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Schools in Platte County, NE

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Schools

6,909

Students

Districts

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Top rankedHumphrey Junior-Senior High School10^th of 146 Nebraska high schools

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Biggest riser

Emerson Elementary School up 160 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Holy Family School 6.1 students per teacher

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Lakeview High School	Public	9-12	3744 83rd St	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 564-8518	344	26	13.0	32.0%	241 (70.1%)	2 (0.6%)	94 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	72.9	42^nd of 146 public high schools	71.2%		45.1	101^st of 168 public high schools	39.9%	59																		52.6	61.8	68.4	$18,570	$71	$15,116
Shell Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	16786 280th St	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 564-8008	373	27	13.5	26.5%	284 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	54.6	143^rd of 294 public elementary schools	51.4%		69.9	128^th of 428 public elementary schools	70.1%	15	58.1	79.3	58.2	64.0			65.2	60.5	77.4	67.3	64.0			67.7	89.1		89.1				$14,496	$635	$12,459
Platte Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	155 Platte St	Platte Center	68653	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 246-3465	168	12	14.4	49.4%	107 (63.7%)	1 (0.6%)	58 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)				75.0			69.2			52.4				69.2							$16,537	$1,127	$13,946
Lakeview Junior High School	Public	7-8	3744 83rd Street	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 564-8518	152	7	21.8	33.6%	105 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	45.8	84^th of 133 public middle schools	36.8%		39.2	136^th of 200 public middle schools	32.0%	52					61.6	57.1	59.3					52.8	66.2	59.7		84.4	84.4				$14,478	$64	$11,127
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%)	32.5	222^nd of 294 public elementary schools	24.5%		14.6	382^nd of 428 public elementary schools	10.7%	160	44.9						41.5	61.2	71.1					66.0							$15,238	$1,214	$12,462
Columbus Middle School	Public	5-8	2200 26th St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 563-7060	1,166	74	15.6	61.3%	485 (41.6%)	22 (1.9%)	626 (53.7%)	11 (0.9%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.1%)	9.2	116^th of 133 public middle schools	12.8%		10.3	187^th of 200 public middle schools	6.5%	71			28.5	31.0	43.1	43.1	36.4			44.4	37.7	46.3	47.0	43.7	76.1	62.6	69.6				$14,630	$278	$13,131
Lost Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3772 33rd Ave	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 563-7045	318	25	12.7	52.2%	158 (49.7%)	14 (4.4%)	136 (42.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	11.4	270^th of 294 public elementary schools	8.2%		19.2	360^th of 428 public elementary schools	15.9%	90	43.1	41.5					42.2	61.5	42.7					51.0							$16,970	$1,121	$14,571
North Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2200 31st St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7070	304	20	15.5	58.9%	98 (32.2%)	3 (1.0%)	198 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	29.7	228^th of 294 public elementary schools	22.4%		26.5	334^th of 428 public elementary schools	22.0%	106	53.1	55.8					54.3	62.5						57.8							$16,611	$765	$14,507
Columbus High School	Public	9-12	3434 Discoverer Drive	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 563-7050	1,337	78	17.1	51.9%	602 (45.0%)	16 (1.2%)	670 (50.1%)	13 (1.0%)	12 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (1.8%)	16.1	124^th of 146 public high schools	15.1%		23.7	133^rd of 168 public high schools	20.8%	9																		31.2	33.3	42.7	$14,160	$264	$12,325
West Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4100 Adamy St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7075	215	14	15.3	58.6%	88 (40.9%)	4 (1.9%)	119 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)	50.0						56.8		59.0					56.8							$16,541	$1,187	$14,064
Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Centennial St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-8180	353	25	14.1	62.0%	140 (39.7%)	4 (1.1%)	199 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	24.9	239^th of 294 public elementary schools	18.7%		31.7	321^st of 428 public elementary schools	25.0%	82	52.2	50.0					51.1	68.7	51.4					59.6							$16,258	$915	$13,999
Non-Traditional Learning And Support Center	Public	5-12	2508 27th Street	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 563-7000	22	0		13.6%	3 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kramer Education Center	Public	PK	2410 16th Street Ste C	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 563-7000	170	7	24.2	52.9%	60 (35.3%)	4 (2.4%)	103 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)								(n/a)
Lindsay Attendance Center	Public	PK-K	306 Pine St	Lindsay	68644	Platte County	Humphrey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 428-2409	13	1	12.1	23.1%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$21,147	$514	$17,469
Humphrey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	405 South 7th Street	Humphrey	68642	Platte County	Humphrey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 923-1230	177	14	12.5	1.7%	169 (95.5%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				66.7			66.3							45.0							$23,472	$952	$19,433
Humphrey Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	405 South 7th Street	Humphrey	68642	Platte County	Humphrey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 923-1230	132	12	10.8	16.7%	130 (98.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89.8	10^th of 146 public high schools	93.2%		91.8	10^th of 168 public high schools	94.0%								60.5							69.2					67.9	75.0	$22,190	$602	$18,518
Esu 7 Center	Public	8-12	2563 44th Ave	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Educational Service Unit 07	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 564-0815	0	2	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Esu 7 Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2567 44th Ave	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Educational Service Unit 07	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 564-0815	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Esu 7 Bridges	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2563 44th Avenue	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Educational Service Unit 07	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 564-0815	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Scotus Central Catholic High School	Private, Roman Catholic	7-12	1554 18th Ave	Columbus	68601	Platte County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(402) 564-7165	375	28	13.2	—	321 (85.6%)	6 (1.6%)	23 (6.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.1%)								(n/a)
Christ Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-8	32312 122nd Ave	Columbus	68601	Platte County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(402) 564-3531	42	3	9.6	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Columbus Christian School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-6	3418 15th St	Columbus	68601	Platte County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(402) 562-6470	24	2	8.0	—	7 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
St Anthony School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-6	1719 6th St	Columbus	68601	Platte County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(402) 564-4767	104	9	9.4	—	73 (70.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)
St Bonaventure Elementary School	Private, Roman Catholic	K-6	1604 15th St	Columbus	68601	Platte County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(402) 564-7153	200	16	12.8	—	164 (82.0%)	4 (2.0%)	26 (13.0%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
St Francis Schools	Private, Roman Catholic	K-12	300 S 7th St	Humphrey	68642	Platte County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(402) 923-0818				—															(n/a)
St Isidore Elementary School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-6	3821 20th St	Columbus	68601	Platte County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(402) 564-2604	273	17	12.7	—	202 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)
Holy Family School	Private, Roman Catholic	PK, KG-11	301 Pine St	Lindsay	68644	Platte County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(402) 428-2455	110	16	6.1	—	98 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
St Johns Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	K-8	39346 205th Ave	Columbus	68601	Platte County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(402) 285-0335	56	4	14.0	—	55 (98.2%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Immanuel Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-8	2865 26th Ave	Columbus	68601	Platte County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(402) 564-8423	195	10	14.2	—	124 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)								(n/a)

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