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)
310002200601	111	Lake Maloney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	848 E Correction Line Rd	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 532-9392	125	7	17.1	28.8%	116 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$15,541			$895			$12,927	71.5	60.4	186	75
317894001743	112	Wood River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 Lilly St	Wood River	68883	Hall County	Wood River Rural Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 583-2525	220	23	9.6	45.9%	164 (74.5%)	6 (2.7%)	47 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$22,599			$3,762			$17,235	71.5	58.9	192	80
317242001111	113	Kenesaw Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 N 5th Ave	Kenesaw	68956	Adams County	Kenesaw Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 752-3215	145	13	11.5	29.7%	136 (93.8%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,833			$1,625			$15,606	71.5	68.3	143	30
317527000403	114	Rumsey Station Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	110 Eagle Ridge Dr	Papillion	68133	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0475	376	25	15.1	14.4%	294 (78.2%)	11 (2.9%)	49 (13.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$13,576			$421			$11,593	71.4	67.7	146	32
317239001107	115	Kenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	915 16th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8200	385	25	15.1	38.4%	314 (81.6%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.4%)	$12,390			$142			$10,604	71.3	74.3	105	10
310342000046	116	Axtell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 Main St	Axtell	68924	Kearney County	Axtell Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 743-2415	190	14	13.3	32.1%	175 (92.1%)	5 (2.6%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$17,934			$1,051			$14,662	71.2	70.1	133	17
310000601706	117	West Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1200 East Washington	West Point	68788	Cuming County	West Point Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 372-5507	320	25	12.9	61.6%	194 (60.6%)	1 (0.3%)	120 (37.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$20,512			$1,474			$16,822	71	86.9	34	83
310399002261	118	Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9950 Rosewater Parkway	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-2095	456	30	15.1	22.6%	347 (76.1%)	30 (6.6%)	31 (6.8%)	21 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.9%)	$12,687			$34			$10,843	71	61.1	182	64
310381000838	119	Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	14110 Tregaron Drive	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 827-5950	460	28	16.5	16.1%	334 (72.6%)	18 (3.9%)	50 (10.9%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.8%)	$13,610			$739			$11,409	70.9	70	134	15
317482002228	120	Saddlebrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14850 Laurel Ave	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2020	456	28	16.4		294 (64.5%)	36 (7.9%)	28 (6.1%)	46 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (11.2%)	$17,375			$1,935			$13,556	70.8	68.6	140	20

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