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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
351O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLO'NEILLO'NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary47.3%47158.5%
352WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOLWAVERLYWAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145Middle18.6%51258.5%
353OSMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOSMONDOSMOND COMMUNITY SCHOOLSElementary38.7%10658.4%
354DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOLVALLEYDOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHSMiddle25.3%23358.4%
355C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOLMINDENMINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle29.3%28358.4%
356NELIGH-OAKDALE HIGH SCHOOLNELIGHNELIGH-OAKDALE SCHOOLSHigh48.6%14458.2%
357GIBBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGIBBONGIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary45.7%32458.2%
358CODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHAMILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary55.7%30758.1%
359WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWAKEFIELDWAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary55.1%34158.1%
360HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHASTINGSHASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary54.5%34358.0%
361LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCOTTSBLUFFSCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary45.4%37958.0%
362JOHNSON CO CENTRAL EL-TECUMSEHTECUMSEHJOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHSElementary58.2%15858.0%
363BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLEXINGTONLEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary51.7%38558.0%
364NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHAMILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary46.1%42157.8%
365STERLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTERLINGSTERLING PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary41.3%14357.8%
366GIBBON HIGH SCHOOLGIBBONGIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh48.6%25157.7%
367MAXWELL HIGH SCHOOLMAXWELLMAXWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh40.0%14557.7%
368ASHLAND-GREENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOLASHLANDASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHSMiddle17.0%24757.6%
369YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLYORKYORK PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary49.6%61557.6%
370DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOLDILLERDILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary28.5%13757.4%
371STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBEATRICEBEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary65.2%20757.4%
372FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLFALLS CITYFALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle50.0%16857.4%
373BLAIR ARBOR PARK ELEMENTARYBLAIRBLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLSElementary27.7%49456.9%
374MICKLE MIDDLE SCHOOLLINCOLNLINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle44.7%70556.9%
375OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOSCEOLAOSCEOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary24.2%12056.8%
376CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSO SIOUX CITYSO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHSElementary60.6%42456.6%
377HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHAWESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLSElementary48.6%39156.5%
378CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLNLINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary52.5%33756.4%
379BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHAMILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary54.0%35956.3%
380SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSUTHERLANDSUTHERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary34.1%16456.2%
381KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLNLINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary46.0%92956.2%
382PETER SARPY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLEVUEBELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary39.3%46656.0%
383NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOLNORFOLKNORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLSMiddle54.9%62856.0%
384FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLFAIRBURYFAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh47.6%37056.0%
385WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORFOLKNORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary69.6%22756.0%
386ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT EUSTISEUSTISEUSTIS-FARNAM PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary36.5%11555.9%
387SECONDARY SCH AT RAYMONDRAYMONDRAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh20.3%23755.9%
388FALLS CITY SOUTH ELEMENTARYFALLS CITYFALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary50.0%17455.9%
389GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORFOLKNORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary73.2%19455.7%
390WESTMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSCOTTSBLUFFSCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary67.4%40855.5%
391COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSO SIOUX CITYSO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHSElementary74.5%40855.4%
392OVERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOVERTONOVERTON PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary41.9%16755.4%
393NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSIDNEYSIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary56.5%16155.4%
394COZAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCOZADCOZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLSElementary58.8%43255.4%
395AVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLEVUEBELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary46.3%35255.4%
396PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOLOGALLALAOGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary50.9%37155.3%
397LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLGURLEYLEYTON PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary53.6%12555.3%
398EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCOLUMBUSCOLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary62.9%28655.3%
399CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLCRETECRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLSElementary70.5%45555.2%
400PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLPLATTSMOUTHPLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLSMiddle34.7%38655.2%
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