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)
310381001499	231	Avery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2107 Avery Rd	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4460	345	21	16.1	57.1%	190 (55.1%)	27 (7.8%)	90 (26.1%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.4%)	$14,041			$671			$11,644	51.4	31.8	329	98
317866001711	232	Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7500 Western Ave	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 390-6450	372	31	12	43.0%	221 (59.4%)	42 (11.3%)	66 (17.7%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.7%)	$16,645			$1,148			$14,102	51.2	42	282	50
317281001130	233	Bryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 N Harrison	Lexington	68850	Dawson County	Lexington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 324-3762	383	24	15.8	54.3%	89 (23.2%)	0 (0.0%)	289 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,092			$1,393			$10,351	51.2	52.4	226	7
317284002214	234	Kooser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 N 13th Street	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1146	889	56	15.9	47.8%	560 (63.0%)	58 (6.5%)	100 (11.2%)	99 (11.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (7.6%)	$11,484			$890			$9,402	51	49.8	237	3
317443001314	235	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1205 S 2nd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2557	231	15	15.3	74.9%	83 (35.9%)	10 (4.3%)	125 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$13,730			$928			$11,219	51	53.6	213	22
310420000094	236	Blue Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	606 S Sycamore	Blue Hill	68930	Webster County	Blue Hill Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 756-2085	176	16	11.3	28.4%	171 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$20,101			$1,281			$17,180	50.5	71.4	108	128
317494001453	237	Ord Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	820 S 16th St	Ord	68862	Valley County	Ord Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 728-3331	316	22	14.3	42.1%	293 (92.7%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$18,836			$1,028			$16,710	50.3	31.1	333	96
317239001101	238	Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1611 Ave C	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8190	241	19	12.5	71.4%	137 (56.8%)	5 (2.1%)	87 (36.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.7%)	$15,089			$1,356			$12,261	50.3	35.9	311	73
317383001264	239	C L Jones Middle School	Public	4-8	520 W 3rd	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 832-2338	324	0		33.6%	287 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$15,561			$321			$12,976	50.1	36.8	308	69
317374001256	240	Norris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12424 Weir St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8340	431	30	14.1	48.0%	269 (62.4%)	13 (3.0%)	101 (23.4%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.7%)	$12,479			$705			$11,010	49.8	52.7	222	18

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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.