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Blue Sage Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

Blue Sage Elementary is a public elementary school located in Elkhorn, Nebraska, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 612 students. This exceptional school is part of the Elkhorn Public Schools district, which is ranked 2 out of 115 districts in Nebraska and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Blue Sage Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Nebraska, with a statewide ranking of 1 out of 457 schools in the 2021-2022 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with consistently high proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics across all grade levels, often significantly outperforming the state and district averages. Additionally, Blue Sage Elementary excels in supporting the academic success of various student subgroups, ranking 1 out of 337 Nebraska elementary schools for female students and 1 out of 356 for male students in the 2021-2022 school year.

When comparing Blue Sage Elementary to the nearby schools within the Elkhorn Public Schools district, it is clear that Blue Sage is a standout performer. Other high-ranking schools in the district, such as Spring Ridge Elementary, Fire Ridge Elementary School, and Skyline Elementary School, also demonstrate strong academic achievement, but Blue Sage consistently ranks among the top 1-2 schools in the state.

664

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,667

Per pupil spending ?

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 S 215th Street
Elkhorn, NE 68022

(402) 289-3577

District: Elkhorn Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

Asian:

11.4%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2019 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (89% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Nebraska elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Elkhorn Public Schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg86%

Nebraska avg61%

8^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 12Elementary Schools in the Elkhorn Public Schools

2^nd of 118Elkhorn Public Schools among Nebraska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	8 of 294	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	2 of 428	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	1 of 459	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	1 of 457	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	2 of 442	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	2 of 452	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	96.3	1 of 349	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	1 of 337	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.4	1 of 318	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	95.1	3 of 366	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	1 of 356	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	5 of 328	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	1 of 367	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	3 of 193	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	2 of 385	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	1 of 388	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	2 of 368	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	2 of 391	99.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2023)100th percentile~ school

Male (2023)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science90%+11 vs state

Mathematics90%+32 vs state

English Language Arts89%+30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Blue Sage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3600 S 215th Street	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-3577	664	44	14.9	2.9%	513 (77.3%)	14 (2.1%)	27 (4.1%)	76 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.0%)	92.4	8^th of 294 public elementary schools	97.3%		96	2^nd of 428 public elementary schools	99.5%	6	91.1	87.5	86.3	88.5	93.5	93.8	83.3	90.2	90.2	90.2	$11,667	$522	$10,153
Reagan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4440 S 198 Ave	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-7100	498	29	17.1	15.1%	420 (84.3%)	9 (1.8%)	31 (6.2%)	19 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.8%)	93.3	4^th of 294 public elementary schools	98.6%		92.4	9^th of 428 public elementary schools	97.9%	5	86.7	82.9	84.1	84.7	92.2	88.2	85.5	88.9			$12,451	$482	$10,566
Skyline Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 S 210th St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-3433	370	26	14.2	5.9%	329 (88.9%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (3.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.4%)	94.4	3^rd of 294 public elementary schools	99.0%		95	5^th of 428 public elementary schools	98.8%	2	83.6	87.7	91.2	87.6		87.7		91.4			$12,746	$134	$11,619
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%)	88.5	19^th of 294 public elementary schools	93.5%		89.9	18^th of 428 public elementary schools	95.8%	1	81.7	93.1	72.4	83.2	86.7		81.0	88.4			$15,652	$1,045	$12,908
Falling Waters Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5909 S 200th Ave	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 332-3938	417	28	15.1	11.3%	321 (77.0%)	13 (3.1%)	40 (9.6%)	12 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	49.2	157^th of 294 public elementary schools	46.6%		62.3	178^th of 428 public elementary schools	58.4%	21	64.8	71.2	61.7	66.5	71.8	53.4		59.2			$15,126	$205	$13,236
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%)	89.8	13^th of 294 public elementary schools	95.6%		93	8^th of 428 public elementary schools	98.1%	5	92.8	81.3	74.5	82.5	84.3	87.5	86.2	86.0	94.7	94.7	$12,754	$134	$11,558
Rohwer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17701 F St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6225	450	30	15.2	16.9%	352 (78.2%)	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.1%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	84	30^th of 294 public elementary schools	89.8%		81.4	61^st of 428 public elementary schools	85.7%	31	76.0	80.0	85.4	80.7	80.0	72.5	91.0	81.6			$13,517	$239	$11,848
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	17.0	18.3%	407 (80.8%)	17 (3.4%)	31 (6.2%)	20 (4.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.2%)	89.2	16^th of 294 public elementary schools	94.6%		93.4	7^th of 428 public elementary schools	98.4%	9	79.3	85.1	90.3	84.7	86.6	77.0	90.3	84.2			$12,234	$459	$10,396
Spring Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17830 Shadow Ridge Dr	Omaha	68130	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 637-0204	474	30	15.6	5.1%	378 (79.7%)	9 (1.9%)	38 (8.0%)	30 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	93.1	5^th of 294 public elementary schools	98.3%		95.4	4^th of 428 public elementary schools	99.1%	1	86.2	90.8	81.2	85.9	94.7	89.5	83.5	89.4	94.1	94.1	$12,295	$134	$11,065
Whitetail Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19110 Greenleaf Street	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 895-3388	481	31	15.7	5.8%	394 (81.9%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.4%)	28 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.8%)	62.6	116^th of 294 public elementary schools	60.5%		74.8	99^th of 428 public elementary schools	76.9%	17	77.5	63.8	70.9	70.0	73.2	67.0	76.4	71.4			$13,457	$206	$11,756

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Sage Elementary

What district is Blue Sage Elementary in?

Elkhorn Public Schools

Is Blue Sage Elementary a good school?

Yes! Blue Sage Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools.

How many students attend Blue Sage Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 664 students attended Blue Sage Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Blue Sage Elementary?

Students at Blue Sage Elementary are 77% White, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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