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)
317284001147	391	Elliott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 S 25th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1136	370	40	9.2		90 (24.3%)	41 (11.1%)	127 (34.3%)	61 (16.5%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	44 (11.9%)	$20,683			$2,505			$15,561	18.3	18.5	383	8
317482001437	392	Sunny Slope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10828 Old Maple Rd	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2160	434	23	18.7		148 (34.1%)	151 (34.8%)	71 (16.4%)	14 (3.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.6%)	$16,484			$2,275			$12,892	18.1	17.1	391	1
317482001394	393	Masters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5505 N 99th St	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1800	275	20	13.5		76 (27.6%)	83 (30.2%)	50 (18.2%)	29 (10.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.6%)	$17,946			$2,339			$14,329	18.1	19	380	13
317482001381	394	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3506 Franklin St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1440	275	20	13.4		25 (9.1%)	127 (46.2%)	90 (32.7%)	20 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.7%)	$20,852			$2,539			$16,266	17.5	4.5	442	48
317866001793	395	Westbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1312 Robertson Drive	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 390-6490	547	35	15.8		292 (53.4%)	88 (16.1%)	71 (13.0%)	24 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.0%)	$17,405			$1,043			$14,279	17.4	6.1	432	37
317284001158	396	Lakeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Capitol Beach Blvd	Lincoln	68528	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1149	388	35	11	74.7%	186 (47.9%)	48 (12.4%)	100 (25.8%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.1%)	$15,228			$1,692			$12,048	17.4	17.7	386	10
317590001537	397	Karen Western Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6224 H St	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 731-7477	211	20	10.5		71 (33.6%)	7 (3.3%)	116 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.1%)	$16,483			$1,791			$13,318	17.1	7.3	429	32
317647001580	398	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 9th Ave	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 635-6259	262	22	11.9		34 (13.0%)	1 (0.4%)	208 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	$15,777			$3,046			$11,112	17	20.6	375	23
310001601018	399	Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 W 9th St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5916	471	29	16		44 (9.3%)	3 (0.6%)	412 (87.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$13,709			$1,918			$9,981	16.5	9.9	418	19
317482001396	400	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4065 Vinton St	Omaha	68105	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1640	428	27	15.7		82 (19.2%)	19 (4.4%)	302 (70.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$18,042			$2,442			$14,625	16.4	16.6	392	8

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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.