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Best Public Schools in Hall County, NE

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Schools

12,301

Students

Districts

Top rankedCedar Hollow School51^st of 294 Nebraska elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Gates Elementary School up 97 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Centura Secondary School 8.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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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 (2025)
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 (2025)	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
Islander Annex	Public	9-12	3025 College St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(308) 385-5977	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Newell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W 13th St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5905	348	25	13.6		104 (29.9%)	50 (14.4%)	176 (50.6%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)								(n/a)			50.8				43.4			75.4				61.6							$14,760	$249	$12,695
Barr Middle School	Public	6-8	602 W Stolley Park Rd	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5875	648	51	12.5		158 (24.4%)	45 (6.9%)	411 (63.4%)	6 (0.9%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (2.9%)	9.1	117^th of 133 public middle schools	12.0%		13.9	183^rd of 200 public middle schools	8.5%	66				51.2	39.6	38.5	42.8				47.5	44.3	39.1	43.5		55.0	55.0				$17,736	$341	$14,500
Gates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W Louise St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5892	284	18	15.9		126 (44.4%)	14 (4.9%)	132 (46.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	15.6	265^th of 294 public elementary schools	9.9%		19.1	362^nd of 428 public elementary schools	15.4%	97							45.4	62.8		44.4				49.7	66.7		66.7				$15,396	$280	$13,215
Dodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	641 S Oak St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5889	436	29	15.0		70 (16.1%)	64 (14.7%)	288 (66.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)							30.7		27.0					28.4							$14,662	$821	$11,921
Starr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 S Adams St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5882	453	29	15.7		109 (24.1%)	20 (4.4%)	303 (66.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)								(n/a)		39.3					33.2		44.3					43.2							$19,008	$1,868	$13,821
Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 W 9th St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5916	484	29	16.7		32 (6.6%)	5 (1.0%)	437 (90.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)								(n/a)	31.3						29.5							32.7	68.1		68.1				$15,524	$815	$12,708
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1314 W 7th St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5922	352	24	14.4		64 (18.2%)	5 (1.4%)	269 (76.4%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)								(n/a)								43.2		54.2				38.9							$15,131	$582	$12,225
Knickrehm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2013 N Oak St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5927	263	17	15.7		61 (23.2%)	3 (1.1%)	189 (71.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)								(n/a)							50.9		71.1	57.9				61.0							$16,706	$779	$13,859
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Beal St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5924	328	22	14.8		26 (7.9%)	6 (1.8%)	289 (88.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)														47.8							$19,244	$3,006	$14,245
Grand Island Senior High School	Public	9-12	2124 N Lafayette Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5950	2,696	151	17.8		796 (29.5%)	123 (4.6%)	1,676 (62.2%)	19 (0.7%)	21 (0.8%)	1 (0.0%)	60 (2.2%)	6.2	136^th of 146 public high schools	6.8%		4.9	159^th of 168 public high schools	5.4%	23																		27.7	24.1	30.2	$15,191	$899	$11,514
Stolley Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W Stolley Park Rd	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5913	258	19	13.4		140 (54.3%)	6 (2.3%)	100 (38.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	34.4	216^th of 294 public elementary schools	26.5%		49.6	253^rd of 428 public elementary schools	40.9%	37	45.7	45.2	55.0				48.4	67.4	66.7	70.0				68.0	82.5		82.5				$20,352	$542	$16,609
Walnut Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 N Custer Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5990	777	56	13.7		167 (21.5%)	31 (4.0%)	554 (71.3%)	9 (1.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.5%)	8.5	119^th of 133 public middle schools	10.5%		14.1	181^st of 200 public middle schools	9.5%	62				34.4	37.5	49.3	40.5				43.9	42.5	45.9	44.2		58.5	58.5				$16,947	$610	$14,025
Wasmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	318 S Clark St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5920	373	25	14.9		95 (25.5%)	13 (3.5%)	260 (69.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)							34.4							36.7	69.4		69.4				$15,674	$703	$12,665
West Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3022 College St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5930	338	23	14.3		95 (28.1%)	3 (0.9%)	228 (67.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)								(n/a)							32.4							43.7							$15,198	$1,375	$11,950
