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)
317309001194	271	Loup City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	630 N 7th St	Loup City	68853	Sherman County	Loup City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 745-1814	206	14	14.4	45.6%	171 (83.0%)	3 (1.5%)	20 (9.7%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	$19,608			$1,974			$16,851	45.5	35.2	332	61
310012901079	272	Twin River Elementary-Genoa	Public	PK, KG-6	816 Willard Ave	Genoa	68640	Nance County	Twin River Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 993-2510	217	22	9.7	36.9%	195 (89.9%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$26,734			$759			$21,253	45.3	47.5	254	18
317533001484	273	Pawnee City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	729 E St	Pawnee City	68420	Pawnee County	Pawnee City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 852-2411	146	13	11.6	59.6%	136 (93.2%)	4 (2.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$18,735			$1,624			$14,334	44.9	33.7	341	68
317374001244	274	Cody Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3320 S 127th St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-1320	314	26	12	51.6%	198 (63.1%)	19 (6.1%)	51 (16.2%)	13 (4.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	$20,041			$4,117			$14,598	44.8	68.8	139	135
317374001241	275	Bryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5010 S 144th St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8325	386	30	12.9	59.1%	250 (64.8%)	24 (6.2%)	64 (16.6%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.5%)	$13,810			$1,333			$11,620	44.3	41.3	291	16
317374001256	276	Norris Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12424 Weir St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8340	439	31	14.1	48.3%	281 (64.0%)	14 (3.2%)	100 (22.8%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)	$12,479			$705			$11,010	44	49.8	240	36
317872001727	277	Elementary School At Wilber	Public	PK, KG-5	900 South Franklin Street	Wilber	68465	Saline County	Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 821-2141	261	21	12.5	37.5%	205 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$15,513			$1,221			$12,550	44	41.5	289	12
317194002323	278	Holdrege Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1700 Broadway St	Holdrege	68949	Phelps County	Holdrege Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 995-4339	353	29	12	49.6%	296 (83.9%)	4 (1.1%)	49 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$16,636			$994			$13,431	43.9	45.6	268	10
317158001052	279	Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 W 9th St	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 461-7540	324	27	11.9	57.7%	237 (73.1%)	3 (0.9%)	72 (22.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	$14,482			$1,469			$11,343	43.1	41.5	290	11
317281001130	280	Bryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 N Harrison	Lexington	68850	Dawson County	Lexington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 324-3762	386	24	16	54.7%	91 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	290 (75.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	$13,092			$1,393			$10,351	42.7	51.2	233	47

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