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)
317284001136	401	Arnold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Mike Scholl Street	Lincoln	68524	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1120	739	57	12.9	66.0%	396 (53.6%)	66 (8.9%)	157 (21.2%)	16 (2.2%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	95 (12.9%)	$14,533			$1,736			$11,306	16.4	28.2	345	56
317482001444	402	Western Hills Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-6	6523 Western Avenue	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2240	333	26	12.9		98 (29.4%)	104 (31.2%)	69 (20.7%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	49 (14.7%)	$19,230			$2,324			$15,136	15.7	8.4	427	25
317284001169	403	Pershing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6402 Judson St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1160	443	34	12.9	73.4%	271 (61.2%)	24 (5.4%)	92 (20.8%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.4%)	$16,544			$2,549			$12,286	15.3	27.1	354	49
310001601028	404	Wasmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	318 S Clark St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5920	351	26	13.4		110 (31.3%)	13 (3.7%)	216 (61.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,081			$1,317			$11,699	15.3	11.4	410	6
317284001143	405	Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 N 29th St	Lincoln	68503	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1132	407	35	11.6		146 (35.9%)	93 (22.9%)	99 (24.3%)	24 (5.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.8%)	$17,607			$2,387			$13,212	15.1	13.6	405
317482001357	406	Boyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8314 Boyd St	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1140	555	32	17.5		108 (19.5%)	183 (33.0%)	77 (13.9%)	140 (25.2%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.6%)	$15,488			$2,436			$12,065	15.1	9.8	419	13
317482001402	407	Lothrop Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 North 22 Street	Omaha	68110	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1780	349	22	16.2		19 (5.4%)	175 (50.1%)	99 (28.4%)	29 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	$18,501			$2,423			$14,174	15.1	10.3	415	8
317482001382	408	Gilder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3705 Chandler Rd	Omaha	68147	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1500	333	24	14		67 (20.1%)	9 (2.7%)	231 (69.4%)	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$19,056			$2,500			$14,987	14.9	15	399	9
317482001348	409	Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 N 78th St	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1000	265	18	14.7		91 (34.3%)	76 (28.7%)	39 (14.7%)	16 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (15.8%)	$17,618			$2,348			$13,419	14.9	15	400	9
317155001048	410	Harvard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	506 E North St	Harvard	68944	Clay County	Harvard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 772-2171	97	10	9.3		54 (55.7%)	1 (1.0%)	42 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,266			$1,402			$19,038	14.7	16	394	16

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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.

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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.