Nebraska High School Rankings

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NSCAS and ACT test scores by the Nebraska Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, November 23, 2022.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 202)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
317011002240	1	Elkhorn South High School	Public	9-12	20303 Blue Sage Parkway	Omaha	68130	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0616	1,437	86	16.6	4.5%	1,273 (88.6%)	17 (1.2%)	42 (2.9%)	60 (4.2%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (2.6%)	$11,131			$140			$9,527	99.6	99.2	1
317011002413	2	Elkhorn North High School	Public	9-12	17800 George Miller Parkway	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0322	879	52	17	10.7%	720 (81.9%)	19 (2.2%)	47 (5.3%)	58 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	32 (3.6%)	$12,375			$133			$10,203	97.5	96.7	3	1
310342000047	3	Axtell High School	Public	7-12	500 Main St	Axtell	68924	Kearney County	Axtell Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 743-2415	120	14	8.7	30.0%	111 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$24,061			$306			$20,631	97.4	57.8	84	81
317577001531	4	Ponca High School	Public	7-12	505 3rd St	Ponca	68770	Dixon County	Ponca Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 755-5701	201	18	10.8	12.4%	187 (93.0%)	5 (2.5%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,560			$481			$14,499	96	88.3	19	15
317551001495	5	Pierce Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 N Sunset	Pierce	68767	Pierce County	Pierce Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 329-6217	337	25	13.7	19.3%	317 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	$15,344			$325			$12,882	95.4	90.1	12	7
310011100470	6	Eustis-Farnam High School	Public	7-12	504 N Ingalls St	Eustis	69028	Frontier County	Eustis-Farnam Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 486-3991	81	11	7	38.3%	77 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,377			$1,301			$21,820	95.3			(n/a)
310399000078	7	Bennington High School	Public	9-12	16610 Bennington Road	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2447	957	56	17.1	9.6%	823 (86.0%)	36 (3.8%)	54 (5.6%)	11 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.0%)	$13,008			$132			$10,489	94.1	83.7	31	24
317011000927	8	Elkhorn High School	Public	9-12	1401 Veterans Dr	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-4239	740	46	16.1	17.3%	617 (83.4%)	10 (1.4%)	48 (6.5%)	22 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.5%)	$15,039			$159			$12,453	93.8	93.2	7	1
317005000923	9	Elgin High School	Public	7-12	101 N 4th St	Elgin	68636	Antelope County	Elgin Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 843-2455	85	11	7.7	35.3%	84 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,166			$1,217			$20,978	93.2			(n/a)
317272001126	10	Leigh High School	Public	7-12	222 W 4th St	Leigh	68643	Colfax County	Leigh Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 487-2228	102	10	10.1	23.5%	96 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,135			$853			$17,747	92.5	89.6	16	6

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ACT English Language Arts, ACT Mathematics, ACT Science, NSCAS English Language Arts, NSCAS Mathematics, NSCAS Science test scores released by the Nebraska Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 23, 2022, 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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.