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)
317482002434	451	Pine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Pine Street	Omaha	68108	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(531) 299-2980	295	19	15.8		49 (16.6%)	10 (3.4%)	227 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$20,423			$2,333			$15,800	2.6			(n/a)
317482001364	452	Central Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4904 N 42nd St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1200	359	22	16.2		34 (9.5%)	210 (58.5%)	60 (16.7%)	27 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	$19,445			$2,664			$14,867	2.1	2.2	452
317482001380	453	Fontenelle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3905 N 52nd St	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1420	457	31	14.5		61 (13.3%)	155 (33.9%)	49 (10.7%)	145 (31.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.6%)	$19,489			$2,532			$15,025	2	2.1	454	1
317482001410	454	Minne Lusa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2728 Ida St	Omaha	68112	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1840	328	22	14.6		70 (21.3%)	168 (51.2%)	46 (14.0%)	17 (5.2%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)	$20,361			$2,462			$15,274	1.9			(n/a)
317482001334	455	Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2021 St Mary's Avenue	Omaha	68102	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1740	626	41	15.4		67 (10.7%)	67 (10.7%)	465 (74.3%)	8 (1.3%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.1%)	$17,663			$2,466			$13,945	1.8	2.7	449	6
317482000439	456	Skinner Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	4304 N 33rd St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2080	435	27	16.1		38 (8.7%)	263 (60.5%)	87 (20.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.0%)	$21,429			$4,143			$14,463	1.3	5.3	434	22
317482001388	457	Indian Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3121 U St	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1600	664	39	17		31 (4.7%)	193 (29.1%)	401 (60.4%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.1%)	$16,088			$2,369			$12,077	1.2	1.2	457
317482001370	458	Conestoga Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2115 Burdette St	Omaha	68110	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1260	334	22	14.9		15 (4.5%)	210 (62.9%)	63 (18.9%)	23 (6.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	$18,443			$2,505			$14,060	0.8	2.2	453	5
317482001353	459	Belvedere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3775 Curtis Ave	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1100	366	24	15		25 (6.8%)	230 (62.8%)	54 (14.8%)	31 (8.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	$20,137			$2,491			$15,555	0.7	2.8	448	11

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About our rankings:

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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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.