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
151	Eastridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6245 L St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1135	264	17	15.1	30.3%	212 (80.3%)	7 (2.7%)	24 (9.1%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	$14,934			$1,672			$11,548	52.2	70.5	123	28		317284001146
152	Dakota City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 Locust St	Dakota City	68731	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 987-3363	246	23	10.8	66.7%	67 (27.2%)	5 (2.0%)	154 (62.6%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$17,911			$1,154			$15,305	51.9	23.2	347	195		317686001610
153	Cottonwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	615 Piedmont Dr	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1390	303	27	11.2	35.6%	233 (76.9%)	16 (5.3%)	30 (9.9%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.9%)	$15,681			$479			$14,065	51.4	78.4	83	70		317374001245
154	Seymour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 S 79th St	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-0540	286	19	15	56.3%	137 (47.9%)	21 (7.3%)	101 (35.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	$13,127			$1,558			$10,836	51	64.6	159	5		317590001543
155	Paddock Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3535 Paddock Rd	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 390-6465	285	19	15	39.6%	184 (64.6%)	16 (5.6%)	50 (17.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	27 (9.5%)	$16,135			$680			$13,866	49.8	52.6	242	87		317866001714
156	Elm Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	230 East Calkins Avenue	Elm Creek	68836	Buffalo County	Elm Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 856-4300	215	17	12.8	31.2%	205 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$17,157			$938			$13,636	49.2	62.3	177	21		317014000929
157	Falling Waters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5909 S 200th Ave	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 332-3938	417	28	15.1	11.3%	321 (77.0%)	13 (3.1%)	40 (9.6%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	$13,194			$195			$11,623	49.2	62.3	178	21		317122002419
158	Harrison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5304 Hamilton St	Omaha	68132	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1540	286	17	16.7		165 (57.7%)	40 (14.0%)	37 (12.9%)	16 (5.6%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	$19,369			$2,643			$14,735	49.2	66.3	142	16		317482001385
159	Wahoo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2056 N Hackberry	Wahoo	68066	Saunders County	Wahoo Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 443-4250	475	34	14	27.6%	419 (88.2%)	7 (1.5%)	38 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$15,094			$1,104			$11,712	49.1	81.1	65	94		317821001684
160	Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2003 5th Ave	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 635-6262	379	25	15.3	45.4%	231 (60.9%)	2 (0.5%)	128 (33.8%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	$13,723			$3,935			$8,489	48.9	57.4	220	60		317647001579

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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.
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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.