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
251	Pawnee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7310 S 48th St	Omaha	68157	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1900	341	22	15.7		87 (25.5%)	19 (5.6%)	212 (62.2%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.7%)	$18,508			$3,177			$14,159	21.8	26	337	86		317482001420
252	Saratoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 S 13th St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1166	216	22	9.9		101 (46.8%)	20 (9.3%)	49 (22.7%)	7 (3.2%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (16.7%)	$24,915			$3,900			$18,206	20.3	41.1	286	34		317284001178
253	Holdrege Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1700 Broadway St	Holdrege	68949	Phelps County	Holdrege Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 995-4339	340	29	11.6	40.9%	274 (80.6%)	6 (1.8%)	51 (15.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$17,599			$612			$14,508	20.3	43.9	278	25		317194002323
254	Dudley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1311 Avenue G	Gothenburg	69138	Dawson County	Gothenburg Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 537-3651	416	33	12.6	44.0%	362 (87.0%)	7 (1.7%)	34 (8.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$18,848			$835			$15,716	19.7	29.1	328	74		317110001011
255	Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5230 Sumner St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1143	402	29	13.7	51.7%	261 (64.9%)	20 (5.0%)	42 (10.4%)	15 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (15.7%)	$17,624			$1,692			$13,932	19.7	35.5	308	53		317284001154
256	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 9th Ave	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 635-6259	280	23	12.1		34 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	227 (81.1%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.4%)	$17,952			$3,675			$12,490	19.3	20.3	358	102		317647001580
257	G Stanley Hall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7600 S 72nd St	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0455	417	35	12		220 (52.8%)	41 (9.8%)	104 (24.9%)	19 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	$15,502			$727			$13,368	18.9	29.7	326	69		317527001473
258	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4065 Vinton St	Omaha	68105	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1640	463	29	15.9		69 (14.9%)	29 (6.3%)	339 (73.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	$18,227			$3,136			$14,209	18.9	18.4	365	107		317482001396
259	Kooser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 N 13th Street	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1146	929	60	15.4	46.0%	560 (60.3%)	70 (7.5%)	110 (11.8%)	110 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	73 (7.9%)	$12,387			$928			$10,281	18.8	49.5	255	4		317284002214
260	Betz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	605 W 27th Ave	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 293-4585	241	22	11	61.4%	127 (52.7%)	17 (7.1%)	62 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.7%)	$18,672			$1,760			$14,958	17.1	17.1	371	111		310381001504

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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:

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State-Administered Standardized Tests: 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.