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The highest-poverty public schools in Nebraska

Across Nebraska, 624 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH leads the list at 84.6%, against a median of 34.3% 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

624

Nebraska

Top % FRL

84.6%

Median % FRL

34.3%

HIGHEST POVERTY · NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH	SO SIOUX CITY, NE	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	Elementary	253	84.6%
2	SANDOZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LEXINGTON, NE	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	358	83.0%
3	MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LEXINGTON, NE	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	321	81.6%
4	EDUCARE OF LINCOLN	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	124	81.5%
5	PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LEXINGTON, NE	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	312	81.1%
6	WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	417	81.1%
7	LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	HASTINGS, NE	HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	289	81.0%
8	LINDEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	339	79.4%
9	HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SO SIOUX CITY, NE	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	Elementary	328	76.2%
10	COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SO SIOUX CITY, NE	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	Elementary	408	74.5%
11	LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	LEXINGTON, NE	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	672	74.0%
12	GARDEN COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCH	OSHKOSH, NE	GARDEN COUNTY SCHOOLS	Elementary	140	73.6%
13	GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORFOLK, NE	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	194	73.2%
14	MORRILL ELEMENTARY	MORRILL, NE	MORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	116	72.4%
15	LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	LEXINGTON, NE	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	915	72.1%
16	MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	473	71.9%
17	GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	144	70.8%
18	MILLIKEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCH	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	236	70.8%
19	CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	CRETE, NE	CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	455	70.5%
20	LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BEATRICE, NE	BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	193	70.5%
21	SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	SO SIOUX CITY, NE	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	Middle	781	69.9%
22	WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORFOLK, NE	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	227	69.6%
23	BELL FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	282	69.5%
24	JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6)	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	759	69.2%
25	WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORFOLK, NE	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	194	68.0%
26	WESTMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SCOTTSBLUFF, NE	SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	408	67.4%
27	BLUMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	373	66.8%
28	ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	HASTINGS, NE	HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	267	66.7%
29	DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	DAKOTA CITY, NE	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	Elementary	246	66.7%
30	NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GERING, NE	GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	299	66.6%
31	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORFOLK, NE	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	256	66.4%
32	MORRILL HIGH SCHOOL	MORRILL, NE	MORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	122	66.4%
33	CRETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CRETE, NE	CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	438	66.0%
34	FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	689	65.6%
35	EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ALLIANCE, NE	ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	237	65.4%
36	STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BEATRICE, NE	BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	207	65.2%
37	CRETE MIDDLE SCHOOL	CRETE, NE	CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	471	65.2%
38	SOUTH SIOUX HIGH SCHOOL	SO SIOUX CITY, NE	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	High	1,193	64.6%
39	JOHNSON CO CENTRAL MIDDLE SCH	COOK, NE	JOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS	Middle	104	64.4%
40	HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	421	63.7%
41	HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL	HASTINGS, NE	HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	757	63.0%
42	EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	COLUMBUS, NE	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	286	62.9%
43	CRETE HIGH SCHOOL	CRETE, NE	CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	705	62.8%
44	BELLEAIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BELLEVUE, NE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	328	62.5%
45	PADDOCK LANE SCHOOL	BEATRICE, NE	BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	398	62.3%
46	CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	COLUMBUS, NE	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	353	62.0%
47	EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH	EMERSON, NE	EMERSON-HUBBARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	100	62.0%
48	MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL	MADISON, NE	MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	115	61.7%
49	HAYWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NEBRASKA CITY, NE	NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	330	61.5%
50	BETZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BELLEVUE, NE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	241	61.4%

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