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)
317284001181	381	West Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	630 W Dawes Ave	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1168	487	42	11.5		164 (33.7%)	53 (10.9%)	197 (40.5%)	19 (3.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.3%)	$14,928			$1,719			$11,783	20.4	11.3	411	30
310002201325	382	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E 3rd St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7136	296	21	14.1		190 (64.2%)	9 (3.0%)	80 (27.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$16,093			$2,239			$11,983	20.3	16	395	13
310001601020	383	Knickrehm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2013 N Oak St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5927	223	17	13.3		53 (23.8%)	1 (0.4%)	162 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	4 (1.8%)	$19,543			$4,863			$12,621	20.3	26	359	24
310534000166	384	Lost Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3772 33rd Ave	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 563-7045	356	27	13.1	44.9%	199 (55.9%)	15 (4.2%)	130 (36.5%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$15,398			$851			$13,284	19.7	26.6	356	28
317590001541	385	Mockingbird Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5100 S 93rd St	Omaha	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-6954	409	29	14.1	70.4%	115 (28.1%)	36 (8.8%)	224 (54.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	$12,950			$858			$11,254	19.6	8.3	428	43
317323001205	386	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 E 8th St	Madison	68748	Madison County	Madison Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 454-2656	210	19	11.2	67.6%	50 (23.8%)	1 (0.5%)	133 (63.3%)	21 (10.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$18,192			$3,222			$13,170	19.5	27.2	353	33
317158001054	387	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	720 S Franklin	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7589	299	27	11.2	74.6%	162 (54.2%)	3 (1.0%)	111 (37.1%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	$17,089			$2,165			$13,217	19	12.9	408	21
317527001476	388	La Vista West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7821 Terry Dr	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0463	310	28	11.2	66.5%	134 (43.2%)	24 (7.7%)	102 (32.9%)	9 (2.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (11.9%)	$17,629			$722			$15,183	18.8	20.8	374	14
317071000977	389	Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	240 N Howard St	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 727-3169	348	24	14.5		193 (55.5%)	7 (2.0%)	139 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$13,336			$1,368			$11,496	18.6	17.2	389
317482002406	390	Gifford Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	717 N 32nd St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2040	363	21	17.6		72 (19.8%)	116 (32.0%)	87 (24.0%)	57 (15.7%)	12 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	$17,168			$2,557			$12,947	18.3	8.5	426	36

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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.
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Educational resources:

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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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