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)
310002201332	301	Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W 3rd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7142	237	15	15.4		176 (74.3%)	4 (1.7%)	38 (16.0%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	$14,065			$1,628			$10,740	36.8	44.3	276	25
310591000197	302	Deshler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1402 3rd St	Deshler	68340	Thayer County	Deshler Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 365-7272	127	12	10.8	47.2%	106 (83.5%)	1 (0.8%)	16 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$22,688			$396			$20,098	36.7	43.9	278	24
317647001578	303	Lincoln Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2214 Ave C	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 635-6252	299	24	12.4		131 (43.8%)	3 (1.0%)	137 (45.8%)	3 (1.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.4%)	$14,820			$2,245			$11,592	36.3	41.3	292	11
317645001576	304	Schuyler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2404 Denver	Schuyler	68661	Colfax County	Schuyler Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 352-9940	602	43	13.8	71.3%	41 (6.8%)	23 (3.8%)	533 (88.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$13,387			$1,289			$10,709	36.3	41.3	293	11
317158001057	305	Raymond A Watson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1720 N Crane	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7593	337	28	12	50.7%	242 (71.8%)	2 (0.6%)	62 (18.4%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.5%)	$16,451			$1,880			$12,904	36.2	34.3	338	33
310360000064	306	Stoddard Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 S 7th St	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 223-1580	207	13	15.5	65.2%	155 (74.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.8%)	$12,174			$945			$9,737	35.7	38.6	309	3
317590001536	307	Blumfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10310 Mockingbird Dr	Omaha	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-0891	324	26	12.4	67.6%	120 (37.0%)	27 (8.3%)	143 (44.1%)	7 (2.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.1%)	$14,576			$1,285			$12,252	35.5	27.8	362	55
317284001154	308	Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5230 Sumner St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1143	387	30	13	59.2%	254 (65.6%)	19 (4.9%)	41 (10.6%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (15.0%)	$16,326			$1,608			$12,954	35.5	47.9	252	56
310381001517	309	Twin Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Sunbury Dr	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4845	297	19	15.4	48.5%	175 (58.9%)	19 (6.4%)	76 (25.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.4%)	$15,078			$539			$13,076	35.2	30.1	350	41
317482001372	310	Crestridge Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	818 Crestridge Rd	Omaha	68154	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1280	378	24	15.6		117 (31.0%)	32 (8.5%)	199 (52.6%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	$16,808			$1,928			$13,853	35.2	45.9	266	44

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