Nebraska schools ranked by test score
Latest NSCAS year (2024-25). 446 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 | HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.4% | +25.8pp |
| 7 | GRACE ABBOTT ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.2% | +25.6pp |
| 8 | WEST BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.0% | +25.4pp |
| 9 | UPCHURCH ELEMENTARY OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.9% | +25.3pp |
| 10 | MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.8% | +25.2pp |
| 11 | WEST DODGE STATION ELEMENTARY ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.4% | +24.8pp |
| 12 | MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.8% | +24.2pp |
| 13 | SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.2% | +22.6pp |
| 14 | WOODBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.2% | +22.6pp |
| 15 | SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.0% | +22.4pp |
| 16 | VALENTINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VALENTINE · VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 79.4% | +21.8pp |
| 17 | LOVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.9% | +21.3pp |
| 18 | HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.4% | +20.8pp |
| 19 | SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.1% | +20.5pp |
| 20 | WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.1% | +20.5pp |
| 21 | REEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.8% | +20.2pp |
| 22 | KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.5% | +19.9pp |
| 23 | WILLA CATHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.5% | +19.9pp |
| 24 | WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.4% | +19.8pp |
| 25 | WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.0% | +19.4pp |
| 26 | BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BATTLE CREEK · BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.9% | +19.3pp |
| 27 | ARBOR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.7% | +19.1pp |
| 28 | PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.5% | +18.9pp |
| 29 | NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH BEND · NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 76.2% | +18.6pp |
| 30 | OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.2% | +18.6pp |
| 31 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT JOHNSON JOHNSON · JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.0% | +18.4pp |
| 32 | EZRA MILLARD ELEMENTARY SCH OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.9% | +18.3pp |
| 33 | REAGAN ELEMENTARY OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.9% | +18.3pp |
| 34 | ROHWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.9% | +18.3pp |
| 35 | PINE CREEK ELEMENTARY BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.8% | +18.2pp |
| 36 | ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.4% | +17.8pp |
| 37 | ANSELMO-MERNA ELEMENTARY-MERNA MERNA · ANSELMO-MERNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.0% | +17.4pp |
| 38 | ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.6% | +17.0pp |
| 39 | CARL A SWANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.6% | +17.0pp |
| 40 | PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LA VISTA · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.5% | +16.9pp |
| 41 | MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALCOLM · MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.2% | +16.6pp |
| 42 | SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEWARD · SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.0% | +16.4pp |
| 43 | PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.9% | +16.3pp |
| 44 | ANCHOR POINTE ELEMENTARY BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.8% | +16.2pp |
| 45 | PRAIRIE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.8% | +16.2pp |
| 46 | PENDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENDER · PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.7% | +16.1pp |
| 47 | WYSONG ELEMENTARY LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.7% | +16.1pp |
| 48 | PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.6% | +16.0pp |
| 49 | BLAIR DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY BLAIR · BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.5% | +15.9pp |
| 50 | CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CROFTON · CROFTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.4% | +15.8pp |
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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.