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)
317482001437	351	Sunny Slope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10828 Old Maple Rd	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2160	424	25	17		151 (35.6%)	135 (31.8%)	73 (17.2%)	24 (5.7%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.8%)	$16,484			$2,275			$12,892	21.9	18.1	392	41
317284001138	352	Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3425 N 14th St	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1124	788	65	12		326 (41.4%)	124 (15.7%)	214 (27.2%)	33 (4.2%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (10.4%)	$14,728			$1,931			$11,455	21.8	21	379	27
317284001142	353	Calvert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3709 S 46th St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1130	336	24	13.7	60.4%	194 (57.7%)	24 (7.1%)	51 (15.2%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (16.7%)	$18,024			$2,253			$13,601	21.2	39.3	304	49
317824001685	354	Wakefield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	802 Highland	Wakefield	68784	Dixon County	Wakefield Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 287-9892	353	29	12.3	60.3%	136 (38.5%)	1 (0.3%)	214 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$16,683			$1,406			$13,365	21.1	38.8	306	48
317482001422	355	Pinewood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6717 North 63rd Street	Omaha	68152	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1940	266	17	16		33 (12.4%)	93 (35.0%)	29 (10.9%)	82 (30.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.2%)	$20,180			$2,309			$16,017	21.1	32.7	343	12
317482002406	356	Gifford Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	717 N 32nd St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2040	360	23	15.7		59 (16.4%)	122 (33.9%)	106 (29.4%)	40 (11.1%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.1%)	$17,168			$2,557			$12,947	20.9	18.3	390	34
317482001429	357	Joslyn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11220 Blondo St	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1660	326	19	17.6		128 (39.3%)	96 (29.4%)	48 (14.7%)	28 (8.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.4%)	$18,725			$2,274			$14,573	20.7	30.3	349	8
317647001580	358	Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 9th Ave	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 635-6259	249	23	11		31 (12.4%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (81.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	$15,777			$3,046			$11,112	20.3	17	398	40
317482000289	359	Ashland Park/Robbins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 S 51st St	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1020	709	40	17.6		101 (14.2%)	31 (4.4%)	546 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.5%)	$17,638			$2,375			$13,708	19.6	10.2	428	69
310534000166	360	Lost Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	3772 33rd Ave	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 563-7045	313	25	12.4	51.1%	170 (54.3%)	12 (3.8%)	116 (37.1%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$15,398			$851			$13,284	19.2	19.7	384	24

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