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)
317482001937	441	Bancroft Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2724 Riverview Blvd	Omaha	68108	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1040	496	35	14.3		71 (14.3%)	18 (3.6%)	388 (78.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$19,098			$2,571			$14,669	4.3	2.5	451	10
317284001163	442	McPhee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Goodhue Blvd	Lincoln	68508	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1150	282	30	9.4		88 (31.2%)	41 (14.5%)	100 (35.5%)	33 (11.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$20,961			$3,462			$15,523	4.3	23.4	364	78
317482002280	443	Gateway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 South 42nd Street	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1480	917	54	17		92 (10.0%)	18 (2.0%)	771 (84.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.3%)	$15,744			$2,405			$12,273	4.2	5.2	437	6
317482001398	444	Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2906 N 30th St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1700	234	23	10		11 (4.7%)	115 (49.1%)	32 (13.7%)	59 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.8%)	$22,221			$2,742			$14,780	3.8	5.3	435	9
317482000662	445	Castelar Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2316 S 18th St	Omaha	68108	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1160	519	33	15.6		25 (4.8%)	6 (1.2%)	479 (92.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	$17,382			$2,462			$13,693	3.5	2.7	450	5
317482001435	446	Spring Lake Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	4215 S 20th St	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2100	700	50	13.8		53 (7.6%)	14 (2.0%)	609 (87.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.9%)	$18,170			$2,349			$14,618	3.4	1.8	455	9
317482001938	447	King Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3706 Maple St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1720	326	18	18.2		23 (7.1%)	164 (50.3%)	82 (25.2%)	18 (5.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (10.7%)	$19,929			$2,412			$14,738	3.3	5.2	438	9
317482001378	448	Field Club Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3512 Walnut St	Omaha	68105	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1380	581	37	15.8		95 (16.4%)	41 (7.1%)	411 (70.7%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.9%)	$17,984			$2,519			$13,880	3.1	6.3	431	17
317482001441	449	Wakonda Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4845 Curtis Ave	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2180	325	22	14.6		35 (10.8%)	182 (56.0%)	34 (10.5%)	51 (15.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	$19,185			$2,467			$14,253	3	9.5	422	27
317071001805	450	Milliken Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2950 Dale St	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 727-3160	291	20	14.9	69.1%	135 (46.4%)	1 (0.3%)	149 (51.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$14,803			$1,350			$12,787	2.9	5.2	439	11

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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.
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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.