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
11	West Dodge Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18480 California St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2773	434	34	12.8	6.5%	316 (72.8%)	16 (3.7%)	34 (7.8%)	46 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	$14,344			$793			$12,409	91	91.2	14	3		317011002239
12	North Bend Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 E 11th St	North Bend	68649	Dodge County	North Bend Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 652-8122	277	22	12.7	24.9%	261 (94.2%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,992			$938			$15,937	90.5	84.4	43	31		310011500578
13	Fire Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19660 Farnam St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0735	469	32	14.6	7.5%	378 (80.6%)	8 (1.7%)	20 (4.3%)	36 (7.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.9%)	$11,024			$110			$10,009	89.8	93	8	5		317011001784
14	Seward Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 E Pinewood	Seward	68434	Seward County	Seward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 643-2968	558	36	15.2	22.2%	504 (90.3%)	3 (0.5%)	39 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	$15,214			$938			$12,622	89.8	78.1	85	71		317656001590
15	Middle School At Syracuse	Public	4-8	1430 Education Drive	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 269-2388	286	21	13.4	19.2%	264 (92.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$14,823			$585			$11,938	89.5	89.4	21	6		317755002238
16	Reeder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19202 Chandler St	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6420	504	30	17	18.3%	407 (80.8%)	17 (3.4%)	31 (6.2%)	20 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.2%)	$12,759			$1,254			$10,226	89.2	93.4	7	9		317374001792
17	Upchurch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8686 S 165th St	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-7150	402	29	13.8	17.2%	303 (75.4%)	11 (2.7%)	30 (7.5%)	26 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.5%)	$14,842			$2,517			$10,936	88.9	92.1	11	6		317374002198
18	Bellevue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	12001 Timberridge Dr	Bellevue	68133	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 827-1840	475	27	17.3	20.0%	307 (64.6%)	19 (4.0%)	69 (14.5%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	66 (13.9%)	$12,879			$587			$11,086	88.5	86.8	33	15		310381002231
19	West Bay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3220 S 188th Ave	Omaha	68130	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-9045	405	28	14.2	5.4%	296 (73.1%)	9 (2.2%)	31 (7.7%)	41 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.7%)	$13,618			$924			$11,505	88.5	89.9	18	1		317011002292
20	Arbor View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5115 N 208th St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-1007	555	40	13.9	9.7%	365 (65.8%)	12 (2.2%)	59 (10.6%)	77 (13.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.2%)	$13,056			$902			$11,222	87.8	87	32	12		317011002337

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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