Best Elementary Schools in Nebraska

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							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
171	Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 13th St	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 436-2350	319	20	16.1	56.7%	177 (55.5%)	7 (2.2%)	127 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$12,965			$1,802			$10,111	47	54.1	235	64		310009801001
172	Cedar Bluffs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 E Main St	Cedar Bluffs	68015	Saunders County	Cedar Bluffs Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 628-2060	250	20	12.7	45.2%	239 (95.6%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$21,691			$1,514			$17,663	46.9	53.4	241	69		310487000125
173	Conestoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	104 E High St	Murray	68409	Cass County	Conestoga Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 235-2341	376	30	12.4	27.1%	344 (91.5%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	$17,602			$590			$15,075	46.6	70.6	122	51		317420001818
174	Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1106 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2544	194	14	13.7	73.2%	80 (41.2%)	3 (1.5%)	95 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	$14,538			$963			$11,866	46.2	53.7	237	63		317443001306
175	Htrs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Central Ave	Humboldt	68376	Richardson County	Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 862-2151	175	18	9.6	37.7%	167 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$30,419			$3,363			$23,901	46.1	79.8	74	101		310017902191
176	Fort Crook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12501 S 25th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4710	269	20	13.4	36.1%	134 (49.8%)	16 (5.9%)	79 (29.4%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	29 (10.8%)	$16,579			$759			$13,895	46	58.1	218	42		310381001508
177	Plattsmouth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1724 8th Ave	Plattsmouth	68048	Cass County	Plattsmouth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 296-4173	460	32	14.2	39.1%	371 (80.7%)	3 (0.7%)	52 (11.3%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$14,264			$1,118			$11,513	44.9	65.7	148	29		317566000426
178	Milford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 West 1st Street	Milford	68405	Seward County	Milford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 761-2408	430	30	14.2	23.0%	402 (93.5%)	9 (2.1%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$13,803			$583			$12,112	44.7	59.9	197	19		317371001238
179	Blair Arbor Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1717 Adams St	Blair	68008	Washington County	Blair Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 426-2735	494	38	12.9	27.7%	436 (88.3%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$12,830			$418			$11,010	44.4	66.1	144	35		310410000085
180	Carriage Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Cedardale Rd	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0449	386	31	12.2		266 (68.9%)	25 (6.5%)	45 (11.7%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (11.1%)	$17,917			$890			$15,335	44	51.9	246	66		317527001472

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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.

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