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Elementary At Bennet

Q: Is Elementary At Bennet a good school?

Elementary At Bennet ranks 59 th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Elementary At Bennet is a public elementary school serving 404 students in grades PK-5 in Bennet, Nebraska. It is part of the Palmyra District O R 1, which is ranked 14 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Elementary At Bennet consistently outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 68.42% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 57.45%. The school also ranks in the top 5% of Nebraska elementary schools for its performance with special education students, indicating strong support and programming for this student group. Additionally, the school has seen a decrease in chronic absenteeism rates over the past few years, from 21.1% in 2023-2024 to 8.0% in 2024-2025.

When compared to the nearby Lincoln Public Schools, Elementary At Bennet outperforms them significantly in test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For instance, in 2024-2025, 92.42% of 5th graders at Elementary At Bennet were proficient in Science, compared to 83.38% at the state level and 76.85% in the Lincoln Public Schools district. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years, indicating a consistently high-performing institution that provides a quality education to its students.

385

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,969

Per pupil spending ?

11.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Dogwood
Bennet, NE 68317-2029

(402) 782-3535

District: Palmyra District O R 1

Students who attend Elementary At Bennet usually attend:

High:

Junior-Senior High School At Palmyra

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.3%

Hispanic:

2.6%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (78% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Nebraska elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg71%

Nebraska avg61%

59^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 118Palmyra District O R 1 among Nebraska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	59 of 294	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	125 of 428	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	126 of 459	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	121 of 457	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	163 of 442	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	92 of 452	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	90 of 450	80.0%	★★★★☆
2017	68.2	142 of 459	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.5	147 of 480	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.9	148 of 488	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.7	158 of 483	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.6	74 of 485	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.1	89 of 480	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.7	86 of 473	81.8%	★★★★☆
2010	79.9	33 of 502	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	67.6	116 of 471	75.4%	★★★★☆
2008	65.9	146 of 478	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.8	48 of 430	88.8%	★★★★☆
2006	58.5	197 of 418	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	61.1	81 of 203	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	89 of 349	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	131 of 337	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	131 of 318	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	72 of 349	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	98 of 341	71.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	77.8	37 of 203	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	103 of 366	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	96 of 356	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	124 of 328	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.9	94 of 367	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	76 of 347	78.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	89.7	2 of 57	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	67.6	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	63 of 193	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	109 of 261	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	153 of 385	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	147 of 388	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	184 of 368	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	91 of 391	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	86 of 391	78.0%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2023)96th percentile+24 vs school

Male (2024)82nd percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2024)60th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science92%+13 vs state

Mathematics81%+23 vs state

English Language Arts70%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elementary At Bennet	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Dogwood	Bennet	68317	Lancaster County	Palmyra District O R 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 782-3535	385	29	13.2	11.7%	363 (94.3%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	77.3	59^th of 294 public elementary schools	79.9%		70.3	125^th of 428 public elementary schools	70.8%	66	68.4	74.6	68.2	70.3	80.7	88.1	75.8	81.3	92.4	92.4	$13,969	$561	$11,927
Kloefkorn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Glass Ridge Drive	Lincoln	68526	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1148	497	32	15.5	15.7%	383 (77.1%)	19 (3.8%)	29 (5.8%)	25 (5.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	79.5	45^th of 294 public elementary schools	84.7%		85.4	38^th of 428 public elementary schools	91.1%	7	66.3	81.5	78.8	75.5	80.7	76.5	76.5	77.9	94.1	94.1	$13,388	$1,135	$10,556
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	738	42	17.4	9.1%	630 (85.4%)	5 (0.7%)	25 (3.4%)	31 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	73.8	73^rd of 294 public elementary schools	75.2%		87.9	26^th of 428 public elementary schools	93.9%	47	68.6	66.2	70.7	68.5	79.3	78.5	79.7	79.1	92.7	92.7	$11,748	$801	$9,538
Maxey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 S 75th St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1153	674	44	15.2	20.5%	512 (76.0%)	7 (1.0%)	41 (6.1%)	69 (10.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.5%)	67.8	98^th of 294 public elementary schools	66.7%		84.2	44^th of 428 public elementary schools	89.7%	54	67.9	72.7	74.5	71.7	75.2	73.6	73.5	74.1	85.3	85.3	$14,359	$1,054	$11,680
Humann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 Rockwood Ln	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1145	487	34	14.2	32.9%	361 (74.1%)	16 (3.3%)	54 (11.1%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.9%)	41.6	193^rd of 294 public elementary schools	34.4%		65.5	150^th of 428 public elementary schools	65.0%	43	66.7	61.6	55.1	61.1	67.6	64.0	52.6	61.3	85.9	85.9	$16,130	$1,269	$13,039
Cavett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7701 S 36th St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1131	556	37	15.0	16.9%	440 (79.1%)	8 (1.4%)	38 (6.8%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.4%)	77	62^nd of 294 public elementary schools	78.9%		85.1	40^th of 428 public elementary schools	90.7%	22	72.6	77.7	75.3	75.2	74.7	76.6	82.7	77.8	88.9	88.9	$14,672	$1,203	$11,532
Zeman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 S 52nd St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1169	360	27	13.2	37.8%	240 (66.7%)	19 (5.3%)	57 (15.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.8%)	24	242^nd of 294 public elementary schools	17.7%		58.4	214^th of 428 public elementary schools	50.0%	28	60.3	61.2	45.3	55.6	56.9	43.3		47.1	79.7	79.7	$15,074	$1,062	$12,433
Morley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Monterey Dr	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1154	370	26	14.2	28.1%	284 (76.8%)	16 (4.3%)	28 (7.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.0%)	55.6	137^th of 294 public elementary schools	53.4%		79.6	75^th of 428 public elementary schools	82.5%	62	73.6	66.1	74.2	71.4	72.2	61.3	56.5	63.8			$15,757	$1,433	$12,301
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7401 Jacobs Creek Drive	Lincoln	68512	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1121	767	48	15.9	22.7%	526 (68.6%)	32 (4.2%)	65 (8.5%)	93 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	76.7	64^th of 294 public elementary schools	78.2%		82.7	54^th of 428 public elementary schools	87.4%	10	65.7	78.1	76.6	73.3	75.4	83.6	85.5	81.4	87.1	87.1	$12,729	$927	$10,414
Calvert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3709 S 46th St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1130	337	26	12.7	52.5%	205 (60.8%)	20 (5.9%)	44 (13.1%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (17.5%)	10.9	271^st of 294 public elementary schools	7.8%		21.2	353^rd of 428 public elementary schools	17.5%	82	53.1	40.9	47.3	47.3	46.9			41.2	70.9	70.9	$17,747	$2,057	$13,496

Frequently Asked Questions about Elementary At Bennet

Is Elementary At Bennet a good school?

Elementary At Bennet ranks 59^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Elementary At Bennet in?

Palmyra District O R 1

What is the racial makeup of Elementary At Bennet?

Students at Elementary At Bennet are 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Elementary At Bennet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Elementary At Bennet.

What schools do graduates of Elementary At Bennet attend?

Students who attend Elementary At Bennet usually go on to attend:

High : Junior-Senior High School At Palmyra

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