Best Schools in Nebraska

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 428)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
317122002431	31	Harvest Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19125 Fir Street	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 332-5957	455	30	15.1	7.5%	389 (85.5%)	5 (1.1%)	32 (7.0%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$12,544			$39			$10,779	87.3	82.9	56	25
317011002337	32	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	496	36	13.9	14.3%	355 (71.6%)	7 (1.4%)	48 (9.7%)	51 (10.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.5%)	$13,037			$1,022			$10,946	87	89.8	21	11
310381002231	33	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	459	26	17.3	19.4%	307 (66.9%)	24 (5.2%)	61 (13.3%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.5%)	48 (10.5%)	$13,336			$720			$11,404	86.8	88	29	4
310002201328	34	McDonald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Mc Donald Rd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7140	245	13	19.3	42.0%	205 (83.7%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (8.2%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.5%)	$12,570			$895			$10,103	86.7	83.4	53	19
317527002192	35	Portal Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9920 Brentwood Dr	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0425	454	28	15.9	16.1%	341 (75.1%)	12 (2.6%)	44 (9.7%)	22 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.3%)	$11,620			$97			$10,320	86.3	86.7	35
317239001833	36	Windy Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4211 20th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8220	255	15	16.6	20.8%	219 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$11,269			$141			$9,840	86.2	91	17	19
317374001834	37	Ackerman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5110 S 156th St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8420	487	30	16.5	30.4%	364 (74.7%)	18 (3.7%)	44 (9.0%)	22 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.0%)	$10,431			$329			$9,296	85.8	84.4	46	9
317284002268	38	Kloefkorn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Glass Ridge Drive	Lincoln	68526	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1148	495	30	16.3	14.3%	403 (81.4%)	9 (1.8%)	26 (5.3%)	23 (4.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	$13,006			$1,173			$10,192	85.4	88.2	26	12
317866001712	39	Loveland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8201 Pacific Street	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6455	287	19	15.1	27.9%	185 (64.5%)	24 (8.4%)	31 (10.8%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.1%)	$14,445			$377			$13,030	85.2	87.4	31	8
317284000379	40	Cavett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7701 S 36th St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1131	561	36	15.6	23.0%	433 (77.2%)	15 (2.7%)	45 (8.0%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.7%)	$13,757			$1,029			$10,839	85.1	83.9	50	10

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