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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Nebraska

359 public elementary schools in Nebraska appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, 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 35.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

359

Nebraska

Top % FRL

84.6%

Median % FRL

35.4%

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	GARDEN COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCH	OSHKOSH, NE	GARDEN COUNTY SCHOOLS	Elementary	140	73.6%
12	GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORFOLK, NE	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	194	73.2%
13	MORRILL ELEMENTARY	MORRILL, NE	MORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	116	72.4%
14	MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	473	71.9%
15	GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	144	70.8%
16	MILLIKEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCH	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	236	70.8%
17	CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	CRETE, NE	CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	455	70.5%
18	LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BEATRICE, NE	BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	193	70.5%
19	WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORFOLK, NE	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	227	69.6%
20	BELL FIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	282	69.5%
21	WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORFOLK, NE	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	194	68.0%
22	WESTMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SCOTTSBLUFF, NE	SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	408	67.4%
23	BLUMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	373	66.8%
24	ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	HASTINGS, NE	HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	267	66.7%
25	DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	DAKOTA CITY, NE	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	Elementary	246	66.7%
26	NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GERING, NE	GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	299	66.6%
27	JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORFOLK, NE	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	256	66.4%
28	CRETE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CRETE, NE	CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	438	66.0%
29	EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ALLIANCE, NE	ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	237	65.4%
30	STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BEATRICE, NE	BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	207	65.2%
31	HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	421	63.7%
32	EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	COLUMBUS, NE	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	286	62.9%
33	BELLEAIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BELLEVUE, NE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	328	62.5%
34	PADDOCK LANE SCHOOL	BEATRICE, NE	BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	398	62.3%
35	CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	COLUMBUS, NE	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	353	62.0%
36	EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH	EMERSON, NE	EMERSON-HUBBARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	100	62.0%
37	HAYWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NEBRASKA CITY, NE	NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	330	61.5%
38	BETZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BELLEVUE, NE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	241	61.4%
39	MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	MADISON, NE	MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	248	61.3%
40	HOLLING HEIGHTS ELEM SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	340	61.2%
41	PAWNEE CITY ELEMENTARY SCH	PAWNEE CITY, NE	PAWNEE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	160	60.6%
42	CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SO SIOUX CITY, NE	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	Elementary	424	60.6%
43	CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FAIRBURY, NE	FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	277	60.3%
44	WILDEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	RALSTON, NE	RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	303	59.4%
45	NEBRASKA CITY NORTHSIDE ELEM	NEBRASKA CITY, NE	NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	370	58.9%
46	NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY	COLUMBUS, NE	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	304	58.9%
47	COZAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	COZAD, NE	COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	432	58.8%
48	WEST PARK ELEMENTARY	COLUMBUS, NE	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	215	58.6%
49	JOHNSON CO CENTRAL EL-TECUMSEH	TECUMSEH, NE	JOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS	Elementary	158	58.2%
50	BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	248	58.1%

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