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)
317239001947	91	Glenwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8105 9th Ave	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8240	126	8	15.8	13.5%	120 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,782			$141			$10,475	76.4	77.8	89	2
317852002267	92	Wayne Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	312 Douglas Street	Wayne	68787	Wayne County	Wayne Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 375-3854	477	32	15	39.4%	373 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (17.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	11 (2.3%)	$13,188			$365			$11,120	76.4	66.2	154	62
317374001249	93	J Sterling Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1805 S 160th	Omaha	68130	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1290	383	26	14.8	27.2%	297 (77.5%)	21 (5.5%)	44 (11.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$10,568			$344			$9,411	76.1	60.7	184	91
317866001716	94	Rockbrook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2514 S 108th St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6475	278	19	14.3	23.7%	208 (74.8%)	2 (0.7%)	29 (10.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (12.2%)	$14,916			$378			$13,386	76	79.6	74	20
310018300908	95	Howells-Dodge Elementary School/Dodge	Public	PK, KG-6	209 Ash Street	Dodge	68633	Dodge County	Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 693-2207	133	10	13.3	41.4%	109 (82.0%)	1 (0.8%)	21 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$23,951			$450			$15,937	75.9	79.9	71	24
310000401121	96	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	502 Wakefield St	Laurel	68745	Cedar County	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 256-3133	154	14	10.7	39.6%	140 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$26,158			$1,820			$20,359	75.4	73.5	110	14
310011402274	97	Logan View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2163 County Road G	Hooper	68031	Dodge County	Logan View Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 654-3317	344	24	14	50.9%	312 (90.7%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$16,447			$1,012			$13,611	75.4	78.7	83	14
310010500100	98	Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	800 Q St	Bridgeport	69336	Morrill County	Bridgeport Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 262-1574	274	21	13.2		208 (75.9%)	1 (0.4%)	59 (21.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$21,375			$1,362			$16,120	75.3	59	191	93
317122002264	99	Whitetail Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	19110 Greenleaf Street	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 895-3388	563	34	16.5	5.9%	469 (83.3%)	6 (1.1%)	36 (6.4%)	24 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	$11,411			$39			$10,136	74.8	72.8	117	18
317284001157	100	Kahoa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7700 Leighton St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1147	436	29	14.8	34.2%	340 (78.0%)	12 (2.8%)	43 (9.9%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	$12,420			$934			$10,221	74.2	71	128	28

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