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)
317866001710	41	Carl A Swanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8601 Harney Street	Omaha	68114	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6485	289	19	15	24.2%	182 (63.0%)	10 (3.5%)	27 (9.3%)	33 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.8%)	$14,863			$376			$12,889	84.8	83.3	54	13
310336000043	42	Aurora Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 H St	Aurora	68818	Hamilton County	Aurora Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 694-6923	516	38	13.4	37.0%	452 (87.6%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	$14,251			$413			$12,536	84.7	74.6	103	61
310011500578	43	North Bend Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 E 11th St	North Bend	68649	Dodge County	North Bend Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 652-8122	279	20	13.6	30.1%	266 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$17,968			$847			$15,087	84.4	86.5	37	6
317284000389	44	Maxey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 S 75th St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1153	665	45	14.9	19.2%	509 (76.5%)	5 (0.8%)	33 (5.0%)	73 (11.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.6%)	$13,322			$980			$10,809	84.2	83.2	55	11
310001101861	45	North Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1135 North H Street	Broken Bow	68822	Custer County	Broken Bow Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 872-2982	363	28	13	44.6%	296 (81.5%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	$15,411			$1,560			$11,673	83.9	85.5	41	4
317374001242	46	Willa Cather Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3030 S 139th Plaza	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1315	295	24	12.3	26.1%	132 (44.7%)	13 (4.4%)	23 (7.8%)	101 (34.2%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.8%)	$12,193			$321			$10,934	83.8	78.8	82	36
317239001109	47	Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 7th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8280	275	16	17.7	36.0%	229 (83.3%)	8 (2.9%)	22 (8.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$11,339			$295			$9,936	83.8	78.8	81	34
310399002438	48	Stratford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9303 North 171st Street	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 238-2941	368	28	13.2	7.3%	325 (88.3%)	9 (2.4%)	9 (2.4%)	11 (3.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	$13,468			$34			$11,400	83.7	78.5	84	36
317239002265	49	Buffalo Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6110 11th Avenue	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8290	298	19	15.7	25.8%	261 (87.6%)	2 (0.7%)	22 (7.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	$12,178			$141			$10,048	83.4	79.3	75	26
310313000029	50	Arlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	705 N 9th	Arlington	68002	Washington County	Arlington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 478-4121	368	31	11.6	24.2%	216 (58.7%)	2 (0.5%)	140 (38.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$16,632			$915			$13,185	83.2	81.8	61	11

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