Best Elementary Schools in Nebraska

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Nebraska elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Nebraska test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Nebraska Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Nebraska Department of Education any day now!

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)
317389001268	131	Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1439 13th Ave	Mitchell	69357	Scotts Bluff County	Mitchell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 623-2828	352	25	14.1	53.4%	263 (74.7%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (22.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$15,200			$1,360			$12,628	70.4	62.6	168	37
310000801733	132	Wisner-Pilger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 18th St	Wisner	68791	Cuming County	Wisner-Pilger Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 529-6465	249	21	12.1	53.4%	196 (78.7%)	2 (0.8%)	39 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$20,504			$989			$17,370	70.2	77	77	55
310342000046	133	Axtell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Main St	Axtell	68924	Kearney County	Axtell Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 743-2415	200	14	13.8	28.5%	188 (94.0%)	5 (2.5%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$17,934			$1,051			$14,662	70.1	63.1	163	30
310381000838	134	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14110 Tregaron Drive	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 827-5950	469	28	16.8	16.4%	341 (72.7%)	29 (6.2%)	48 (10.2%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	$13,610			$739			$11,409	70	68.6	129	5
310011200492	135	Shell Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	16786 280th St	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 564-8008	338	23	14.4	32.2%	256 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$13,597			$1,321			$10,777	69.8	57.7	192	57
310597001848	136	Tri County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	72520 Hwy 103	De Witt	68341	Saline County	Tri County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 683-4035	238	21	11.3	29.8%	217 (91.2%)	2 (0.8%)	15 (6.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,011			$969			$14,308	69.8	73.4	96	40
317284001851	137	Fredstrom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 N W 10th	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1140	443	31	14.4	36.6%	320 (72.2%)	19 (4.3%)	46 (10.4%)	15 (3.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.0%)	$14,877			$1,410			$11,726	69.4	58.1	189	52
317347001219	138	Central Elementary School	Public	4-5	604 W 1st	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 345-3976	197	15	13.1	46.7%	163 (82.7%)	2 (1.0%)	25 (12.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	$14,143			$975			$11,886	69.3	72.8	98	40
317374001244	139	Cody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3320 S 127th St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-1320	309	26	12	49.5%	193 (62.5%)	17 (5.5%)	54 (17.5%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.4%)	$20,041			$4,117			$14,598	68.8	53.2	217	78
317482002228	140	Saddlebrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14850 Laurel Ave	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2020	472	28	16.7		315 (66.7%)	38 (8.1%)	28 (5.9%)	48 (10.2%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.8%)	$17,375			$1,935			$13,556	68.6	54.5	206	66

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Nebraska

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for NE student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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