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)
317284001150	391	Hartley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	730 N 33rd St	Lincoln	68503	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1139	333	34	9.8		117 (35.1%)	54 (16.2%)	86 (25.8%)	19 (5.7%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	50 (15.0%)	$19,911			$2,778			$15,235	11.7	13.4	415	24
317284001158	392	Lakeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Capitol Beach Blvd	Lincoln	68528	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1149	392	33	11.7	78.6%	178 (45.4%)	58 (14.8%)	98 (25.0%)	15 (3.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.2%)	$15,228			$1,692			$12,048	11.2	17.4	396	4
317284000373	393	Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Dodge St	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1129	649	50	13	79.0%	287 (44.2%)	92 (14.2%)	122 (18.8%)	69 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (11.9%)	$16,013			$1,951			$12,286	11	10.5	427	34
317590001541	394	Mockingbird Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5100 S 93rd St	Omaha	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 331-6954	451	27	16.8	75.2%	116 (25.7%)	37 (8.2%)	264 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	$12,950			$858			$11,254	10.1	19.6	385	9
310001601019	395	Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1314 W 7th Street	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5922	371	23	15.9		83 (22.4%)	11 (3.0%)	261 (70.4%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$14,265			$1,190			$11,067	10	12.4	419	24
317482001357	396	Boyd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8314 Boyd St	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-1140	543	31	17.7		106 (19.5%)	180 (33.1%)	77 (14.2%)	135 (24.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (7.4%)	$15,488			$2,436			$12,065	9.6	15.1	406	10
317071001331	397	Bell Field Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1240 E 11th Street	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 727-3178	265	19	13.9	68.3%	179 (67.5%)	4 (1.5%)	67 (25.3%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.2%)	$14,579			$1,947			$12,052	9.3	13.3	416	19
317281001134	398	Pershing Elementary School	Public	4-5	1104 N Tyler	Lexington	68850	Dawson County	Lexington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 324-3765	305	23	13.1	83.0%	33 (10.8%)	51 (16.7%)	214 (70.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$15,025			$1,837			$11,746	9	6.2	434	36
317482002434	399	Pine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Pine Street	Omaha	68108	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(531) 299-2980	325	17	19.4		45 (13.8%)	21 (6.5%)	247 (76.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$20,423			$2,333			$15,800	8.7	2.6	451	52
317482001442	400	Walnut Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4355 Charles St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2200	368	21	17.4		37 (10.1%)	134 (36.4%)	109 (29.6%)	63 (17.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	$17,163			$2,449			$13,071	8.1	5	438	38

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