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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
51	WYSONG ELEMENTARY	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	9.1%	738	74.5%
52	WHEELER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	19.9%	633	74.4%
53	HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL	HARTINGTON	HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	34.7%	170	74.4%
54	SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	18.2%	352	74.4%
55	ELMWOOD-MURDOCK ELEM SCHOOL	ELMWOOD	ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	16.6%	301	74.3%
56	CAVETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	16.9%	556	74.3%
57	WEST POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	WEST POINT	WEST POINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	55.7%	334	74.2%
58	EZRA MILLARD ELEMENTARY SCH	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	31.5%	485	74.0%
59	PRAIRIE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	22.3%	269	74.0%
60	FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL	FORT CALHOUN	FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS	High	15.7%	382	73.7%
61	MITCHELL SECONDARY SCHOOL	MITCHELL	MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	36.8%	261	73.7%
62	BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY	KEARNEY	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	17.6%	272	73.7%
63	ARLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ARLINGTON	ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	25.3%	372	73.6%
64	WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	16.0%	469	73.5%
65	LOGAN VIEW ELEMENTARY	HOOPER	LOGAN VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	43.6%	330	73.3%
66	SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH	OXFORD	SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS	High	52.4%	145	73.3%
67	CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CAIRO	CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	33.0%	273	73.3%
68	ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	25.6%	398	73.3%
69	WILLA CATHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	26.9%	286	73.2%
70	ELKHORN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL	TILDEN	ELKHORN VALLEY SCHOOLS	High	25.3%	190	73.2%
71	PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY	PAPILLION	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	8.8%	514	73.0%
72	VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	VALENTINE	VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	45.6%	285	73.0%
73	MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	20.5%	674	72.9%
74	SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OXFORD	SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS	Elementary	53.6%	252	72.8%
75	BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BELLEVUE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	20.0%	475	72.8%
76	ELM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL	ELM CREEK	ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	24.2%	149	72.7%
77	FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY	GENEVA	FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS	Elementary	26.5%	253	72.7%
78	NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	NORTH BEND	NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS	High	21.3%	174	72.7%
79	ANSELMO-MERNA ELEMENTARY-MERNA	MERNA	ANSELMO-MERNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	35.9%	145	72.6%
80	ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT JOHNSON	JOHNSON	JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	23.4%	167	72.6%
81	FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FULLERTON	FULLERTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	26.6%	154	72.5%
82	TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	DEWITT	TRI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	23.3%	232	72.5%
83	STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	STANTON	STANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	40.0%	195	72.5%
84	FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS	ADAMS	FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	15.4%	280	72.5%
85	PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LA VISTA	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	14.2%	422	72.4%
86	AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AXTELL	AXTELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	26.0%	200	72.4%
87	BURWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BURWELL	BURWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	23.7%	152	72.4%
88	PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PLATTE CENTER	LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	49.4%	168	72.4%
89	BELL ELEMENTARY	PAPILLION	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	11.9%	488	72.3%
90	ANCHOR POINTE ELEMENTARY	BENNINGTON	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	6.4%	544	72.2%
91	YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	YUTAN	YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	20.6%	272	72.1%
92	THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	HEBRON	THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS	High	18.8%	191	72.1%
93	CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	STROMSBURG	CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	27.5%	178	72.0%
94	CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	UTICA	CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	26.6%	263	72.0%
95	CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CROFTON	CROFTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	27.5%	193	72.0%
96	ASHBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PAPILLION	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	4.3%	391	71.9%
97	ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH	MURDOCK	ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	9.8%	205	71.9%
98	PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PONCA	PONCA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	24.2%	128	71.7%
99	WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL	WISNER	WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	43.2%	190	71.7%
100	ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELM CREEK	ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	31.2%	215	71.7%

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