Most Improved Nebraska Elementary Schools

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 294)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
152	Dakota City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Locust St	Dakota City	68731	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 987-3363	246	23	10.8	66.7%	67 (27.2%)	5 (2.0%)	154 (62.6%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$18,269			$594			$16,198	51.9	23.2	347	195		317686001610
119	Homer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	212 S 3rd	Homer	68030	Dakota County	Homer Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 698-2377	245	21	11.8	46.5%	192 (78.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	4 (1.6%)	30 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$18,205			$815			$14,118	61.1	40.1	293	174		317200001082
222	Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2410 20th St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7030	286	15	19.7	62.9%	109 (38.1%)	1 (0.3%)	171 (59.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,238			$1,214			$12,462	32.5	14.6	382	160		310534000161
120	Cody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3320 S 127th St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-1320	307	25	12.2	55.7%	184 (59.9%)	21 (6.8%)	53 (17.3%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	$18,985			$2,715			$14,688	61.1	44.8	274	154		317374001244
23	Atkinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 N Main	Atkinson	68713	Holt County	West Holt Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 925-5483	189	18	10.5	46.0%	170 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$21,090			$722			$17,708	86.6	62.5	176	153		310017200037
163	Lincoln Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2214 Ave C	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 635-6252	279	24	11.8		125 (44.8%)	3 (1.1%)	125 (44.8%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	$17,579			$1,762			$14,652	47.7	36.3	303	140		317647001578
68	Stanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 Fir St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 439-2639	195	20	9.7	40.0%	161 (82.6%)	3 (1.5%)	16 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)	$19,165			$935			$16,994	75.6	58.9	208	140		310004101625
80	Central City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1711 15th Ave	Central City	68826	Merrick County	Central City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 946-3057	327	23	14.1	40.7%	288 (88.1%)	7 (2.1%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$18,169			$1,121			$14,465	72	57.8	219	139		310492000133
69	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	310 S 3rd St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2550	220	11	19.1	26.4%	189 (85.9%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	$13,166			$119			$11,238	75.5	59.1	207	138		317443001308
92	Ainsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 E 2nd St	Ainsworth	69210	Brown County	Ainsworth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 387-2083	138	15	9.3	45.7%	108 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$24,677			$915			$20,922	68.8	54.9	229	137		310279000005

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About our rankings:

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 30, 2025, 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.