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)
317284001174	331	Riley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5021 Orchard St	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1164	276	23	11.9	72.8%	156 (56.5%)	24 (8.7%)	50 (18.1%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.5%)	$17,863			$2,433			$13,667	27.9	35.8	329	2
317323001205	332	Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 E 8th St	Madison	68748	Madison County	Madison Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 454-2656	224	19	11.9	67.0%	58 (25.9%)	1 (0.4%)	142 (63.4%)	18 (8.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	$18,192			$3,222			$13,170	26.6	19.5	386	54
310012200770	333	Sandy Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	30671 Hwy 14	Fairfield	68938	Clay County	South Central Nebraska Unified 5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 726-2412	275	20	13.9	41.8%	205 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	$18,316			$580			$14,045	26.5	44.1	277	56
310534000167	334	North Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2200 31st St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 563-7070	299	21	14.5	58.2%	104 (34.8%)	5 (1.7%)	182 (60.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$14,872			$851			$12,719	26.5	27.7	364	30
310001601020	335	Knickrehm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2013 N Oak St	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5927	251	18	14.3		52 (20.7%)	3 (1.2%)	189 (75.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	$19,543			$4,863			$12,621	26.4	20.3	383	48
317284001167	336	Norwood Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4710 N 72nd St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1155	254	24	10.6	72.0%	137 (53.9%)	19 (7.5%)	68 (26.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.1%)	$19,573			$2,624			$14,898	26.3	29.5	354	18
317482001420	337	Pawnee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7310 S 48th St	Omaha	68157	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1900	347	23	15.1		96 (27.7%)	16 (4.6%)	213 (61.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.6%)	$16,829			$2,248			$13,490	26	35.5	330	7
317482001348	338	Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3420 N 78th St	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1000	276	17	16.1		90 (32.6%)	70 (25.4%)	44 (15.9%)	28 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.6%)	$17,618			$2,348			$13,419	25.5	14.9	409	71
317482001418	339	Oak Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3109 Pedersen Dr	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1880	241	19	13		100 (41.5%)	40 (16.6%)	78 (32.4%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.2%)	$21,688			$2,289			$17,652	25.1	31.7	345	6
317527001476	340	La Vista West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7821 Terry Dr	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0463	306	28	11		122 (39.9%)	30 (9.8%)	95 (31.0%)	10 (3.3%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (14.4%)	$17,629			$722			$15,183	24.7	18.8	388	48

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