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
31	Woodbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	18520 Purple Martin Parkway	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-1823	641	44	14.4	7.5%	426 (66.5%)	32 (5.0%)	38 (5.9%)	106 (16.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	$10,902			$110			$9,937	83.8	92.1	12	19		317011002414
32	Loveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8201 Pacific Street	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6455	276	18	15.3	27.5%	176 (63.8%)	30 (10.9%)	34 (12.3%)	17 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	$15,218			$238			$13,845	83.8	85.2	39	7		317866001712
33	Sheridan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Plymouth Ave	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1167	352	25	13.9	18.2%	292 (83.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.7%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.7%)	$15,037			$1,185			$11,816	83.5	91.1	15	18		317284001179
34	Ezra Millard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14111 Blondo St	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-2955	485	29	16.4	31.5%	341 (70.3%)	20 (4.1%)	51 (10.5%)	27 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.1%)	$10,985			$155			$9,984	82.8	87.8	27	7		317374001935
35	Malcolm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10000 N W 112th St	Malcolm	68402	Lancaster County	Malcolm Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 796-2151	341	22	15.4	17.6%	323 (94.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	$16,250			$650			$13,886	81.8	81.3	64	29		317329001209
36	Hillrise Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	20110 Hopper St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2602	321	27	12	19.3%	243 (75.7%)	7 (2.2%)	35 (10.9%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.6%)	$13,499			$261			$12,176	81.3	88.4	24	12		317011001801
37	Arlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	705 N 9th	Arlington	68002	Washington County	Arlington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 478-4121	372	31	11.8	25.3%	343 (92.2%)	4 (1.1%)	13 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	$17,439			$708			$14,306	80.7	83.2	50	13		310313000029
38	Fort Calhoun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1120 Monroe St	Fort Calhoun	68023	Washington County	Fort Calhoun Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 468-5714	460	31	14.8	15.2%	439 (95.4%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$14,463			$365			$12,730	80.6	80	72	34		317065000968
39	Prairie Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11444 Hascall Street	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6470	269	21	12.8	22.3%	202 (75.1%)	10 (3.7%)	35 (13.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.4%)	$16,072			$238			$13,962	80.6	90.4	16	23		317866001715
40	Elkhorn Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	601 S Madison Street	Tilden	68781	Madison County	Elkhorn Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 368-5301	252	21	12.2	29.0%	238 (94.4%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,770			$909			$16,127	80.5	78.6	82	42		310002501664

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