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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.4% | +10.8pp |
| 102 | HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HUMPHREY · HUMPHREY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.4% | +10.8pp |
| 103 | AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AURORA · AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.3% | +10.7pp |
| 104 | CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAIRO · CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.3% | +10.7pp |
| 105 | KENESAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KENESAW · KENESAW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.3% | +10.7pp |
| 106 | OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OSCEOLA · OSCEOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.3% | +10.7pp |
| 107 | WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.3% | +10.7pp |
| 108 | TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEWITT · TRI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.2% | +10.6pp |
| 109 | WESTMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.2% | +10.6pp |
| 110 | NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL FIRTH · NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160 | Elementary | 68.0% | +10.4pp |
| 111 | SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OXFORD · SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.9% | +10.3pp |
| 112 | DORCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DORCHESTER · DORCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 67.7% | +10.1pp |
| 113 | 1R ELEMENTARY GRAND ISLAND · NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.6% | +10.0pp |
| 114 | ASHBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.6% | +10.0pp |
| 115 | BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.6% | +10.0pp |
| 116 | GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.5% | +9.9pp |
| 117 | MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MC COOK · MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.5% | +9.9pp |
| 118 | AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AXTELL · AXTELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 119 | BOONE CENTRAL ELEM-ALBION ALBION · BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 120 | OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY OAKLAND · OAKLAND CRAIG PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 121 | SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 122 | AINSWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AINSWORTH · AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.1% | +9.5pp |
| 123 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.9% | +9.3pp |
| 124 | TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.9% | +9.3pp |
| 125 | WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL WISNER · WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.9% | +9.3pp |
| 126 | HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.8% | +9.2pp |
| 127 | AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMHERST · AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.7% | +9.1pp |
| 128 | PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLEASANTON · PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.7% | +9.1pp |
| 129 | HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERSHEY · HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.6% | +9.0pp |
| 130 | WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL WAVERLY · WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 | Elementary | 66.5% | +8.9pp |
| 131 | BEATTIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.4% | +8.8pp |
| 132 | ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATKINSON · WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.3% | +8.7pp |
| 133 | FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS ADAMS · FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.2% | +8.6pp |
| 134 | KAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.2% | +8.6pp |
| 135 | EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.1% | +8.5pp |
| 136 | FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY GENEVA · FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 66.1% | +8.5pp |
| 137 | ELEMENTARY AT BENNET BENNET · PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1 | Elementary | 66.0% | +8.4pp |
| 138 | FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRANKLIN · FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.8% | +8.2pp |
| 139 | WILSON FOCUS SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.7% | +8.1pp |
| 140 | BRIDGEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRIDGEPORT · BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.6% | +8.0pp |
| 141 | ELKHORN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCH TILDEN · ELKHORN VALLEY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.6% | +8.0pp |
| 142 | ANDERSON GROVE ELEMENTARY SCH BELLEVUE · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.5% | +7.9pp |
| 143 | GORDON-RUSHVILLE ELEM-GORDON GORDON · GORDON-RUSHVILLE PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 65.4% | +7.8pp |
| 144 | J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.4% | +7.8pp |
| 145 | ALMA ELEMENTARY AT ALMA ALMA · ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.1% | +7.5pp |
| 146 | BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLOOMFIELD · BLOOMFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.1% | +7.5pp |
| 147 | SADDLEBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.1% | +7.5pp |
| 148 | HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.0% | +7.4pp |
| 149 | RAVENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RAVENNA · RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.0% | +7.4pp |
| 150 | CENTRAL VALLEY ELEM - SCOTIA SCOTIA · CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.9% | +7.3pp |
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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.