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)
317374000667	61	Rohwer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17701 F St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6225	455	30	15.1	17.6%	359 (78.9%)	6 (1.3%)	29 (6.4%)	26 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	$11,838			$320			$10,432	81.4	79.1	76	15
317458000253	62	Cedar Hollow School	Public	PK, KG-8	4900 S Engleman Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-6306	377	25	14.9	19.4%	333 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$11,890			$579			$10,791	81.3	76.1	94	32
317482001783	63	Standing Bear Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15860 Taylor Street	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2140	639	35	18.3		354 (55.4%)	82 (12.8%)	53 (8.3%)	89 (13.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.1%)	$15,924			$1,939			$12,609	81.3	78.9	80	17
317329001209	64	Malcolm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10000 N W 112th St	Malcolm	68402	Lancaster County	Malcolm Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 796-2151	334	22	15.1	18.9%	318 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	$14,651			$652			$12,308	81.3	82.5	59	5
317821001684	65	Wahoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2056 N Hackberry	Wahoo	68066	Saunders County	Wahoo Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 443-4250	467	34	13.7	30.8%	419 (89.7%)	7 (1.5%)	27 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$13,602			$450			$11,049	81.1	65.1	161	96
310399000077	66	Bennington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11620 N 156th St	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 238-2690	380	28	13.4	21.1%	337 (88.7%)	6 (1.6%)	18 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	$12,412			$322			$10,177	81	81.8	62	4
310277002370	67	Adams Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	975 S Adams Central Ave	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Adams Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 463-0040	498	34	14.5	18.3%	455 (91.4%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.8%)	$13,340			$583			$11,404	80.8	76.2	93	26
317527002209	68	Patriot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1701 Hardwood Dr	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0405	382	25	15.2	17.8%	285 (74.6%)	23 (6.0%)	39 (10.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.6%)	$12,153			$99			$10,760	80.7	80.9	65	3
317443001305	69	Bel Air Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1101 N 18th St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2539	324	21	15.3	28.7%	255 (78.7%)	2 (0.6%)	50 (15.4%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$12,309			$149			$10,849	80.6	84.1	49	20
317527002232	70	Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7909 Reed Street	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0408	479	30	15.9	14.2%	379 (79.1%)	7 (1.5%)	45 (9.4%)	16 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (5.4%)	$12,081			$97			$10,779	80.4	77.2	90	20

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