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)
310010500100	191	Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	800 Q St	Bridgeport	69336	Morrill County	Bridgeport Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 262-1574	258	20	13.2		199 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (20.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$21,375			$1,362			$16,120	59	73.8	92	99
317894001743	192	Wood River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 Lilly St	Wood River	68883	Hall County	Wood River Rural Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 583-2525	230	23	10.1	47.0%	170 (73.9%)	5 (2.2%)	52 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$22,599			$3,762			$17,235	58.9	58.3	186	6
317647001583	193	Westmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1722 Ave K	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 635-6255	398	28	14.2	65.1%	222 (55.8%)	5 (1.3%)	157 (39.4%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$14,142			$2,743			$9,567	58.6	52.5	225	32
317590001543	194	Seymour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 S 79th St	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-0540	277	17	15.9	55.6%	151 (54.5%)	16 (5.8%)	85 (30.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.9%)	$13,062			$1,734			$10,536	58.4	46.1	255	61
317482000084	195	Picotte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14506 Ohio St	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1920	320	21	15.2		184 (57.5%)	55 (17.2%)	41 (12.8%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.1%)	$19,425			$1,962			$15,232	58.4	46.8	251	56
317374001248	196	Holling Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6565 S 136th St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8330	335	33	10	61.5%	191 (57.0%)	41 (12.2%)	69 (20.6%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	15 (4.5%)	$16,210			$829			$14,411	58	63	164	32
317647001579	197	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2003 5th Ave	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 635-6262	384	25	15.3	46.4%	220 (57.3%)	4 (1.0%)	132 (34.4%)	3 (0.8%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.4%)	$12,527			$2,759			$8,591	58	52.7	221	24
310008501623	198	St Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1305 Howard Ave	Saint Paul	68873	Howard County	St Paul Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 754-4433	387	31	12.6	28.4%	355 (91.7%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$16,296			$721			$12,975	57.9	56.8	196	2
317284001177	199	Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5230 Tipperary Trail	Lincoln	68512	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1142	421	31	13.7	19.0%	292 (69.4%)	32 (7.6%)	43 (10.2%)	17 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.6%)	$14,966			$1,233			$12,097	57.8	65.2	145	54
310012500746	200	Diller-Odell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 Smith St	Diller	68342	Jefferson County	Diller-Odell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 793-5570	137	15	9.2	27.0%	130 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$23,883			$100			$21,953	57.8	63.9	154	46

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.