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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Nebraska

633 public schools in Nebraska appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. BLUE SAGE ELEMENTARY leads the list at 89.3%, against a median of 60.4% 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

633

Nebraska

Top % Proficient (Reading)

89.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

60.4%

BEST IN READING · NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	BLUE SAGE ELEMENTARY	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	664	89.3%
2	ALDRICH ELEMENTARY	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	462	88.6%
3	SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	474	86.9%
4	SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	370	84.3%
5	FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	469	83.9%
6	ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	679	83.8%
7	HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	233	83.4%
8	GRACE ABBOTT ELEM SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	454	83.2%
9	WEST BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	405	83.0%
10	UPCHURCH ELEMENTARY	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	402	82.9%
11	MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	417	82.8%
12	WEST DODGE STATION ELEMENTARY	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	434	82.4%
13	MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	444	81.8%
14	ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	576	81.8%
15	ELKHORN NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	424	81.6%
16	ELKHORN GRANDVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	520	81.2%
17	BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL	BENNINGTON, NE	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	599	81.1%
18	WOODBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	641	80.2%
19	SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	352	80.2%
20	SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	301	80.0%
21	VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	VALENTINE, NE	VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	285	79.4%
22	HIGH SCHOOL AT JOHNSON	JOHNSON, NE	JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	118	79.1%
23	LOVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	276	78.9%
24	HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	321	78.4%
25	SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	447	78.1%
26	WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	469	78.1%
27	REEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GRETNA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	504	77.8%
28	BATTLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL	BATTLE CREEK, NE	BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	292	77.6%
29	KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	497	77.5%
30	WILLA CATHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	286	77.5%
31	WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	346	77.4%
32	WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	259	77.0%
33	BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BATTLE CREEK, NE	BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	292	76.9%
34	ELM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL	ELM CREEK, NE	ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	149	76.8%
35	ARBOR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	555	76.7%
36	PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY	PAPILLION, NE	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	514	76.5%
37	NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORTH BEND, NE	NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS	Elementary	277	76.2%
38	OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	312	76.2%
39	PENDER HIGH SCHOOL	PENDER, NE	PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	191	76.1%
40	ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT JOHNSON	JOHNSON, NE	JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	167	76.0%
41	ROHWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	450	75.9%
42	EZRA MILLARD ELEMENTARY SCH	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	485	75.9%
43	REAGAN ELEMENTARY	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	498	75.9%
44	PINE CREEK ELEMENTARY	BENNINGTON, NE	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	556	75.8%
45	LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL	PAPILLION, NE	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Middle	522	75.6%
46	MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	849	75.5%
47	ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	767	75.4%
48	ANSELMO-MERNA ELEMENTARY-MERNA	MERNA, NE	ANSELMO-MERNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	145	75.0%
49	PLEASANTON HIGH SCHOOL	PLEASANTON, NE	PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	131	75.0%
50	ELKHORN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL	TILDEN, NE	ELKHORN VALLEY SCHOOLS	High	190	74.8%

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