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)
310487000125	241	Cedar Bluffs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 E Main St	Cedar Bluffs	68015	Saunders County	Cedar Bluffs Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 628-2060	252	19	13.3	31.3%	237 (94.0%)	3 (1.2%)	8 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	$17,776			$1,065			$14,490	53.4	51.7	227	14
317866001714	242	Paddock Road Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3535 Paddock Rd	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 390-6465	288	19	15.2	37.8%	182 (63.2%)	15 (5.2%)	56 (19.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	27 (9.4%)	$14,961			$958			$12,643	52.6	61.9	177	65
317239001101	243	Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1611 Ave C	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8190	243	21	11.7	73.7%	146 (60.1%)	3 (1.2%)	84 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$15,089			$1,356			$12,261	52.5	50.3	238	5
317671001600	244	North Ward Elementary School	Public	3-4	434 16th Ave	Sidney	69162	Cheyenne County	Sidney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 254-5855	161	11	14.2	56.5%	145 (90.1%)	2 (1.2%)	8 (5.0%)	3 (1.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$15,263			$1,380			$12,438	52.3	38.2	313	69
317374001248	245	Holling Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6565 S 136th St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8330	343	33	10.4	60.1%	192 (56.0%)	44 (12.8%)	69 (20.1%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	19 (5.5%)	$16,210			$829			$14,411	51.9	58	196	49
317527001472	246	Carriage Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Cedardale Rd	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0449	374	31	11.9		256 (68.4%)	24 (6.4%)	46 (12.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.2%)	$16,935			$753			$14,529	51.9	46.3	264	18
310009801003	247	Northfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Flaten Ave	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 436-5555	281	20	13.8	73.3%	157 (55.9%)	1 (0.4%)	102 (36.3%)	2 (0.7%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	$15,034			$1,185			$12,610	51	48.6	243	4
317482001362	248	Catlin Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	12736 Marinda St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1180	117	9	12.7		50 (42.7%)	13 (11.1%)	35 (29.9%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (13.7%)	$23,519			$2,231			$18,385	50.8	42.1	286	38
310309000025	249	Arapahoe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	610 Walnut	Arapahoe	68922	Furnas County	Arapahoe Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 962-5459	174	12	14.1	54.6%	152 (87.4%)	3 (1.7%)	17 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$17,464			$1,234			$14,428	50.7	49.6	241	8
310007601584	250	Elementary School At Scribner	Public	PK, KG-6	400 Pebble	Scribner	68057	Dodge County	Scribner-Snyder Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 664-2568	109	13	8.2	53.2%	99 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$26,845			$3,004			$21,865	50.2	57.4	201	49

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