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
101	Calvert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2103 O Street	Auburn	68305	Nemaha County	Auburn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 274-4129	531	31	16.9	37.9%	483 (91.0%)	6 (1.1%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.8%)	$13,813			$923			$11,994	65.5	76.5	90	11		310333000040
102	Standing Bear Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15860 Taylor Street	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2140	623	32	19.2		328 (52.6%)	90 (14.4%)	53 (8.5%)	84 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (10.9%)	$16,459			$2,668			$12,589	65.3	81.3	63	39		317482001783
103	Anderson Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11820 S 37th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0479	317	21	15.4	19.2%	209 (65.9%)	11 (3.5%)	56 (17.7%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (10.7%)	$13,524			$136			$12,073	65.3	67	140	37		317527001900
104	J Sterling Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1805 S 160th	Omaha	68130	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1290	392	28	14	29.8%	296 (75.5%)	17 (4.3%)	49 (12.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	$11,630			$245			$10,409	64.9	76.1	93	11		317374001249
105	Kenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 16th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8200	398	26	15.4	32.9%	311 (78.1%)	2 (0.5%)	60 (15.1%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	$13,286			$247			$11,425	64.1	71.3	115	10		317239001107
106	Ravenna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	41750 Carthage Rd	Ravenna	68869	Buffalo County	Ravenna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 452-3202	242	21	11.7	38.4%	205 (84.7%)	4 (1.7%)	28 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$21,196			$1,245			$17,212	64.1	61.1	188	82		317596001823
107	Westside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1703 Philip Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2561	194	18	11	68.0%	84 (43.3%)	4 (2.1%)	85 (43.8%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.7%)	$18,967			$1,309			$15,536	63.7	72.1	109	2		317443001315
108	So Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	43737 Hwy 89	Oxford	68967	Furnas County	Southern Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 868-2222	252	22	11.4	53.6%	220 (87.3%)	2 (0.8%)	25 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$19,698			$397			$17,089	63.5	65	154	46		310010902208
109	Hemingford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	911 Niobrara Ave	Hemingford	69348	Box Butte County	Hemingford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 487-3328	209	20	10.6	32.1%	175 (83.7%)	2 (1.0%)	23 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.3%)	$20,346			$1,380			$17,366	63.3	62.7	173	64		317173001062
110	Boone Central Elementary-Albion	Public	PK, KG-4	605 S 6th	Albion	68620	Boone County	Boone Central Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 395-2134	247	19	13.2	34.0%	231 (93.5%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$18,867			$1,561			$14,261	63.2	56.9	222	112		310282000007

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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.

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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.