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)
316984000912	251	Dorchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	506 W 9th	Dorchester	68343	Saline County	Dorchester Public School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 946-2781	152	12	12.2	36.2%	105 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$18,775			$1,450			$15,108	49.7	39.8	300	49
310002301214	252	Maxwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	415 E Hwy 30	Maxwell	69151	Lincoln County	Maxwell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 582-4585	111	10	10.7	37.8%	86 (77.5%)	1 (0.9%)	20 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$21,553			$1,940			$15,682	49.7	47.1	256	4
310001601025	253	Stolley Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 W Stolley Park Rd	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5913	279	17	15.9	48.7%	159 (57.0%)	6 (2.2%)	96 (34.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$16,322			$929			$12,624	49.6	42.9	284	31
310495000135	254	Elementary School At Ceresco	Public	PK, KG-5	114 S Third	Ceresco	68017	Saunders County	Raymond Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 665-3651	140	10	13.6	15.7%	133 (95.0%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$16,276			$387			$14,259	49.6	67.3	149	105
317284002214	255	Kooser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7301 N 13th Street	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1146	899	59	15.1	48.8%	552 (61.4%)	62 (6.9%)	111 (12.3%)	106 (11.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	62 (6.9%)	$11,484			$890			$9,402	49.5	51	234	21
317053000961	256	Falls City South Elementary	Public	3-5	1000 Fulton St	Falls City	68355	Richardson County	Falls City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 245-4067	173	13	13	54.3%	145 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	2 (1.2%)	14 (8.1%)	$16,165			$1,179			$13,693	49.2	37.8	316	60
310007101661	257	Elementary School At Tekamah	Public	PK, KG-6	112 N 13th St	Tekamah	68061	Burt County	Tekamah-Herman Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 374-2154	294	24	12.2	39.8%	282 (95.9%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$15,708			$1,266			$12,529	48.9	47.4	255	2
310381001506	258	Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	510 W 22nd Ave	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4685	186	12	15.5	48.4%	112 (60.2%)	8 (4.3%)	41 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (13.4%)	$16,017			$1,230			$13,224	48.2	41.6	288	30
310012500746	259	Diller-Odell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	315 Smith St	Diller	68342	Jefferson County	Diller-Odell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 793-5570	140	13	10.3	28.6%	134 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$23,883			$100			$21,953	48	57.8	200	59
317239001103	260	Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2705 Ave E	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 698-8270	211	16	13.2	70.6%	135 (64.0%)	10 (4.7%)	58 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	$13,749			$1,210			$11,107	47.5	45.3	269	9

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