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)
317866001711	231	Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7500 Western Ave	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 390-6450	381	32	11.9	48.8%	211 (55.4%)	46 (12.1%)	69 (18.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.6%)	$16,645			$1,148			$14,102	54.7	51.2	232	1
317659001593	232	Shelby - Rising City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	650 N Walnut	Shelby	68662	Polk County	Shelby - Rising City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 527-5946	202	19	10.4	32.2%	153 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$21,058			$1,018			$16,539	54.7	51.6	229	3
317383001264	233	C L Jones Middle School	Public	4-8	520 W 3rd	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 832-2338	305	24	12.8	34.8%	265 (86.9%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,561			$321			$12,976	54.3	50.1	239	6
317686000236	234	Cardinal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 E 29th Street	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 494-1662	434	34	12.8	67.1%	62 (14.3%)	26 (6.0%)	314 (72.4%)	13 (3.0%)	7 (1.6%)	6 (1.4%)	6 (1.4%)	$16,177			$1,388			$13,737	54.2	37.9	314	80
310009801001	235	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 13th St	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 436-2350	351	19	18.3	62.4%	184 (52.4%)	7 (2.0%)	153 (43.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$12,564			$1,266			$10,238	54.1	46.8	258	23
310414000092	236	Bloomfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	514 S McNamara	Bloomfield	68718	Knox County	Bloomfield Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 373-4985	135	12	11	54.8%	105 (77.8%)	2 (1.5%)	13 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$22,133			$1,941			$15,625	53.9	90.4	18	218
317443001306	237	Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1106 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2544	210	15	14.4	82.4%	82 (39.0%)	5 (2.4%)	105 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.2%)	$13,030			$834			$10,708	53.7	39.4	301	64
317080001806	238	Garden County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	800 West 2nd	Oshkosh	69154	Garden County	Garden County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 772-3336	139	12	11.2	40.3%	112 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	$22,429			$1,873			$17,768	53.6	53.8	220	18
310002201324	239	Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 West A St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7134	229	15	15.1		181 (79.0%)	11 (4.8%)	22 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	$13,256			$894			$10,616	53.5	55.9	209	30
310002902244	240	Superior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 W 8th St	Superior	68978	Nuckolls County	Superior Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 879-3025	212	20	10.5		196 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$21,628			$2,692			$16,574	53.5	66.2	155	85

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