Best Public Schools in Buffalo County, Nebraska & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)							NSCAS Mathematics (2025)							NSCAS Science (2025)			ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Mathematics (2025)	ACT 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 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Mathematics 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Kearney High School	Public	8-12	2802 30th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	West Kearney High School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 338-2011	65	18	3.6	95.4%	16 (24.6%)	31 (47.7%)	12 (18.5%)	1 (1.5%)	3 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Amherst Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	100 N Sycamore	Amherst	68812	Buffalo County	Amherst Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 826-3131	203	13	16.1	16.7%	191 (94.1%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)								(n/a)							78.4							86.6							$17,227	$69	$15,127
Amherst High School	Public	7-12	100 N Sycamore	Amherst	68812	Buffalo County	Amherst Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 826-3131	157	16	9.8	17.2%	148 (94.3%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	89.5	11^th of 146 public high schools	92.5%		52.8	86^th of 168 public high schools	48.8%	75					71.0	57.1	64.4						82.1	84.8					69.2	73.1	$15,210	$864	$12,206
Elm Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	230 East Calkins Avenue	Elm Creek	68836	Buffalo County	Elm Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 856-4300	215	17	12.8	31.2%	205 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	49.2	156^th of 294 public elementary schools	46.9%		62.3	177^th of 428 public elementary schools	58.6%	21		70.8					66.0	70.0	58.3					61.2							$17,157	$938	$13,636
Elm Creek High School	Public	7-12	230 East Calkins Avenue	Elm Creek	68836	Buffalo County	Elm Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 856-4300	149	14	10.8	24.2%	141 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)					66.7	78.1	73.6					66.7	78.1	73.6							$20,237	$1,904	$15,889
Gibbon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1030 Court Street	Gibbon	68840	Buffalo County	Gibbon Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 468-6546	324	23	13.9	45.7%	144 (44.4%)	4 (1.2%)	176 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.7	181^st of 294 public elementary schools	38.4%		37	300^th of 428 public elementary schools	29.9%	119		54.8		68.2			57.4				63.6			52.7							$17,238	$1,804	$12,838
Gibbon High School	Public	7-12	1030 Court Street	Gibbon	68840	Buffalo County	Gibbon Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 468-5721	251	22	11.6	48.6%	130 (51.8%)	3 (1.2%)	116 (46.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)						65.2	57.8									78.3	78.3	46.7			$21,067	$851	$17,307
Meadowlark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 E 53rd St	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8210	417	23	17.7	14.4%	358 (85.9%)	10 (2.4%)	30 (7.2%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	10 (2.4%)	92.9	7^th of 294 public elementary schools	97.6%		96	1^st of 428 public elementary schools	99.8%	6		85.3	80.3				86.1		92.0	88.7				92.3							$12,280	$247	$10,734
Sunrise Middle School	Public	6-8	4611 Ave N	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8150	536	44	12.1	38.4%	389 (72.6%)	12 (2.2%)	98 (18.3%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.7%)	51.9	75^th of 133 public middle schools	43.6%		59.5	90^th of 200 public middle schools	55.0%	15				62.8	61.7	70.1	64.9				63.3	59.4	63.6	62.2		84.8	84.8				$15,020	$405	$12,182
Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1611 Ave C	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8190	248	19	12.8	58.1%	141 (56.9%)	6 (2.4%)	89 (35.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	56.9	131^st of 294 public elementary schools	55.4%		52.5	243^rd of 428 public elementary schools	43.2%	112	45.8	63.2	78.1				61.4	64.6	81.6	75.6				73.2	87.8		87.8				$15,509	$1,641	$12,449
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 W 24th St	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8040	284	20	14.4	52.1%	151 (53.2%)	10 (3.5%)	99 (34.9%)	6 (2.1%)	4 (1.4%)	4 (1.4%)	10 (3.5%)	31.5	224^th of 294 public elementary schools	23.8%		56.5	223^rd of 428 public elementary schools	47.9%	1	48.9	61.4	53.1				54.3	59.6		67.4				72.1	79.6		79.6				$16,305	$1,435	$11,918
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2705 Ave E	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8270	235	18	13.0	54.5%	152 (64.7%)	5 (2.1%)	70 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	16.5	262^nd of 294 public elementary schools	10.9%		47.5	260^th of 428 public elementary schools	39.3%	2	48.8		41.2				46.7	58.1						53.3							$16,218	$1,853	$12,667
Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	915 W 35th St	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8120	648	43	15.0	29.0%	509 (78.5%)	8 (1.2%)	104 (16.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.0%)	63.2	58^th of 133 public middle schools	56.4%		69.4	58^th of 200 public middle schools	71.0%					64.9	72.0	69.2	68.7				69.8	67.9	71.0	69.6		84.1	84.1				$12,953	$414	$10,977
Kearney High School	Public	9-12	2702 West 11th Street	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8060	1,663	91	18.1	28.9%	1,305 (78.5%)	39 (2.3%)	269 (16.2%)	16 (1.0%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	20 (1.2%)	58	66^th of 146 public high schools	54.8%		52.8	85^th of 168 public high schools	49.4%	19																		51.3	57.4	54.9	$13,917	$441	$11,143
Kenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 16th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8200	398	26	15.4	32.9%	311 (78.1%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (15.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	64.1	105^th of 294 public elementary schools	64.3%		71.3	115^th of 428 public elementary schools	73.1%	10	63.2	73.3	70.4				68.8	69.1	76.7	64.8				69.9	91.6		91.6				$13,286	$247	$11,425
Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 E 34th St	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8230	397	30	13.3	38.5%	255 (64.2%)	8 (2.0%)	108 (27.2%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	53.3	147^th of 294 public elementary schools	50.0%		58.8	209^th of 428 public elementary schools	51.2%	62	60.0	51.7	63.0				58.7	62.7	81.0	76.7				72.8	87.7		87.7				$12,734	$1,287	$10,345
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 7th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8280	257	15	16.7	28.4%	210 (81.7%)	5 (1.9%)	24 (9.3%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.1%)	80.4	42^nd of 294 public elementary schools	85.7%		83.8	47^th of 428 public elementary schools	89.0%	5	69.4	76.9	82.6				76.1	73.5	82.1	87.0				80.6							$12,604	$429	$11,040
Windy Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4211 20th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8220	259	15	17.2	15.1%	223 (86.1%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	94.6	2^nd of 294 public elementary schools	99.3%		86.2	36^th of 428 public elementary schools	91.6%	34	84.8	85.0	89.1				86.4	89.1						92.4							$12,591	$312	$10,978
Glenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8105 9th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8240	118	8	14.6	8.5%	113 (95.8%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	69.6						73.4	78.3						82.8							$14,109	$304	$12,588
Buffalo Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6110 11th Avenue	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8290	272	16	16.5	17.6%	241 (88.6%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	76.5	65^th of 294 public elementary schools	77.9%		83.4	49^th of 428 public elementary schools	88.6%	16	71.1	71.4	70.8				71.1	84.4	81.0	77.1				80.7	89.6		89.6				$13,854	$247	$11,482
Hanny Arram Center	Public	6-12	3907 6th Avenue	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-6900	2	6	.3		2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pleasanton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	303 Church St	Pleasanton	68866	Buffalo County	Pleasanton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 388-2041	200	14	13.9	24.0%	195 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			68.2	66.7			57.7							66.0							$16,181	$727	$12,613
Pleasanton High School	Public	7-12	303 Church St	Pleasanton	68866	Buffalo County	Pleasanton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 388-2041	131	12	10.8	34.4%	127 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							68.3					79.2		70.7					68.4		$19,583	$421	$16,683
Ravenna Senior High	Public	7-12	41750 Carthage Rd	Ravenna	68869	Buffalo County	Ravenna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 452-3249	170	20	8.4	32.9%	153 (90.0%)	6 (3.5%)	11 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68	49^th of 146 public high schools	66.4%		56	78^th of 168 public high schools	53.6%	29					75.0	68.8	71.2						81.3	82.7				80.7	45.2	61.3	$24,394	$610	$20,456
Ravenna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41750 Carthage Rd	Ravenna	68869	Buffalo County	Ravenna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 452-3202	242	21	11.7	38.4%	205 (84.7%)	4 (1.7%)	28 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	64.1	106^th of 294 public elementary schools	63.9%		61.1	188^th of 428 public elementary schools	56.1%	82		74.2	66.7	73.3			74.1		67.7					72.3							$21,196	$1,245	$17,212
Shelton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	210 9th St	Shelton	68876	Buffalo County	Shelton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 647-6558	159	15	10.8	37.1%	115 (72.3%)	2 (1.3%)	38 (23.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)								(n/a)							68.0							62.7							$20,899	$1,222	$16,494
Shelton High School	Public	7-12	210 9th St	Shelton	68876	Buffalo County	Shelton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 647-5459	117	11	11.1	42.7%	92 (78.6%)	1 (0.9%)	20 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)								(n/a)																					$25,638	$718	$20,831

Best Public Schools in Buffalo County, NE

Windy Hills Elementary School

Meadowlark Elementary School

Amherst High School

Park Elementary School

Buffalo Hills Elementary

Ravenna Senior High

Kenwood Elementary School

Ravenna Elementary School

Horizon Middle School

Kearney High School

Bryant Elementary School

Northeast Elementary School

Sunrise Middle School

Elm Creek Elementary School

Gibbon Elementary School

Central Elementary School

Emerson Elementary School

Amherst Elementary School

Elm Creek High School

Gibbon High School

Glenwood Elementary School

Hanny Arram Center

Pleasanton Elementary School

Pleasanton High School

Shelton Elementary School

Shelton High School

West Kearney High School

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