Best High Schools in Nebraska for Low Socio Economic Status Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Nebraska!

Every year, the Nebraska Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Nebraska test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 62)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Summerland High School	Public	7-12	51293 857th Rd	Ewing	68735	Holt County	Summerland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 626-7534	201	20	10.2	45.8%	170 (84.6%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$20,494			$992			$17,114	98.4%	94.6%	3.74%			310018902422
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	1,003	64	15.7	11.5%	791 (78.9%)	36 (3.6%)	55 (5.5%)	79 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.0%)	$13,113			$141			$10,905	96.8%	95.2%	1.54%			317011002413
3	Chadron Senior High School	Public	9-12	901 Cedar	Chadron	69337	Dawes County	Chadron Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 432-0707	253	24	10.6	35.2%	201 (79.4%)	4 (1.6%)	15 (5.9%)	1 (0.4%)	17 (6.7%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.5%)	$18,677			$663			$15,455	95.2%	91.7%	3.49%			310498000138
4	Central City High School	Public	9-12	1510 28th St	Central City	68826	Merrick County	Central City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 946-3086	237	22	10.5	38.4%	215 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	$24,487			$528			$19,242	93.5%	92.9%	0.69%			310492000129
5	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	749	49	15.1	20.2%	615 (82.1%)	14 (1.9%)	55 (7.3%)	25 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.1%)	$15,345			$146			$12,621	91.9%	84.5%	7.41%			317011000927
6	Auburn High School	Public	9-12	1829 Central Ave	Auburn	68305	Nemaha County	Auburn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 274-4328	237	22	10.9	39.2%	223 (94.1%)	6 (2.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$19,192			$213			$16,983	90.3%	65.5%	24.85%			310333000038
7	O'Neill High School	Public	7-12	540 E Hynes	Oneill	68763	Holt County	O'Neill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 336-1544	365	32	11.5	49.9%	299 (81.9%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (13.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$19,475			$463			$16,492	88.7%	29.8%	58.95%			317485001448
8	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	1,407	87	16.1	7.0%	1,212 (86.1%)	24 (1.7%)	52 (3.7%)	79 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	33 (2.3%)	$11,687			$137			$9,956	87.1%	97.6%	10.52%			317011002240
9	David City Secondary School	Public	7-12	750 D St	David City	68632	Butler County	David City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 367-3187	316	27	11.9	46.2%	258 (81.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$22,187			$930			$17,579	85.5%	61.3%	24.17%			310000200192
10	Norris High School	Public	9-12	25211 S 68th St	Firth	68358	Lancaster County	Norris School District 160	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 791-0010	732	49	15	10.8%	666 (91.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.5%)	$14,074			$95			$11,952	83.9%	66.1%	17.80%			310008801318

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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 December 3, 2024, 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:

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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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