Shoemaker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4160 W Old Potash Hwy	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5936	438	27	16.1		199 (45.4%)	19 (4.3%)	190 (43.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	26.5	234^th of 294 public elementary schools	20.4%		34.4	313^th of 428 public elementary schools	26.9%	79		47.6	47.9				44.9	58.1	43.9	60.6				53.7	90.1		90.1				$13,543	$385	$11,167
Engleman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1812 Mansfield Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5902	448	24	18.5		288 (64.3%)	15 (3.3%)	122 (27.2%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	54.9	140^th of 294 public elementary schools	52.4%		65.6	149^th of 428 public elementary schools	65.2%	9	62.7	61.8	54.4				59.6	73.3	81.6	68.4				74.4	86.1		86.1				$13,712	$220	$11,138
Westridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4111 W 13th St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5886	694	51	13.7		347 (50.0%)	20 (2.9%)	285 (41.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	27.3	101^st of 133 public middle schools	24.1%		29.5	157^th of 200 public middle schools	21.5%	56				44.5	48.5	65.4	52.7				52.1	48.0	54.8	51.7		78.5	78.5				$15,852	$635	$13,047
Skills Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1912 N Lafayette Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5888	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Indra House	Public	9-12	2131 N Lafayette Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5635	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Career Pathways Institute	Public	9-12	1215 S Adams St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5601	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary	Public	7-12	302 W Plum	Doniphan	68832	Hall County	Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 845-6531	221	20	10.9	19.0%	206 (93.2%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	67.7	50^th of 146 public high schools	65.8%		83.4	20^th of 168 public high schools	88.1%	30						64.9	59.1						70.3	63.6		83.8	83.8	54.2	58.3	62.5	$20,242	$82	$17,623
Doniphan-Trumbull Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	302 W Plum	Doniphan	68832	Hall County	Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 845-2730	280	23	11.9	25.4%	251 (89.6%)	3 (1.1%)	23 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	68.8	91^st of 294 public elementary schools	69.0%		64.1	165^th of 428 public elementary schools	61.4%	74	60.7		63.3	73.7			66.9	75.0	83.9		76.3			78.0							$20,190	$805	$16,760
Centura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Hall County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 485-4258	273	20	13.4	33.0%	251 (91.9%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	57.9	128^th of 294 public elementary schools	56.5%		59.4	204^th of 428 public elementary schools	52.3%	76	75.0	61.3					63.2	75.0	67.7	66.7				68.4							$19,496	$965	$15,108
Centura Secondary School	Public	7-12	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Hall County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 485-4258	190	23	8.4	31.6%	168 (88.4%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	66.2	53^rd of 146 public high schools	63.7%		57.2	75^th of 168 public high schools	55.4%	22					53.9	82.1	65.7							64.2				66.7	51.5	57.6	$24,223	$202	$19,937
1r Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	3301 W One-R Road	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-6352	194	12	16.5	23.2%	174 (89.7%)	1 (0.5%)	19 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	78.3			73.9	64.0		72.1							87.5			89.1				$12,354	$191	$11,651
Cedar Hollow School	Public	PK, KG-8	4900 S Engleman Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-6306	378	23	16.7	14.0%	328 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	78.8	51^st of 294 public elementary schools	82.7%		81.3	62^nd of 428 public elementary schools	85.5%	11	83.8	75.0	73.8	63.4	70.5	80.9	74.5			85.7	82.9	81.8	87.2	86.9			89.9				$13,103	$238	$12,314
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	2710 N North Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-6394	680	48	14.0	15.6%	561 (82.5%)	4 (0.6%)	96 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	61.4	61^st of 146 public high schools	58.2%		57	76^th of 168 public high schools	54.8%	15																		54.9	54.3	58.0	$15,438	$122	$13,912
Wood River Rural Middle School	Public	6-8	13800 W Wood River Rd	Wood River	68883	Hall County	Wood River Rural Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 583-2249	98	9	10.8	48.0%	65 (66.3%)	4 (4.1%)	25 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	58.8	66^th of 133 public middle schools	50.4%		75.4	41^st of 200 public middle schools	79.5%	25					71.0	63.2	67.7						71.1	77.8							$590	$00	$546
Wood River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 Lilly St	Wood River	68883	Hall County	Wood River Rural Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 583-2525	224	23	9.7	41.1%	163 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)							63.0	66.7	77.1					71.7							$24,066	$1,807	$20,211
Wood River Rural High School	Public	9-12	13800 W Wood River Rd	Wood River	68883	Hall County	Wood River Rural Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 583-2249	145	16	8.9	40.7%	111 (76.6%)	3 (2.1%)	28 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	61.3	63^rd of 146 public high schools	56.8%		71.8	48^th of 168 public high schools	71.4%	15																		67.5	42.5	60.0	$47,329	$853	$38,115

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IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.