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
21	Yutan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	902 2nd St	Yutan	68073	Saunders County	Yutan Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 625-2141	272	21	12.8	20.6%	250 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.7%)	$16,988			$591			$13,373	87.6	87.7	28	7		317908001753
22	Chase County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	520 E 9th St	Imperial	69033	Chase County	Chase County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 882-4228	221	22	9.9	46.6%	151 (68.3%)	6 (2.7%)	63 (28.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,783			$437			$15,120	87.1			(n/a)		310016301773
23	Atkinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 N Main	Atkinson	68713	Holt County	West Holt Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 925-5483	189	18	10.5	46.0%	170 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.6%)	$21,076			$873			$17,709	86.6	62.5	176	153		310017200037
24	Anchor Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17007 North Hws Cleveland Blvd	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2166	544	34	16	6.4%	401 (73.7%)	28 (5.1%)	41 (7.5%)	50 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.7%)	$15,864			$1,891			$11,883	86.3	92.4	10	14		310399002403
25	Portal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9920 Brentwood Dr	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0425	422	27	15.5	14.2%	312 (73.9%)	10 (2.4%)	45 (10.7%)	22 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	$12,304			$125			$10,959	86.2	86.3	35	10		317527002192
26	Valentine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	615 E 5th St	Valentine	69201	Cherry County	Valentine Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 376-3237	285	25	11.3	45.6%	224 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	3 (1.1%)	28 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$20,455			$2,323			$16,396	86.1	83	51	25		317802001672
27	Battle Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	305 S 4th	Battle Creek	68715	Madison County	Battle Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 675-8085	292	20	14.6	21.2%	272 (93.2%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,527			$751			$11,703	86	76.9	88	61		310354000054
28	North Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1135 North H Street	Broken Bow	68822	Custer County	Broken Bow Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 872-2982	376	30	12.5	41.5%	303 (80.6%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.3%)	6 (1.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$14,374			$697			$11,915	85.5	83.9	45	17		310001101861
29	Westridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 N 206th St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2559	346	24	14.1	13.9%	272 (78.6%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.5%)	24 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)	$12,873			$320			$11,468	85	89.9	19	10		317011001802
30	Rohwer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17701 F St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6225	450	30	15.2	16.9%	352 (78.2%)	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.1%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	$13,101			$155			$11,592	84	81.4	61	31		317374000667

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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.