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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Lancaster County, Nebraska

61 public schools in Lancaster County, 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. SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 80.2%, against a median of 57.9% across the ranked schools.

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Lancaster County, Nebraska

Top % Proficient (Reading)

80.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

57.9%

BEST IN READING · LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	352	80.2%
2	KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	497	77.5%
3	MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	849	75.5%
4	ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	767	75.4%
5	MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	MALCOLM, NE	MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	341	74.2%
6	WYSONG ELEMENTARY	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	738	73.7%
7	MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	674	73.1%
8	CAVETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	556	72.5%
9	LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	803	72.2%
10	PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	449	72.1%
11	MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	370	72.0%
12	MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	MALCOLM, NE	MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	302	71.6%
13	ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	398	70.8%
14	SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	1,020	70.1%
15	ROUSSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	587	68.8%
16	NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	FIRTH, NE	NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160	Elementary	535	68.0%
17	NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL	FIRTH, NE	NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160	Middle	560	67.1%
18	HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	487	66.8%
19	WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	WAVERLY, NE	WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145	Elementary	330	66.5%
20	BEATTIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	333	66.4%
21	KAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	432	66.2%
22	ELEMENTARY AT BENNET	BENNET, NE	PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1	Elementary	385	66.0%
23	EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	264	64.5%
24	POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	731	64.3%
25	WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL	WAVERLY, NE	WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145	Middle	512	64.1%
26	HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	402	62.8%
27	FREDSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	443	61.9%
28	ZEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	360	59.8%
29	IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	795	59.3%
30	MIDDLE SCHOOL	RAYMOND, NE	RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	155	59.0%
31	SARATOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	216	57.9%
32	MICKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	705	57.7%
33	SECONDARY SCH AT RAYMOND	RAYMOND, NE	RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	237	57.4%
34	HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	402	56.2%
35	KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	929	55.6%
36	RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	452	54.9%
37	SCHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	1,006	54.1%
38	PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	485	53.5%
39	LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	584	52.8%
40	BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	325	52.3%
41	MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	523	51.2%
42	ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	850	46.9%
43	CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	337	46.7%
44	RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	276	44.9%
45	ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	673	43.8%
46	DAWES MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	395	43.5%
47	PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	421	43.2%
48	NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	251	42.9%
49	EVERETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	480	41.4%
50	BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	773	41.0%

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