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)
310000200191	201	David City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	826 E St	David City	68632	Butler County	David City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 367-3779	292	25	11.5	46.9%	218 (74.7%)	3 (1.0%)	60 (20.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$20,324			$1,249			$16,693	59.7	64.2	168	33
317593001545	202	Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	309 N Bridge St	Randolph	68771	Cedar County	Randolph Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 337-0385	147	11	13	36.1%	141 (95.9%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$15,221			$1,678			$11,646	59.6	46.6	261	59
310006601884	203	Silver Lake Elementary School-Bladen	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Webster	Bladen	68928	Webster County	Silver Lake Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 756-1311	124	13	9.7	38.7%	119 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,649			$1,990			$24,146	59.5			(n/a)
316295000817	204	Centura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Hall County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 485-4258	286	20	14.5	39.5%	261 (91.3%)	4 (1.4%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$18,296			$763			$15,407	59.4	66.8	152	52
310291000015	205	Grandview Elementary School	Public	3-5	615 Grand	Alliance	69301	Box Butte County	Alliance Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 762-4519	292	19	15.2	57.5%	186 (63.7%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (27.1%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	$12,659			$1,243			$10,068	59.3	39.3	303	98
317422002327	206	Eastward Elementary School	Public	3-6	600 J St	Neligh	68756	Antelope County	Neligh-Oakdale Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 887-5290	96	10	9.7	45.8%	89 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$18,679			$1,675			$15,080	59.3	52.7	222	16
317443001308	207	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	310 S 3rd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2550	216	13	16	28.7%	186 (86.1%)	2 (0.9%)	16 (7.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$13,772			$350			$10,844	59.1	64.5	165	42
310004101625	208	Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 Fir St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 439-2639	205	19	10.5	43.4%	173 (84.4%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.4%)	$17,525			$770			$15,698	58.9	72.9	116	92
317239001108	209	Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 E 34th St	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8230	418	30	14	54.8%	280 (67.0%)	10 (2.4%)	105 (25.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$12,266			$1,054			$10,062	58.8	48.2	244	35
317443001314	210	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1205 S 2nd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2557	233	16	14.5	77.7%	93 (39.9%)	7 (3.0%)	112 (48.1%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)	$13,730			$928			$11,219	58.8	51	235	25

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