Nebraska Elementary School Rankings

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NSCAS test scores by the Nebraska Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, November 23, 2022.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 457)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
317647001578	351	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	318	24	13.2	69.2%	142 (44.7%)	0 (0.0%)	155 (48.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.4%)	$14,805			$2,577			$11,592	27.4	33	325	26
317866001723	352	Westgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7802 Hascall	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 390-6495	289	23	12.6	88.6%	154 (53.3%)	52 (18.0%)	36 (12.5%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (14.5%)	$16,175			$995			$13,838	27.4	15.5	390	38
317323001205	353	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 E 8th St	Madison	68748	Madison County	Madison Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 454-2656	213	18	11.5	56.8%	50 (23.5%)	1 (0.5%)	138 (64.8%)	22 (10.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,050			$2,572			$13,157	27.2	18	378	25
317284001169	354	Pershing Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6402 Judson St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1160	434	35	12.2	65.4%	257 (59.2%)	26 (6.0%)	88 (20.3%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.1%)	$15,748			$2,543			$11,567	27.1	49.2	235	119
310309000025	355	Arapahoe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	610 Walnut	Arapahoe	68922	Furnas County	Arapahoe Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 962-5459	192	12	16.3	52.6%	172 (89.6%)	3 (1.6%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,032			$1,035			$12,234	26.8	55.5	197	158
310534000166	356	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	370	27	13.6	46.8%	231 (62.4%)	11 (3.0%)	113 (30.5%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$14,264			$2,267			$10,947	26.6	37.4	298	58
310001601015	357	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	327	23	14.2	50.8%	153 (46.8%)	22 (6.7%)	122 (37.3%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$14,298			$2,023			$11,140	26.3	34.9	312	45
317482001377	358	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2303 N 97th St	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1360	377	25	14.8	69.5%	131 (34.7%)	106 (28.1%)	41 (10.9%)	46 (12.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.0%)	$15,300			$1,269			$12,700	26.2	15.8	388	30
310001601020	359	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	212	16	13.5	100.0%	54 (25.5%)	1 (0.5%)	151 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$16,602			$2,028			$13,017	26	44	265	94
310002201323	360	Cody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 W 2nd St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7132	210	17	12.6	72.9%	152 (72.4%)	3 (1.4%)	43 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	$15,182			$1,933			$11,445	25.6	48.8	238	122

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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 23, 2022, 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.
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