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)
310002201325	381	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E 3rd St	North Platte	69101	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 535-7136	322	21	15.5		190 (59.0%)	8 (2.5%)	109 (33.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	$16,093			$2,239			$11,983	14.8	20.3	382	1
310534000161	382	Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2410 20th St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7030	275	13	21	58.5%	107 (38.9%)	4 (1.5%)	160 (58.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,890			$851			$13,410	14.6	12.7	417	35
317482001897	383	Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	620 S 31st St	Omaha	68105	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1620	267	18	15		66 (24.7%)	6 (2.2%)	190 (71.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$18,205			$2,424			$14,303	14.5	11	425	42
317482001398	384	Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2906 N 30th St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1700	222	22	10.3		9 (4.1%)	111 (50.0%)	31 (14.0%)	58 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	$22,221			$2,742			$14,780	14.5	3.8	444	60
317071000981	385	Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	735 W Linden St	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 727-3150	369	22	16.8	84.0%	132 (35.8%)	4 (1.1%)	224 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$12,846			$1,380			$10,893	13.9	11.9	421	36
317284001147	386	Elliott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 S 25th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1136	382	41	9.3		86 (22.5%)	37 (9.7%)	138 (36.1%)	72 (18.8%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (10.7%)	$20,683			$2,505			$15,561	13.1	18.3	391	5
317482000288	387	Prairie Wind Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10908 Ellison Ave	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1980	724	39	18.6		212 (29.3%)	239 (33.0%)	114 (15.7%)	71 (9.8%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	76 (10.5%)	$15,685			$2,361			$12,277	12.6	13.7	413	26
317071000977	388	Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	240 N Howard St	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 727-3169	361	24	14.9	67.9%	175 (48.5%)	4 (1.1%)	172 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	$13,336			$1,368			$11,496	12.5	18.6	389	1
310001601018	389	Howard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	502 W 9th St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5916	463	31	15		37 (8.0%)	5 (1.1%)	410 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$13,709			$1,918			$9,981	12.4	16.5	399	10
317482001409	390	Miller Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5625 N 28th Avenue	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1820	382	23	16.9		41 (10.7%)	191 (50.0%)	98 (25.7%)	12 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (9.4%)	$17,393			$2,451			$12,755	11.9	13.5	414	24

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