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)
317374001259	151	Walt Disney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5717 S 112th St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-2350	393	29	13.3	49.4%	177 (45.0%)	22 (5.6%)	83 (21.1%)	80 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.6%)	$13,500			$895			$11,741	65.4	67.4	148	3
310006500970	152	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 M St	Franklin	68939	Franklin County	Franklin Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 425-6283	157	12	13.1		148 (94.3%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$24,557			$2,047			$18,148	65.4	65.3	160	8
310016501790	153	Douglas County West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 S Center St	Valley	68064	Douglas County	Douglas County West Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 359-2151	540	39	13.9	32.8%	462 (85.6%)	6 (1.1%)	47 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	$15,254			$934			$14,039	65	61.6	180	27
310010902208	154	So Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	43737 Hwy 89	Oxford	68967	Furnas County	Southern Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 868-2222	241	21	11.4	52.7%	216 (89.6%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$20,357			$1,544			$16,545	65	80.8	66	88
317527002418	155	Ashbury Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11740 S 120th Street	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 537-6299	346	22	15.4	5.8%	288 (83.2%)	7 (2.0%)	29 (8.4%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$12,530			$211			$10,321	64.9	65.8	158	3
317284001851	156	Fredstrom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 N W 10th	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1140	435	31	14.1	42.8%	307 (70.6%)	22 (5.1%)	46 (10.6%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.3%)	$14,877			$1,410			$11,726	64.7	69.4	137	19
310381001510	157	Lemay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2726 Kennedy Dr	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4760	346	22	15.9	40.8%	181 (52.3%)	46 (13.3%)	57 (16.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	53 (15.3%)	$14,895			$779			$12,304	64.6	62.3	175	18
310015701831	158	Perkins County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	419 Logan Ave	Grant	69140	Perkins County	Perkins County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 352-4313	234	20	11.7	33.8%	204 (87.2%)	3 (1.3%)	25 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$19,178			$1,199			$16,093	64.6	63.1	170	12
317590001543	159	Seymour Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 S 79th St	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-0540	291	20	14.5	53.6%	153 (52.6%)	19 (6.5%)	97 (33.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.2%)	$13,062			$1,734			$10,536	64.6	58.4	194	35
310013001224	160	Cross County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1270 123rd Road	Stromsburg	68666	Polk County	Cross County Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 764-5521	168	16	10.3	32.7%	159 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,257			$612			$17,880	64.4	61.8	178	18

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