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
201	Prairie View School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 East O Street	Ogallala	69153	Keith County	Ogallala Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 284-6087	371	35	10.6	50.9%	298 (80.3%)	3 (0.8%)	61 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$18,803			$1,274			$15,211	39.8	61.2	187	14		317476002298
202	Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5230 Tipperary Trail	Lincoln	68512	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1142	402	30	13.6	31.1%	287 (71.4%)	20 (5.0%)	48 (11.9%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.0%)	$15,978			$973			$13,122	39.1	63.6	169	33		317284001177
203	Picotte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14506 Ohio St	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1920	369	22	16.6		207 (56.1%)	68 (18.4%)	50 (13.6%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	$17,893			$2,678			$13,359	39.1	55.3	228	25		317482000084
204	Montclair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2405 S 138th	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1295	641	37	17.5	29.8%	446 (69.6%)	25 (3.9%)	78 (12.2%)	44 (6.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.2%)	$11,406			$155			$10,252	38.7	60.8	191	13		317374001254
205	O'Neill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1700 N 4th Street	Oneill	68763	Holt County	O'Neill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 336-1400	471	39	12.1	47.3%	351 (74.5%)	2 (0.4%)	102 (21.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	$16,864			$1,825			$13,563	38.5	47.1	263	58		317485001447
206	Crete Intermediate School	Public	3-5	1700 Glenwood Ave	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 826-5833	455	32	14.1	70.5%	156 (34.3%)	3 (0.7%)	278 (61.1%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	$15,476			$2,108			$11,871	38.3	45.8	270	64		310009502345
207	Sandy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30671 Hwy 14	Fairfield	68938	Clay County	Sandy Creek Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 726-2151	280	21	13.1	35.4%	243 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)								38.2			(n/a)		317047002464
208	Hillside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7500 Western Ave	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 390-6450	391	32	12.2	48.6%	206 (52.7%)	52 (13.3%)	75 (19.2%)	10 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (12.3%)	$16,994			$909			$14,682	37.8	54.7	231	23		317866001711
209	Randolph Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1024 S 37th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1163	452	37	12		262 (58.0%)	34 (7.5%)	80 (17.7%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (12.6%)	$16,298			$2,201			$12,521	36.7	46.5	267	58		317284001173
210	Ponca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11300 N Post Rd	Omaha	68112	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1960	138	8	16.9		98 (71.0%)	11 (8.0%)	16 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.4%)	$21,034			$2,981			$15,959	36	65.7	146	64		317482001424

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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.