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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
251MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMC COOKMC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary43.8%41163.9%
252GEIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGERINGGERING PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary44.3%30563.9%
253HOMER HIGH SCHOOLHOMERHOMER COMMUNITY SCHOOLSHigh46.3%20563.9%
254HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLTRENTONHITCHCOCK CO SCH SYSTEMHigh41.5%11863.9%
255ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSESYRACUSESYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLSElementary17.3%27763.8%
256PERKINS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHGRANTPERKINS COUNTY SCHOOLSElementary31.5%24163.7%
257CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOLCHADRONCHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle38.0%29563.7%
258PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPLAINVIEWPLAINVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary46.9%20763.7%
259BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKEARNEYKEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary58.1%24863.6%
260DOUGLAS CO WEST ELEMENTARY SCHVALLEYDOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHSElementary29.2%53763.5%
261CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCEDAR BLUFFSCEDAR BLUFFS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary45.2%25063.5%
262ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLST PAULST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh26.0%27763.5%
263WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORFOLKNORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary68.0%19463.5%
264BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOLBROKEN BOWBROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle38.6%16663.4%
265SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSUTTONSUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary36.4%22563.4%
266EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCHEMERSONEMERSON-HUBBARD PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary62.0%10063.3%
267PERKINS COUNTY JUNIOR- SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLGRANTPERKINS COUNTY SCHOOLSHigh20.7%18863.3%
268ST LIBORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST LIBORYNORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary36.0%16163.3%
269WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWAYNEWAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLSElementary36.9%49963.3%
270MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOLDAYKINMERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh52.4%10563.1%
271WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSIDNEYSIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle49.2%23863.1%
272CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLEVUEBELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary52.9%18763.1%
273WEST POINT - BEEMER MIDDLE SCHOOLWEST POINTWEST POINT PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle53.0%18163.1%
274TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLDEWITTTRI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh23.3%18963.0%
275NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOLOMAHAMILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary43.9%31062.9%
276SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOLSIDNEYSIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle41.4%15262.9%
277ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST PAULST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary29.0%39062.9%
278POUND MIDDLE SCHOOLLINCOLNLINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle34.3%73162.9%
279LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLCOLUMBUSLAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLSMiddle33.6%15262.9%
280SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLAINDIANOLASOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary43.6%17262.9%
281COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHAMILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary35.6%30362.8%
282EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLNLINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary30.3%26462.7%
283HTRS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHUMBOLDTHUMBOLDT TABLE ROCK STEINAUERElementary37.7%17562.6%
284DESHLER HIGH SCHOOLDESHLERDESHLER PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh32.5%12062.5%
285DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOLDAVID CITYDAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh38.4%30762.4%
286HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOLKEARNEYKEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle29.0%64862.3%
287ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT BRAINARDBRAINARDEAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary26.6%12462.3%
288ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT TEKAMAHTEKAMAHTEKAMAH-HERMAN COMMUNITY SCHSElementary31.6%28862.2%
289BLUE HILL HIGH SCHOOLBLUE HILLBLUE HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOLSHigh23.5%13262.2%
290TWO SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLEVUEBELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary20.3%36462.1%
291DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDAVID CITYDAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary35.6%31562.1%
292LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAURELLAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOLElementary32.2%18362.0%
293CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKEARNEYKEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary52.1%28462.0%
294LEMAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLEVUEBELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary37.6%33062.0%
295ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLORDORD PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary38.0%30561.8%
296LOUISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLLOUISVILLELOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle12.1%10761.8%
297PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPALMERPALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary25.0%18461.6%
298NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKEARNEYKEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary38.5%39761.6%
299WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWAUSAWAUSA PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary23.0%11361.5%
300AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOLAUBURNAUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle40.5%19061.5%
Page 6 of 10 · 467 ranked. Composite math + reading proficiency on the state assessment, latest year.

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