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
141	Fredstrom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 N W 10th	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1140	443	30	14.7	36.1%	309 (69.8%)	16 (3.6%)	49 (11.1%)	17 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.3%)	$15,961			$1,327			$12,775	54.8	64.7	156	15		317284001851
142	Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 W 3rd	Louisville	68037	Cass County	Louisville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 234-4215	374	25	14.8	17.9%	340 (90.9%)	3 (0.8%)	22 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,483			$296			$14,136	54.8	67.9	138	4		317305001191
143	Shell Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	16786 280th St	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 564-8008	373	27	13.5	26.5%	284 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$14,247			$1,072			$11,675	54.6	69.9	128	15		310011200492
144	West Elementary School	Public	4-6	2350 Osage St	Sidney	69162	Cheyenne County	Sidney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 254-5855	238	18	13.3	49.2%	206 (86.6%)	4 (1.7%)	22 (9.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$16,424			$379			$13,406	54.4			(n/a)		317671000076
145	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14110 Tregaron Drive	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 827-5950	486	29	16.5	14.6%	327 (67.3%)	24 (4.9%)	55 (11.3%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.4%)	$13,574			$669			$11,400	54.4	70.9	119	26		310381000838
146	Eagle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S 1st St	Eagle	68347	Cass County	Waverly School District 145	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 781-2210	264	22	12.2	26.9%	87 (33.0%)	1 (0.4%)	171 (64.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$17,350			$873			$14,244	53.8	69.1	131	15		310002101697
147	Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 E 34th St	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8230	397	30	13.3	38.5%	255 (64.2%)	8 (2.0%)	108 (27.2%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.5%)	$12,734			$1,287			$10,345	53.3	58.8	209	62		317239001108
148	C L Jones Middle School	Public	4-8	520 W 3rd	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 832-2338	283	24	11.9	29.3%	247 (87.3%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$17,309			$00			$14,616	52.6	54.3	233	85		317383001264
149	Ashbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11740 S 120th Street	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 537-6299	391	24	16.1	4.3%	312 (79.8%)	14 (3.6%)	35 (9.0%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	$12,881			$456			$10,721	52.6	64.9	155	6		317527002418
150	Leigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	222 W 4th St	Leigh	68643	Colfax County	Leigh Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 487-3301	201	13	15.1	21.9%	186 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$18,719			$828			$14,159	52.3			(n/a)		317272001125

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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.