Best Elementary Schools in Nebraska

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NSCAS test scores by the Nebraska Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, November 30, 2025.

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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
241	Raymond A Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 N Crane	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7593	336	26	12.8	45.2%	223 (66.4%)	3 (0.9%)	80 (23.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	$16,213			$1,503			$13,116	24.3	36.2	305	64		317158001057
242	Zeman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 S 52nd St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1169	360	27	13.2	37.8%	240 (66.7%)	19 (5.3%)	57 (15.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.8%)	$15,074			$1,062			$12,433	24	58.4	214	28		317284001183
243	Crestridge Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	818 Crestridge Rd	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1280	406	22	18.3		113 (27.8%)	37 (9.1%)	224 (55.2%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	$17,674			$3,031			$13,672	23.3	35.2	310	67		317482001372
244	Birchcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1212 Fairfax Dr	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4635	360	24	14.7	50.0%	194 (53.9%)	30 (8.3%)	95 (26.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.3%)	$16,061			$696			$13,775	23.2	30.7	324	80		310381001505
245	Bryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 N Harrison	Lexington	68850	Dawson County	Lexington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 324-3762	385	24	15.8	51.7%	88 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	292 (75.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,616			$810			$11,476	23.1	42.7	280	35		317281001130
246	Blumfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10310 Mockingbird Dr	Omaha	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-0891	373	28	13.3	66.8%	115 (30.8%)	36 (9.7%)	169 (45.3%)	12 (3.2%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.4%)	$16,042			$1,865			$13,048	22.9	35.5	307	61		317590001536
247	Lothrop Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 North 22 Street	Omaha	68110	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1780	431	25	17		18 (4.2%)	210 (48.7%)	126 (29.2%)	47 (10.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	$18,621			$3,319			$13,680	22.7	15	379	132		317482001402
248	Westgate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7802 Hascall Street	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 390-6495	297	23	12.6		146 (49.2%)	60 (20.2%)	56 (18.9%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	$16,584			$821			$14,218	22.5	28.8	329	81		317866001723
249	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	828 N Hastings Ave	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7584	305	25	12	50.5%	165 (54.1%)	4 (1.3%)	113 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	$16,709			$1,387			$13,376	22.5	23.5	345	96		317158001055
250	Pinewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6717 North 63rd Street	Omaha	68152	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1940	297	16	18.5		36 (12.1%)	91 (30.6%)	39 (13.1%)	102 (34.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.8%)	$19,776			$3,163			$14,901	22.2	21.1	355	105		317482001422

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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.