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The highest-performing public elementary schools in reading in Nebraska

438 public elementary schools in Nebraska appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary 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 60.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

438

Nebraska

Top % Proficient (Reading)

89.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

60.0%

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	HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	233	83.4%
7	GRACE ABBOTT ELEM SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	454	83.2%
8	WEST BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	405	83.0%
9	UPCHURCH ELEMENTARY	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	402	82.9%
10	MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	417	82.8%
11	WEST DODGE STATION ELEMENTARY	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	434	82.4%
12	MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	444	81.8%
13	WOODBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	641	80.2%
14	SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	352	80.2%
15	SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	301	80.0%
16	VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	VALENTINE, NE	VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	285	79.4%
17	LOVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	276	78.9%
18	HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	321	78.4%
19	SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	447	78.1%
20	WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	469	78.1%
21	REEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GRETNA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	504	77.8%
22	KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	497	77.5%
23	WILLA CATHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	286	77.5%
24	WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	346	77.4%
25	WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	259	77.0%
26	BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BATTLE CREEK, NE	BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	292	76.9%
27	ARBOR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	555	76.7%
28	PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY	PAPILLION, NE	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	514	76.5%
29	NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NORTH BEND, NE	NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS	Elementary	277	76.2%
30	OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	312	76.2%
31	ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT JOHNSON	JOHNSON, NE	JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	167	76.0%
32	ROHWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	450	75.9%
33	EZRA MILLARD ELEMENTARY SCH	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	485	75.9%
34	REAGAN ELEMENTARY	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	498	75.9%
35	PINE CREEK ELEMENTARY	BENNINGTON, NE	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	556	75.8%
36	ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	767	75.4%
37	ANSELMO-MERNA ELEMENTARY-MERNA	MERNA, NE	ANSELMO-MERNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	145	75.0%
38	ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	453	74.6%
39	CARL A SWANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	283	74.6%
40	PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LA VISTA, NE	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	422	74.5%
41	MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	MALCOLM, NE	MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	341	74.2%
42	SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEWARD, NE	SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	558	74.0%
43	PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	257	73.9%
44	ANCHOR POINTE ELEMENTARY	BENNINGTON, NE	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	544	73.8%
45	PRAIRIE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	269	73.8%
46	WYSONG ELEMENTARY	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	738	73.7%
47	PENDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PENDER, NE	PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	242	73.7%
48	PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	454	73.6%
49	BLAIR DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY	BLAIR, NE	BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	397	73.5%
50	CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CROFTON, NE	CROFTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Elementary	193	73.4%

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