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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Nebraska

325 public schools in Nebraska appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at -58.8%, against a median of -10.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

325

Nebraska

Best Enrollment change

-58.8%

Median Enrollment change

-10.2%

FASTEST DECLINING · NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	KELLOM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	558	230	-58.8%
2	BENSON WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	543	268	-50.6%
3	CHANDLER VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	668	368	-44.9%
4	ASHLAND-GREENWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	ASHLAND, NE	ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS	443	247	-44.2%
5	SUPERIOR SR HIGH SCHOOL	SUPERIOR, NE	SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS	201	126	-37.3%
6	BENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BENNINGTON, NE	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	581	368	-36.7%
7	PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL	OGALLALA, NE	OGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	580	371	-36.0%
8	ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,166	769	-34.0%
9	PATRIOT ELEMENTARY	PAPILLION, NE	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	535	361	-32.5%
10	BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	BENNINGTON, NE	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	635	431	-32.1%
11	EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	530	360	-32.1%
12	GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND, NE	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	415	284	-31.6%
13	BANCROFT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	781	535	-31.5%
14	CRETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CRETE, NE	CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	633	438	-30.8%
15	WILLA CATHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	407	286	-29.7%
16	BETZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BELLEVUE, NE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	342	241	-29.5%
17	SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	524	370	-29.4%
18	NEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND, NE	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	491	348	-29.1%
19	JOSLYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	422	299	-29.1%
20	MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	520	370	-28.8%
21	ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER	WILBER, NE	WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	355	254	-28.5%
22	HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	560	402	-28.2%
23	WALTHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	WALTHILL, NE	WALTHILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	220	159	-27.7%
24	HUNTINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	490	355	-27.6%
25	SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH	OXFORD, NE	SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS	200	145	-27.5%
26	KAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	592	432	-27.0%
27	SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	480	352	-26.7%
28	GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GRETNA, NE	GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	509	374	-26.5%
29	PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	617	454	-26.4%
30	BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	493	364	-26.2%
31	INDIAN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	660	489	-25.9%
32	BEALS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	391	292	-25.3%
33	NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	NORTH BEND, NE	NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS	232	174	-25.0%
34	CENTENNIAL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL	UTICA, NE	CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	200	151	-24.5%
35	CENTRAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	371	280	-24.5%
36	NEIHARDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	646	489	-24.3%
37	GRETNA HIGH SCHOOL	GRETNA, NE	GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,258	955	-24.1%
38	HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	307	233	-24.1%
39	BRYAN HIGH SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,932	1,474	-23.7%
40	ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT JOHNSON	JOHNSON, NE	JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	218	167	-23.4%
41	FONTENELLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	586	452	-22.9%
42	UPCHURCH ELEMENTARY	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	521	402	-22.8%
43	LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	HASTINGS, NE	HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	394	305	-22.6%
44	BAYARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BAYARD, NE	BAYARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	214	166	-22.4%
45	LEONARD LAWRENCE ELEM SCHOOL	BELLEVUE, NE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	429	334	-22.1%
46	DAWES MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	507	395	-22.1%
47	HICKORY HILL ELEMENTARY SCH	PAPILLION, NE	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	464	362	-22.0%
48	PAWNEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	435	341	-21.6%
49	WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORTH PLATTE, NE	NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	287	226	-21.3%
50	ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ATKINSON, NE	WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	240	189	-21.3%

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