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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.4% | +15.8pp |
| 52 | WHEELER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.4% | +15.8pp |
| 53 | COLUMBIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.1% | +15.5pp |
| 54 | MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.1% | +15.5pp |
| 55 | BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.8% | +15.2pp |
| 56 | WEST POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST POINT · WEST POINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.8% | +15.2pp |
| 57 | ASPEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.7% | +15.1pp |
| 58 | CAVETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.5% | +14.9pp |
| 59 | STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.4% | +14.8pp |
| 60 | BENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.3% | +14.7pp |
| 61 | ELMWOOD-MURDOCK ELEM SCHOOL ELMWOOD · ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.3% | +14.7pp |
| 62 | GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.3% | +14.7pp |
| 63 | PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.1% | +14.5pp |
| 64 | ROCKBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.1% | +14.5pp |
| 65 | BURWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BURWELL · BURWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.0% | +14.4pp |
| 66 | MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.0% | +14.4pp |
| 67 | PATRIOT ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.0% | +14.4pp |
| 68 | PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLATTE CENTER · LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.9% | +14.3pp |
| 69 | MORRILL ELEMENTARY MORRILL · MORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.8% | +14.2pp |
| 70 | YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YUTAN · YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.8% | +14.2pp |
| 71 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.5% | +13.9pp |
| 72 | PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PONCA · PONCA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.3% | +13.7pp |
| 73 | LOGAN VIEW ELEMENTARY HOOPER · LOGAN VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.2% | +13.6pp |
| 74 | MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.2% | +13.6pp |
| 75 | BELL ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.1% | +13.5pp |
| 76 | WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.9% | +13.3pp |
| 77 | ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.8% | +13.2pp |
| 78 | ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELM CREEK · ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.7% | +13.1pp |
| 79 | CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA · CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.4% | +12.8pp |
| 80 | STANDING BEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.2% | +12.6pp |
| 81 | NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROKEN BOW · BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.0% | +12.4pp |
| 82 | BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.9% | +12.3pp |
| 83 | THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY HEBRON · THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 69.8% | +12.2pp |
| 84 | HARVEY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.7% | +12.1pp |
| 85 | STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STANTON · STANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.7% | +12.1pp |
| 86 | ASHLAND-GREENWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ASHLAND · ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 69.6% | +12.0pp |
| 87 | HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE DODGE · HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.2% | +11.6pp |
| 88 | MEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEAD · MEAD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.2% | +11.6pp |
| 89 | RUMSEY STATION ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.2% | +11.6pp |
| 90 | DUNDEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.0% | +11.4pp |
| 91 | FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT CALHOUN · FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 69.0% | +11.4pp |
| 92 | ELEMENTARY SCH AT VALPARAISO VALPARAISO · RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.8% | +11.2pp |
| 93 | ROUSSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.8% | +11.2pp |
| 94 | FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.7% | +11.1pp |
| 95 | ARLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARLINGTON · ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.6% | +11.0pp |
| 96 | HEARTLAND COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY HENDERSON · HEARTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.6% | +11.0pp |
| 97 | HEMINGFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEMINGFORD · HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.6% | +11.0pp |
| 98 | CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.5% | +10.9pp |
| 99 | PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.5% | +10.9pp |
| 100 | ADAMS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS · ADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.4% | +10.8pp |
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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.