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Best Schools · Nebraska · Highest proficiency

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
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
151HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGEDODGEHOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLSElementary29.9%12769.0%
152FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOLADAMSFREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh13.2%22069.0%
153PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGHPALMERPALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh36.4%12969.0%
154MORRILL ELEMENTARYMORRILLMORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary72.4%11668.8%
1551R ELEMENTARYGRAND ISLANDNORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary23.2%19468.8%
156HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTONHARTINGTONHARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary38.4%20368.8%
157SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLSElementary15.0%40068.7%
158PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPLEASANTONPLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary24.0%20068.7%
159NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLFIRTHNORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160Elementary10.3%53568.7%
160NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLNORTH BENDNORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHSMiddle24.4%12368.6%
161CONESTOGA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLMURRAYCONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh27.1%32168.4%
162THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARYHEBRONTHAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHSElementary37.5%25668.3%
163ADAMS CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH SCHHASTINGSADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh12.6%45268.3%
164PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLNLINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary24.1%44968.2%
165BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBLUE HILLBLUE HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOLSElementary23.5%18368.2%
166AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAURORAAURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary29.8%52068.2%
167ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOLARLINGTONARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh24.5%33068.1%
168ASHLAND-GREENWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLASHLANDASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHSElementary19.8%24768.1%
169KENESAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKENESAWKENESAW PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary22.3%13968.1%
170HIGH SCHOOL AT TEKAMAHTEKAMAHTEKAMAH-HERMAN COMMUNITY SCHSHigh33.9%24868.0%
171BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCHBELLEVUEBELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary48.2%16868.0%
172HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLNLINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary31.1%40268.0%
173ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCOCERESCORAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary15.7%13468.0%
174ADAMS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHASTINGSADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary14.0%50667.9%
175BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHAMILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary26.3%60567.9%
176LAKE MALONEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORTH PLATTENORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary16.4%11667.8%
177SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARYGRETNAGRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary10.0%49967.8%
178SUMMERLAND ELEM SCHOOLEWINGSUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary47.9%23667.8%
179ALMA HIGH SCHOOLALMAALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh35.3%19067.8%
180WESTMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHASPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLSElementary21.2%26467.6%
181BURWELL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLBURWELLBURWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh28.7%11567.6%
182AMHERST HIGH SCHOOLAMHERSTAMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh17.2%15767.6%
183MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLNLINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary28.1%37067.5%
184FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLFAIRMONTFILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHSMiddle29.0%16967.5%
185BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOLOMAHAMILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle16.0%1,01167.1%
186HITCHCOCK CO ELEMENTARYCULBERTSONHITCHCOCK CO SCH SYSTEMElementary41.6%16167.1%
187BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBLOOMFIELDBLOOMFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOLSElementary44.5%14666.9%
188MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSESYRACUSESYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLSMiddle19.2%28666.9%
189ALMA ELEMENTARY AT ALMAALMAALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary40.1%19266.8%
190WEEPING WATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEEPING WATERWEEPING WATER PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary27.2%15866.7%
191LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORFOLKNORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary26.4%22066.7%
192SUMMERLAND HIGH SCHOOLEWINGSUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh53.1%21166.7%
193HEMINGFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHEMINGFORDHEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary32.1%20966.6%
194CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCAMBRIDGECAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary40.9%12766.6%
195FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHAGRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary11.3%41766.5%
196FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLEVUEBELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary14.6%48666.5%
197PATRIOT ELEMENTARYPAPILLIONPAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLSElementary16.1%36166.4%
198SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCOLUMBUSLAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLSElementary26.5%37366.3%
199WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARYPAPILLIONPAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLSElementary19.5%45166.3%
200MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMINDENMINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary29.3%23966.2%
Page 4 of 10 · 467 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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