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
71	Logan View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2163 County Road G	Hooper	68031	Dodge County	Logan View Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 654-3317	330	25	13.3	43.6%	292 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$16,683			$1,096			$13,795	74.3	75.4	97	26		310011402274
72	Ackerman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 S 156th St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8420	453	30	15.1	25.6%	335 (74.0%)	17 (3.8%)	47 (10.4%)	19 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.7%)	$11,714			$155			$10,591	74.1	85.8	37	35		317374001834
73	Wysong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7901 Blanchard Boulevard	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1185	738	42	17.4	9.1%	630 (85.4%)	5 (0.7%)	25 (3.4%)	31 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	$11,748			$801			$9,538	73.8	87.9	26	47		317284002329
74	Harvey Oaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15228 Shirley St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1386	340	19	17.9	19.1%	275 (80.9%)	6 (1.8%)	27 (7.9%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	$13,977			$1,597			$11,305	73.3	82.6	56	18		317374001813
75	Pierce Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	211 N 7th	Pierce	68767	Pierce County	Pierce Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 329-4302	338	25	13.5	23.4%	313 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$15,034			$824			$12,584	73.2	68.5	133	58		317551001494
76	Tri County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	72520 Hwy 103	De Witt	68341	Jefferson County	Tri County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 683-4035	232	21	11.1	23.3%	216 (93.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (4.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,257			$1,131			$15,358	72.6	70.7	121	45		310597001848
77	Waverly Intermediate School	Public	3-5	14621 Heywood St	Waverly	68462	Lancaster County	Waverly School District 145	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 786-5340	330	20	16.2	17.9%	60 (18.2%)	2 (0.6%)	262 (79.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$15,053			$878			$11,811	72.5	82.9	53	24		310002102029
78	Saddlebrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14850 Laurel Ave	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2020	447	26	17.3		287 (64.2%)	42 (9.4%)	26 (5.8%)	43 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	47 (10.5%)	$18,844			$2,661			$14,229	72.2	70.8	120	42		317482002228
79	Crofton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1301 W 5th St	Crofton	68730	Knox County	Crofton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 388-4357	193	12	16.6	27.5%	185 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$16,776			$1,034			$13,876	72.1	63.1	170	91		310563000183
80	Central City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1711 15th Ave	Central City	68826	Merrick County	Central City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 946-3057	327	23	14.1	40.7%	288 (88.1%)	7 (2.1%)	22 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$18,077			$1,309			$14,126	72	57.8	219	139		310492000133

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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.