	458	31	14.7	6.6%	345 (75.3%)	12 (2.6%)	32 (7.0%)	45 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	$12,223			$740			$10,437	89.9	93.3	9	9
317011001802	19	Westridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 N 206th St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2559	373	27	13.9	19.8%	295 (79.1%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.8%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.7%)	$11,924			$178			$10,802	89.9	84.3	48	29
317374000669	20	Wheeler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6707 S 178th St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6250	638	38	16.9	22.6%	514 (80.6%)	11 (1.7%)	52 (8.2%)	27 (4.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	29 (4.5%)	$10,249			$319			$9,147	89.8	88.8	24	4

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