Best Schools in Nebraska

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 428)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
317755002238	21	Middle School At Syracuse	Public	4-8	1430 Education Drive	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 269-2388	294	21	13.9	19.7%	271 (92.2%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	$14,044			$417			$11,413	89.4	84.9	44	23
317527002322	22	Prairie Queen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10520 S 123rd Avenue	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 514-3650	533	33	16.3	9.4%	397 (74.5%)	16 (3.0%)	57 (10.7%)	30 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	$11,209			$227			$9,795	89.3	88	30	8
317011002006	23	Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 N Hws Cleveland Blvd	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2590	493	35	14	8.5%	370 (75.1%)	10 (2.0%)	20 (4.1%)	59 (12.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.9%)	$10,632			$131			$9,710	88.9	89.5	22	1
317011001801	24	Hillrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20110 Hopper St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2602	319	26	12	23.5%	243 (76.2%)	7 (2.2%)	36 (11.3%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	$12,182			$163			$11,121	88.4	91.3	14	10
317011002277	25	Sagewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4910 N 177th St	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-9078	442	37	12	21.3%	309 (69.9%)	14 (3.2%)	29 (6.6%)	62 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	$11,727			$315			$10,580	88.3	86.5	36	11
317284002329	26	Wysong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7901 Blanchard Boulevard	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1185	734	44	16.8	10.1%	649 (88.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.0%)	26 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.5%)	$11,221			$674			$9,101	87.9	84.4	47	21
317374001935	27	Ezra Millard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14111 Blondo St	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-2955	470	28	16.5	29.6%	337 (71.7%)	20 (4.3%)	48 (10.2%)	22 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.7%)	$10,014			$320			$9,031	87.8	90.3	20	7
317908001753	28	Yutan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	902 2nd St	Yutan	68073	Saunders County	Yutan Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 625-2141	287	21	13.5	18.1%	272 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,795			$589			$12,247	87.7	83.8	52	24
310399002213	29	Pine Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 N Hws Cleveland Blvd	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2372	545	41	13.1	8.6%	456 (83.7%)	20 (3.7%)	30 (5.5%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.3%)	$10,942			$33			$9,585	87.6	89	23	6
317122002021	30	Palisades Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	16820 Chutney Dr	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 895-2194	481	30	15.9	7.9%	405 (84.2%)	8 (1.7%)	38 (7.9%)	17 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	$12,968			$39			$11,573	87.6	86.3	39	9

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