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)
317458000965	151	St Libory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	435 St Paul Road	Saint Libory	68872	Howard County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 687-6475	167	14	11.6	38.9%	128 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$15,448			$1,078			$13,799	66.9	59.2	184	33
316295000817	152	Centura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Hall County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 485-4258	273	22	12.2	36.3%	251 (91.9%)	4 (1.5%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$18,296			$763			$15,407	66.8	66.5	138	14
317617000212	153	Bassett Grade School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 E Florence	Bassett	68714	Rock County	Rock County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 684-3855	141	13	10.6	34.0%	136 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$21,250			$1,343			$18,104	66.4	67.5	135	18
317852002267	154	Wayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	312 Douglas Street	Wayne	68787	Wayne County	Wayne Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 375-3854	481	31	15.6	39.7%	384 (79.8%)	2 (0.4%)	75 (15.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (2.1%)	$13,188			$365			$11,120	66.2	68.5	131	23
310002902244	155	Superior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 W 8th St	Superior	68978	Nuckolls County	Superior Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 879-3025	196	21	9.2	48.0%	184 (93.9%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,628			$2,692			$16,574	66.2	37.7	305	150
317374001254	156	Montclair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2405 S 138th	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1295	592	35	17	30.4%	422 (71.3%)	21 (3.5%)	81 (13.7%)	24 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	$10,684			$339			$9,504	66.2	72.6	101	55
317420001818	157	Conestoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	104 E High St	Murray	68409	Cass County	Conestoga Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 235-2341	393	33	11.9	28.0%	362 (92.1%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$16,654			$1,039			$13,915	66	64.8	148	9
317527002418	158	Ashbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11740 S 120th Street	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 537-6299	279	19	14.6	6.8%	237 (84.9%)	4 (1.4%)	19 (6.8%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.3%)	$12,530			$211			$10,321	65.8	63.7	156	2
310007300031	159	Arnold Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	405 N Haskell	Arnold	69120	Custer County	Arnold Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 848-2226	121	12	10.1	38.0%	113 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,138			$1,743			$13,896	65.6	58.2	188	29
310006500970	160	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 M St	Franklin	68939	Franklin County	Franklin Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 425-6283	141	13	11.2	44.7%	132 (93.6%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$24,557			$2,047			$18,148	65.3	60.6	177	17

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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.