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)
317686001313	311	Covington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2116 A Street	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 494-4238	409	32	12.8	77.5%	62 (15.2%)	80 (19.6%)	222 (54.3%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.4%)	8 (2.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$14,987			$1,451			$12,563	34.8	26.3	367	56
317482001427	312	Rose Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5605 Corby Street	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2000	268	19	14.1		98 (36.6%)	57 (21.3%)	27 (10.1%)	44 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	41 (15.3%)	$22,374			$6,232			$14,623	34.7	22.2	375	63
310001601862	313	Shoemaker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 W Old Potash Hwy	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5936	433	29	14.8	50.8%	239 (55.2%)	8 (1.8%)	155 (35.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	$13,011			$947			$10,332	34.4	39.3	305	8
317284001136	314	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	34.4	16.4	401	87
310009000056	315	Bayard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 East 8th Street	Bayard	69334	Morrill County	Bayard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 586-1211	179	16	11.4	57.5%	138 (77.1%)	1 (0.6%)	29 (16.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.0%)	$19,617			$2,331			$15,469	34.1	27	365	50
310001601013	316	Newell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W 13th St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5905	348	22	15.7	62.9%	129 (37.1%)	41 (11.8%)	164 (47.1%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$14,131			$895			$11,705	33.8	38.7	307	9
317482001352	317	Belle Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1807 S 60th St	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1080	305	22	13.8		101 (33.1%)	68 (22.3%)	95 (31.1%)	16 (5.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.5%)	$19,533			$2,342			$15,295	33.8	24.5	371	54
317482001443	318	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5519 Mayberry Street	Omaha	68106	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2220	311	22	14.1		161 (51.8%)	50 (16.1%)	58 (18.6%)	10 (3.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.3%)	$19,947			$2,258			$16,211	33.6	43	283	35
310002201326	319	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 W 9th St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7138	284	17	16.5		184 (64.8%)	3 (1.1%)	73 (25.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$14,213			$1,827			$10,645	32.9	28.4	359	40
317482001436	320	Springville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7400 N 60th St	Omaha	68152	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2120	451	24	18.5		129 (28.6%)	110 (24.4%)	52 (11.5%)	118 (26.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.9%)	$15,039			$2,170			$11,938	32.1	38.6	308	12

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