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Nebraska public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Nebraska public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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NEBRASKA · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	BLUE SAGE ELEMENTARY	ELKHORN	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	2.9%	664	88.5%
2	ALDRICH ELEMENTARY	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	8.4%	462	86.1%
3	FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	7.5%	469	85.1%
4	HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	30.0%	233	84.9%
5	BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL	BENNINGTON	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	9.3%	599	84.2%
6	WEST BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	5.4%	405	83.9%
7	GRACE ABBOTT ELEM SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	17.4%	454	83.9%
8	SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY	OMAHA	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	5.1%	474	83.6%
9	ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL	ELKHORN	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	5.0%	679	82.6%
10	SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	5.9%	370	82.6%
11	BATTLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL	BATTLE CREEK	BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	16.8%	292	81.9%
12	MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	7.7%	444	81.7%
13	ELKHORN NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	9.2%	424	81.5%
14	UPCHURCH ELEMENTARY	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	17.2%	402	81.5%
15	WOODBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	7.5%	641	81.3%
16	ELKHORN GRANDVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	16.2%	520	80.9%
17	WEST DODGE STATION ELEMENTARY	ELKHORN	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	6.5%	434	80.5%
18	MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	14.4%	417	80.1%
19	ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	6.1%	576	80.1%
20	SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	16.6%	447	79.6%
21	PENDER HIGH SCHOOL	PENDER	PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	39.3%	191	79.3%
22	PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	6.6%	454	78.7%
23	SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	12.3%	301	78.4%
24	ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	22.7%	767	78.3%
25	PINE CREEK ELEMENTARY	BENNINGTON	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	8.1%	556	78.3%
26	KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	15.7%	497	78.0%
27	STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BENNINGTON	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	6.3%	379	77.9%
28	PENDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PENDER	PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	45.5%	242	77.3%
29	BENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BENNINGTON	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	13.9%	368	77.2%
30	PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL	PLEASANTON	PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	34.4%	131	77.1%
31	WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	13.9%	346	76.9%
32	OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	20.5%	312	76.4%
33	MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	9.0%	849	76.4%
34	HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	19.3%	321	76.4%
35	WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY	OMAHA	GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	5.8%	481	76.2%
36	MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	MALCOLM	MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	16.2%	302	76.2%
37	HIGH SCHOOL AT JOHNSON	JOHNSON	JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	29.7%	118	76.0%
38	NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORTH BEND	NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS	Elementary	24.9%	277	75.9%
39	YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL	YUTAN	YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	20.1%	219	75.6%
40	ARBOR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	9.7%	555	75.5%
41	BLAIR DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY	BLAIR	BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	23.4%	397	75.4%
42	ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	25.6%	453	75.2%
43	ROHWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	16.9%	450	75.2%
44	BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BATTLE CREEK	BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	21.2%	292	75.1%
45	CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL	IMPERIAL	CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS	Middle	41.3%	179	75.0%
46	LOVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	27.5%	276	74.9%
47	MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	MALCOLM	MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	17.6%	341	74.9%
48	HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GRETNA	GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	7.0%	489	74.7%
49	REAGAN ELEMENTARY	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	15.1%	498	74.7%
50	SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEWARD	SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	19.0%	416	74.5%

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