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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Buffalo County, Nebraska

15 public elementary schools in Buffalo County, Nebraska appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. GIBBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL leads the list at 58.2%, against a median of 66.2% 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

Buffalo County, Nebraska

Best % Proficient

58.2%

Median % Proficient

66.2%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · BUFFALO COUNTY, NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	GIBBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GIBBON, NE	GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	45.7%	324	58.2%
2	KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	32.9%	398	59.7%
3	EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	54.5%	235	59.7%
4	NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	38.5%	397	61.6%
5	CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	52.1%	284	62.0%
6	BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	58.1%	248	63.6%
7	RAVENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	RAVENNA, NE	RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	38.4%	242	66.1%
8	GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	8.5%	118	66.2%
9	PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PLEASANTON, NE	PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	24.0%	200	68.7%
10	AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	AMHERST, NE	AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	16.7%	203	69.1%
11	WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	15.1%	259	70.5%
12	PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	28.4%	257	70.9%
13	ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELM CREEK, NE	ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	31.2%	215	71.7%
14	BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	17.6%	272	73.7%
15	MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	14.4%	417	80.1%

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