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)
317374001254	191	Montclair Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2405 S 138th	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1295	617	36	17.3	33.5%	440 (71.3%)	22 (3.6%)	75 (12.2%)	32 (5.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	$10,684			$339			$9,504	60.8	66.2	156	35
310008000016	192	Alma Elementary At Alma	Public	PK, KG-6	515 Jewell St	Alma	68920	Harlan County	Alma Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 928-2131	199	20	9.8	41.7%	183 (92.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$18,113			$666			$15,774	60.6	63.2	169	23
317152001046	193	Hartington-Newcastle Elementary At Hartington	Public	PK, KG-6	501 S Broadway	Hartington	68739	Cedar County	Hartington Newcastle Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 254-3947	220	16	13.5	40.9%	203 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$18,726			$2,061			$14,457	60.5	52.1	224	31
310008501623	194	St Paul Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1305 Howard Ave	Saint Paul	68873	Howard County	St Paul Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 754-4433	373	30	12.2	30.6%	338 (90.6%)	3 (0.8%)	23 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	$16,296			$721			$12,975	60.3	57.9	198	4
317374001257	195	Sandoz Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5959 Oak Hills Dr	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 715-8345	338	29	11.5	48.8%	203 (60.1%)	27 (8.0%)	59 (17.5%)	25 (7.4%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (3.0%)	12 (3.6%)	$15,769			$2,480			$12,285	60.3	52.5	223	28
310012300816	196	High Plains Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	205 W Pearl St	Clarks	68628	Merrick County	High Plains Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 548-2216	113	11	10.2	34.5%	101 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,153			$1,237			$21,717	60.1	51.9	226	30
317371001238	197	Milford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1200 West 1st Street	Milford	68405	Seward County	Milford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 761-2408	427	31	13.8	26.5%	399 (93.4%)	5 (1.2%)	11 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$12,376			$692			$10,654	59.9	55.8	210	13
317443001950	198	Woodland Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	611 Meadow Ln	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 644-2565	199	16	12.5	59.3%	153 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (16.6%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	$14,214			$636			$11,740	59.8	32.7	342	144
310017001840	199	Gordon-Rushville Elementary-Gordon	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Second	Gordon	69343	Sheridan County	Gordon-Rushville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 282-0216	168	16	10.4		96 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.5%)	2 (1.2%)	30 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (14.3%)	$19,164			$2,030			$15,732	59.8	53.9	219	20
310018502299	200	Central Valley Elementary - Scotia	Public	PK, KG-6	303 N Indian	Scotia	68875	Greeley County	Central Valley Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 428-3145	191	19	9.9	51.3%	176 (92.1%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$25,457			$1,421			$21,245	59.7	44.3	275	75

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