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
111	Wayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	312 Douglas Street	Wayne	68787	Wayne County	Wayne Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 375-3854	499	32	15.6	36.9%	378 (75.8%)	3 (0.6%)	99 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.4%)	$14,382			$619			$11,832	63	76.4	92	19		317852002267
112	Northeast Elementary At Lyons	Public	PK, KG-6	400 S 5th St	Lyons	68038	Burt County	Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 687-2363	165	14	12	35.2%	143 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.1%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	$26,740			$2,136			$19,832	62.9	58.4	213	101		317321001203
113	Gretna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 South St	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 332-3341	374	29	13.1	16.6%	339 (90.6%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$15,518			$195			$13,197	62.8	81.6	60	53		317122001034
114	Blair Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Deerfield Blvd	Blair	68008	Washington County	Blair Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 426-5123	397	27	14.6	23.4%	347 (87.4%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	$13,403			$35			$11,520	62.7	81.8	58	56		310410002205
115	Mitchell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1439 13th Ave	Mitchell	69357	Scotts Bluff County	Mitchell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 623-2828	345	25	13.8	50.7%	245 (71.0%)	2 (0.6%)	87 (25.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$16,573			$1,899			$13,457	62.7	64.4	161	46		317389001268
116	Whitetail Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19110 Greenleaf Street	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 895-3388	481	31	15.7	5.8%	394 (81.9%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.4%)	28 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)	$12,512			$195			$11,027	62.6	74.8	99	17		317122002264
117	Ord Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	820 S 16th St	Ord	68862	Valley County	Ord Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 728-3331	305	21	14.4	38.0%	273 (89.5%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$19,120			$806			$17,084	61.5	62.1	182	65		317494001453
118	Wisner-Pilger Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 18th St	Wisner	68791	Cuming County	Wisner-Pilger Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 529-6465	306	24	12.6	43.5%	243 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$20,388			$865			$16,851	61.2	69.9	127	9		310000801733
119	Homer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	212 S 3rd	Homer	68030	Dakota County	Homer Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 698-2377	245	21	11.8	46.5%	192 (78.4%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	4 (1.6%)	30 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$17,062			$831			$13,285	61.1	40.1	293	174		317200001082
120	Cody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3320 S 127th St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-1320	307	25	12.2	55.7%	184 (59.9%)	21 (6.8%)	53 (17.3%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.1%)	$22,455			$5,539			$15,304	61.1	44.8	274	154		317374001244

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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 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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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