Nebraska schools ranked by test score
Latest NSCAS year (2024-25). 645 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 57.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLUE SAGE ELEMENTARY ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 89.3% | +31.7pp |
| 2 | ALDRICH ELEMENTARY OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.6% | +31.0pp |
| 3 | SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 86.9% | +29.3pp |
| 4 | SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.3% | +26.7pp |
| 5 | FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.9% | +26.3pp |
| 6 | ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 83.8% | +26.2pp |
| 7 | HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.4% | +25.8pp |
| 8 | GRACE ABBOTT ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.2% | +25.6pp |
| 9 | WEST BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.0% | +25.4pp |
| 10 | UPCHURCH ELEMENTARY OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.9% | +25.3pp |
| 11 | MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.8% | +25.2pp |
| 12 | WEST DODGE STATION ELEMENTARY ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.4% | +24.8pp |
| 13 | ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 81.8% | +24.2pp |
| 14 | MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.8% | +24.2pp |
| 15 | ELKHORN NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 81.6% | +24.0pp |
| 16 | ELKHORN GRANDVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 81.2% | +23.6pp |
| 17 | BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 81.1% | +23.5pp |
| 18 | SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.2% | +22.6pp |
| 19 | WOODBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.2% | +22.6pp |
| 20 | SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.0% | +22.4pp |
| 21 | VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALENTINE · VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 79.4% | +21.8pp |
| 22 | HIGH SCHOOL AT JOHNSON JOHNSON · JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 79.1% | +21.5pp |
| 23 | LOVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.9% | +21.3pp |
| 24 | HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.4% | +20.8pp |
| 25 | SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.1% | +20.5pp |
| 26 | WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.1% | +20.5pp |
| 27 | REEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.8% | +20.2pp |
| 28 | BATTLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL BATTLE CREEK · BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 77.6% | +20.0pp |
| 29 | KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.5% | +19.9pp |
| 30 | WILLA CATHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.5% | +19.9pp |
| 31 | WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.4% | +19.8pp |
| 32 | WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.0% | +19.4pp |
| 33 | BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BATTLE CREEK · BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.9% | +19.3pp |
| 34 | ELM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL ELM CREEK · ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 76.8% | +19.2pp |
| 35 | ARBOR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.7% | +19.1pp |
| 36 | PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.5% | +18.9pp |
| 37 | NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH BEND · NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 76.2% | +18.6pp |
| 38 | OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.2% | +18.6pp |
| 39 | PENDER HIGH SCHOOL PENDER · PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 76.1% | +18.5pp |
| 40 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT JOHNSON JOHNSON · JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.0% | +18.4pp |
| 41 | EZRA MILLARD ELEMENTARY SCH OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.9% | +18.3pp |
| 42 | REAGAN ELEMENTARY OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.9% | +18.3pp |
| 43 | ROHWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.9% | +18.3pp |
| 44 | PINE CREEK ELEMENTARY BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.8% | +18.2pp |
| 45 | LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.6% | +18.0pp |
| 46 | MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.5% | +17.9pp |
| 47 | ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.4% | +17.8pp |
| 48 | ANSELMO-MERNA ELEMENTARY-MERNA MERNA · ANSELMO-MERNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.0% | +17.4pp |
| 49 | ELKHORN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TILDEN · ELKHORN VALLEY SCHOOLS | High | 74.8% | +17.2pp |
| 50 | NORTHEAST SECONDARY SCHOOL LYONS · LYONS-DECATUR NORTHEAST SCHS | High | 74.8% | +17.2pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the NSCAS % On Track + Advanced threshold on the latest available NSCAS English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Nebraska, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.