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)
317527001479	281	Parkview Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7609 S 89th St	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 898-0433	428	33	12.8		233 (54.4%)	31 (7.2%)	114 (26.6%)	10 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.6%)	$16,083			$844			$14,054	42.7	37.9	315	34
317752001649	282	Sutton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1107 N Saunders	Sutton	68979	Clay County	Sutton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 773-4423	217	20	10.9	43.3%	152 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$17,095			$832			$14,181	42.3	48.1	248	34
317284001171	283	Prescott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1930 S 20th St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1161	506	46	10.9	73.1%	246 (48.6%)	52 (10.3%)	116 (22.9%)	33 (6.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.7%)	$17,119			$2,361			$13,162	42	35.2	333	50
310381001878	284	Leonard Lawrence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13204 S 29th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4880	362	23	15.5	35.4%	227 (62.7%)	29 (8.0%)	60 (16.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	36 (9.9%)	$13,795			$539			$11,869	41.3	44.9	273	11
317443001307	285	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	406 Cottonwood St	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2546	249	16	15.3	69.5%	136 (54.6%)	6 (2.4%)	75 (30.1%)	6 (2.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.8%)	$12,281			$757			$9,918	41.1	43.2	281	4
317284001178	286	Saratoga Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2215 S 13th St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1166	225	22	10	77.3%	106 (47.1%)	18 (8.0%)	55 (24.4%)	8 (3.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (16.0%)	$22,462			$3,753			$16,393	41.1	29.7	352	66
317071000976	287	Grant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	226 N Grant St	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 727-3171	152	11	14.2	77.6%	109 (71.7%)	2 (1.3%)	38 (25.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$18,781			$4,295			$13,569	41.1	40.6	297	10
310381001499	288	Avery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2107 Avery Rd	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4460	362	22	16.5	55.5%	193 (53.3%)	27 (7.5%)	99 (27.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	34 (9.4%)	$14,041			$671			$11,644	41	51.4	231	57
317662001595	289	Shelton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	210 9th St	Shelton	68876	Buffalo County	Shelton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 647-6558	171	15	11.7	46.8%	130 (76.0%)	2 (1.2%)	36 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$20,233			$1,006			$15,687	40.9	42.3	285	4
317482000591	290	Fullerton Magnet Center	Public	PK, KG-5	4711 N 138th St	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-1460	561	32	17.6		251 (44.7%)	100 (17.8%)	120 (21.4%)	22 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (11.9%)	$17,218			$1,936			$13,728	40.8	35	334	44

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