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)
317482001381	361	Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3506 Franklin St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1440	235	16	14.9		24 (10.2%)	108 (46.0%)	76 (32.3%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.0%)	$20,852			$2,539			$16,266	19.2	17.5	394	33
310001601015	362	Gates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 W Louise St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5892	303	20	14.9	63.4%	146 (48.2%)	15 (5.0%)	125 (41.3%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	$14,644			$1,215			$11,903	19.1	27.8	363	1
317590001537	363	Karen Western Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6224 H St	Omaha	68117	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 731-7477	213	21	10.3		67 (31.5%)	8 (3.8%)	124 (58.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	$16,483			$1,791			$13,318	19	17.1	397	34
317284001140	364	Brownell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 Aylesworth Ave	Lincoln	68505	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1127	335	27	12.4	69.9%	195 (58.2%)	24 (7.2%)	64 (19.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	48 (14.3%)	$16,408			$2,216			$12,417	18.8	37.1	318	46
317482001396	365	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4065 Vinton St	Omaha	68105	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1640	463	29	15.8		77 (16.6%)	28 (6.0%)	336 (72.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	$18,042			$2,442			$14,625	18.4	16.4	400	35
317482001377	366	Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2303 N 97th St	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1360	365	21	17.5		118 (32.3%)	114 (31.2%)	42 (11.5%)	40 (11.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.9%)	$17,695			$2,363			$13,995	18.3	34.6	336	30
317482001397	367	Kellom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1311 N 24th St	Omaha	68102	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1680	250	15	17.2		16 (6.4%)	145 (58.0%)	38 (15.2%)	36 (14.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$23,348			$3,174			$16,803	18.2	5.1	437	70
317284001181	368	West Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	630 W Dawes Ave	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1168	466	41	11.4		166 (35.6%)	48 (10.3%)	176 (37.8%)	18 (3.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.2%)	$14,928			$1,719			$11,783	17.9	20.4	381	13
310001601017	369	Starr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 S Adams Street	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5882	451	29	15.6	76.1%	100 (22.2%)	29 (6.4%)	293 (65.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	$16,048			$1,542			$11,506	17.8	12.5	418	49
317482001374	370	Dodge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3520 Maplewood Blvd	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1300	423	24	17.8		132 (31.2%)	118 (27.9%)	50 (11.8%)	69 (16.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (11.6%)	$16,918			$2,331			$13,390	17.2	21.5	377	7

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