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)
317593001545	261	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	154	11	13.4	33.1%	143 (92.9%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$15,221			$1,678			$11,646	46.6	46.3	253	8
310011100481	262	Elementary School At Eustis	Public	PK, KG-6	504 N Ingalls St	Eustis	69028	Frontier County	Eustis-Farnam Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 486-3991	87	11	8	16.1%	83 (95.4%)	2 (2.3%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,075			$656			$19,482	46.6	32.6	326	64
310381001503	263	Bertha Barber Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1402 Main St	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4560	164	12	13.7	52.4%	115 (70.1%)	16 (9.8%)	22 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.7%)	$16,786			$1,483			$12,884	46.5	43.7	269	6
317527001472	264	Carriage Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Cedardale Rd	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0449	383	32	12	38.9%	267 (69.7%)	19 (5.0%)	48 (12.5%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.2%)	$16,935			$753			$14,529	46.3	47.7	246	18
317284001173	265	Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1024 S 37th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1163	459	36	12.5	61.9%	273 (59.5%)	33 (7.2%)	79 (17.2%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (12.6%)	$15,014			$1,923			$11,623	46	34.8	318	53
317482001372	266	Crestridge Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	818 Crestridge Rd	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1280	384	26	15		134 (34.9%)	31 (8.1%)	186 (48.4%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.3%)	$16,808			$1,928			$13,853	45.9	35.6	313	47
310017602038	267	Johnson County Central Elementary-Cook	Public	PK, KG-5	407 N 1st St	Cook	68329	Johnson County	Johnson County Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 864-4181	79	8	9.9	40.5%	66 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.4%)	2 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$21,398			$1,304			$17,885	45.8	52.8	220	47
317194002323	268	Holdrege Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1700 Broadway St	Holdrege	68949	Phelps County	Holdrege Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 995-4339	358	29	12.3	49.2%	301 (84.1%)	1 (0.3%)	51 (14.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$16,636			$994			$13,431	45.6	28.7	343	75
317239001103	269	Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2705 Ave E	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8270	241	17	14.2	65.1%	159 (66.0%)	9 (3.7%)	62 (25.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$13,749			$1,210			$11,107	45.3	36.6	310	41
310001500121	270	Cambridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1003 Nelson St	Cambridge	69022	Furnas County	Cambridge Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 697-3322	130	10	12.7	48.5%	125 (96.2%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,172			$1,242			$13,370	45.3	68.2	132	138

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