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)
310018300908	71	Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Dodge	Public	PK, KG-6	209 Ash Street	Dodge	68633	Dodge County	Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 693-2207	84	7	11.8	39.3%	70 (83.3%)	1 (1.2%)	11 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$23,951			$450			$15,937	79.9	83.7	53	18
310495000136	72	Elementary School At Valparaiso	Public	PK, KG-5	406 E Third	Valparaiso	68065	Saunders County	Raymond Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 784-3301	145	11	13	20.0%	134 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	$17,635			$566			$14,234	79.8	71.1	110	38
317272001125	73	Leigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	222 W 4th St	Leigh	68643	Colfax County	Leigh Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 487-3301	177	12	15.2	26.0%	162 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$17,804			$818			$13,455	79.7	71.5	105	32
317866001716	74	Rockbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2514 S 108th St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6475	275	19	14.1	20.4%	218 (79.3%)	5 (1.8%)	26 (9.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.7%)	$14,916			$378			$13,386	79.6	79	73	1
317239002265	75	Buffalo Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6110 11th Avenue	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8290	316	19	16.2	21.2%	278 (88.0%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$12,178			$141			$10,048	79.3	83	58	17
317374000667	76	Rohwer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17701 F St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6225	463	30	15.5	17.5%	376 (81.2%)	5 (1.1%)	27 (5.8%)	25 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	$11,838			$320			$10,432	79.1	84.2	50	26
310410000085	77	Blair Arbor Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 Adams St	Blair	68008	Washington County	Blair Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 426-2735	475	32	15	26.5%	413 (86.9%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.7%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.6%)	$11,022			$552			$9,316	79	63.3	161	84
317065000968	78	Fort Calhoun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1120 Monroe St	Fort Calhoun	68023	Washington County	Fort Calhoun Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 468-5714	457	29	15.7	12.0%	434 (95.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$12,438			$307			$10,732	79	68	133	55
317656001590	79	Seward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 E Pinewood	Seward	68434	Seward County	Seward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 643-2968	573	38	15.1	26.4%	534 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$14,904			$916			$12,356	78.9	88.8	24	55
317482001783	80	Standing Bear Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15860 Taylor Street	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2140	584	33	17.4		328 (56.2%)	72 (12.3%)	54 (9.2%)	77 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.7%)	$15,924			$1,939			$12,609	78.9	80.8	66	14

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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