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)
317563001516	171	Springfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	940 Main St	Springfield	68059	Sarpy County	Springfield Platteview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 253-2245	363	27	13.5	15.7%	336 (92.6%)	5 (1.4%)	11 (3.0%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$14,884			$299			$13,728	63	70.4	115	56
317482001376	172	Dundee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	310 N 51st Street	Omaha	68132	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1340	474	29	16.5		303 (63.9%)	42 (8.9%)	69 (14.6%)	22 (4.6%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.8%)	$17,129			$1,917			$13,708	62.6	56.9	195	23
310001601863	173	Engleman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1812 Mansfield Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5902	481	29	16.7	31.6%	343 (71.3%)	12 (2.5%)	105 (21.8%)	8 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$12,713			$642			$10,252	62.5	57	194	21
310282000007	174	Boone Central Elementary-Albion	Public	PK, KG-4	605 S 6th	Albion	68620	Boone County	Boone Central Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 395-2134	284	18	15.6	28.9%	263 (92.6%)	3 (1.1%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$17,731			$1,254			$14,256	62.4	80.3	69	105
310381001510	175	Lemay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2726 Kennedy Dr	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4760	330	21	15.6	41.8%	197 (59.7%)	36 (10.9%)	48 (14.5%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	38 (11.5%)	$14,895			$779			$12,304	62.3	62	170	5
317122001760	176	Squire John Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11221 Northridge Drive	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 332-5578	390	29	13.4	14.6%	328 (84.1%)	3 (0.8%)	29 (7.4%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	$13,267			$39			$11,555	62.1	60.6	178	2
317866001714	177	Paddock Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3535 Paddock Rd	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 390-6465	287	19	15.1	38.3%	186 (64.8%)	14 (4.9%)	53 (18.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	28 (9.8%)	$14,961			$958			$12,643	61.9	39.2	295	118
310013001224	178	Cross County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1270 123rd Road	Stromsburg	68666	Polk County	Cross County Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 764-5521	169	16	10.5	31.4%	160 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,257			$612			$17,880	61.8	78.9	74	104
310492000133	179	Central City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1711 15th Ave	Central City	68826	Merrick County	Central City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 946-3057	307	23	13.3	43.0%	280 (91.2%)	5 (1.6%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$17,640			$1,544			$13,388	61.8	54.2	210	31
310016501790	180	Douglas County West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 S Center St	Valley	68064	Douglas County	Douglas County West Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 359-2151	513	37	13.9	30.2%	441 (86.0%)	4 (0.8%)	42 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$15,254			$934			$14,039	61.6	56.6	197	17

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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