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
261	Beatrice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	333 North 33rd Street	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 223-1525	798	58	13.6	57.1%	634 (79.4%)	5 (0.6%)	108 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (5.3%)								17			(n/a)		310360002469
262	Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2705 Ave E	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8270	235	18	13	54.5%	152 (64.7%)	5 (2.1%)	70 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	$16,218			$1,853			$12,667	16.5	47.5	260	2		317239001103
263	Covington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2116 A Street	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 494-4238	408	34	12	74.5%	47 (11.5%)	67 (16.4%)	253 (62.0%)	4 (1.0%)	17 (4.2%)	11 (2.7%)	9 (2.2%)	$15,882			$1,873			$12,977	16	34.8	311	48		317686001313
264	Westbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1312 Robertson Drive	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 390-6490	545	35	15.3		270 (49.5%)	95 (17.4%)	86 (15.8%)	22 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.0%)	$18,179			$930			$14,921	15.7	23.8	343	79		317866001793
265	Gates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W Louise St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5892	284	18	15.9		126 (44.4%)	14 (4.9%)	132 (46.5%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)	$14,525			$725			$12,188	15.6	19.1	362	97		310001601015
266	Roper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2323 S Coddington St	Lincoln	68522	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1170	850	58	14.6	55.5%	445 (52.4%)	82 (9.6%)	178 (20.9%)	76 (8.9%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.5%)	$14,250			$921			$11,404	13.6	37.7	297	31		317284000391
267	Belleaire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 Mission Ave West	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 293-4510	328	27	12	62.5%	152 (46.3%)	27 (8.2%)	122 (37.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.6%)	$17,383			$1,148			$14,611	13.3	23.8	342	75		310381001500
268	Jefferson Intermediate School	Public	3-6	924 K Street	Fairbury	68352	Jefferson County	Fairbury Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 729-5041	259	23	11.3	56.8%	217 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	$18,309			$1,235			$14,850	12.2	31	323	55		317044001928
269	Prescott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1930 S 20th St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1161	485	45	10.8		224 (46.2%)	64 (13.2%)	116 (23.9%)	35 (7.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.1%)	$18,871			$2,828			$14,312	11.9	42	283	14		317284001171
270	Lost Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3772 33rd Ave	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 563-7045	318	25	12.7	52.2%	158 (49.7%)	14 (4.4%)	136 (42.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	$16,200			$1,748			$13,128	11.4	19.2	360	90		310534000166

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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.