Best Elementary Schools in Nebraska

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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)	ID
101	Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	720 Fenwick St	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-9630	419	29	14.5	19.3%	301 (71.8%)	23 (5.5%)	50 (11.9%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.6%)	$13,614			$884			$11,422	73.6	66.9	150	49		317527000846
102	Fullerton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	606 4th St	Fullerton	68638	Nance County	Fullerton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 536-2431	164	13	12.8	40.9%	153 (93.3%)	5 (3.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$19,775			$1,457			$15,054	73.6	72.9	115	13		310009100989
103	Central Elementary School	Public	4-5	604 W 1st	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 345-3976	188	14	13.4	50.0%	159 (84.6%)	1 (0.5%)	21 (11.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$14,143			$975			$11,886	73.3	69.3	138	35		317347001219
104	Westmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13210 Glenn St	Omaha	68138	Sarpy County	Springfield Platteview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 895-9602	272	21	13	27.2%	238 (87.5%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	$17,781			$299			$15,441	73	80.7	67	37		317563001483
105	Dundee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	310 N 51st Street	Omaha	68132	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1340	495	29	17.2		309 (62.4%)	54 (10.9%)	72 (14.5%)	21 (4.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.1%)	$17,129			$1,917			$13,708	72.6	62.6	172	67		317482001376
106	Thayer Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1020 Eads Ave	Hebron	68370	Thayer County	Thayer Central Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 768-7287	240	22	11.1	38.8%	231 (96.3%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,264			$1,148			$15,230	72.3	77.9	87	19		310013201273
107	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	168	13	12.8	41.1%	126 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$15,448			$1,078			$13,799	72.2	66.9	151	44		317458000965
108	Elementary School At Valparaiso	Public	PK, KG-5	406 E Third	Valparaiso	68065	Saunders County	Raymond Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 784-3301	148	11	13.1	20.9%	136 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$17,635			$566			$14,234	72.2	79.8	72	36		310495000136
109	Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1703 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2561	193	19	10.3	75.6%	88 (45.6%)	4 (2.1%)	83 (43.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.7%)	$16,549			$1,056			$13,664	72.1	56.9	204	95		317443001315
110	Hershey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	301 S Lincoln	Hershey	69143	Lincoln County	Hershey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 368-5572	303	20	15.4	33.7%	279 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$16,185			$941			$13,448	71.9	71.6	124	14		317182001066

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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 December 3, 2024, 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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Educational resources:

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