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)
310011800992	81	Fillmore Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	225 N 17th St	Geneva	68361	Fillmore County	Fillmore Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 759-3184	273	20	13.9	30.4%	249 (91.2%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,615			$1,049			$12,816	78.6	74.1	109	28
310002501664	82	Elkhorn Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 S Madison Street	Tilden	68781	Madison County	Elkhorn Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 368-5301	259	21	12.5	27.4%	238 (91.9%)	3 (1.2%)	16 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,731			$980			$15,277	78.6	74.1	108	26
317374001245	83	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Piedmont Dr	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1390	323	28	11.5	36.2%	248 (76.8%)	14 (4.3%)	31 (9.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.4%)	$13,638			$334			$12,420	78.4	74.1	107	24
310003400034	84	Ashland-Greenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Boyd Steet	Ashland	68003	Saunders County	Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 944-7083	257	22	11.7	25.7%	230 (89.5%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	$15,932			$692			$13,909	78.4	83.9	51	33
317656001590	85	Seward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 E Pinewood	Seward	68434	Seward County	Seward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 643-2968	550	37	15	27.3%	504 (91.6%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$14,904			$916			$12,356	78.1	78.9	79	6
317866001713	86	Oakdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3534 S 108th St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6460	308	20	15.3	19.5%	235 (76.3%)	10 (3.2%)	26 (8.4%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	$15,449			$377			$13,259	77.8	84.8	45	41
317527001481	87	Tara Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 Tara Rd	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0445	404	29	13.8	32.2%	299 (74.0%)	15 (3.7%)	54 (13.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	$12,204			$97			$10,971	77.1	75.7	96	9
310354000054	88	Battle Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	305 S 4th	Battle Creek	68715	Madison County	Battle Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 675-8085	280	19	14.8	25.4%	255 (91.1%)	3 (1.1%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$13,162			$612			$11,465	76.9	78	86	2
310011700615	89	Heartland Community Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1501 Front St	Henderson	68371	York County	Heartland Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 723-4434	187	16	11.9	33.7%	173 (92.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.7%)	$21,409			$1,596			$16,195	76.6	70.8	130	41
310333000040	90	Calvert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2103 O Street	Auburn	68305	Nemaha County	Auburn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 274-4129	512	32	15.8	40.2%	477 (93.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	$13,629			$1,342			$11,394	76.5	64.6	164	74

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