Nebraska schools ranked by test score
Latest NSCAS year (2024-25). 259 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 73.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH TEKAMAH · TEKAMAH-HERMAN COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 83.8% | +10.4pp |
| 102 | ENGLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.8% | +10.4pp |
| 103 | HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.8% | +10.4pp |
| 104 | BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.7% | +10.3pp |
| 105 | PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.5% | +10.1pp |
| 106 | MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MITCHELL · MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.3% | +9.9pp |
| 107 | PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.3% | +9.9pp |
| 108 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.3% | +9.9pp |
| 109 | WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAYNE · WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.3% | +9.9pp |
| 110 | NEIHARDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.2% | +9.8pp |
| 111 | HICKORY HILL ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.1% | +9.7pp |
| 112 | SADDLEBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.1% | +9.7pp |
| 113 | DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAKOTA CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 83.0% | +9.6pp |
| 114 | MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.0% | +9.6pp |
| 115 | O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL O'NEILL · O'NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.0% | +9.6pp |
| 116 | HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.5pp |
| 117 | SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY GRETNA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.5pp |
| 118 | SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.5pp |
| 119 | HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.8% | +9.4pp |
| 120 | WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL WISNER · WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.8% | +9.4pp |
| 121 | EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.7% | +9.3pp |
| 122 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GERING · GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.6% | +9.2pp |
| 123 | FALLS CITY SOUTH ELEMENTARY FALLS CITY · FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.5% | +9.1pp |
| 124 | TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEWITT · TRI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.5% | +9.1pp |
| 125 | STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STANTON · STANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.4% | +9.0pp |
| 126 | EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAGLE · WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.9pp |
| 127 | LEMAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.9pp |
| 128 | WAHOO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAHOO · WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.2% | +8.8pp |
| 129 | NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.1% | +8.7pp |
| 130 | TRUMBLE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.0% | +8.6pp |
| 131 | STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEATRICE · BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.9% | +8.5pp |
| 132 | BLAIR ARBOR PARK ELEMENTARY BLAIR · BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.8% | +8.4pp |
| 133 | HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON HARTINGTON · HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.8% | +8.4pp |
| 134 | GEIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GERING · GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.7% | +8.3pp |
| 135 | LOGAN VIEW ELEMENTARY HOOPER · LOGAN VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.6% | +8.2pp |
| 136 | PETER SARPY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.6% | +8.2pp |
| 137 | CHANDLER VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.5% | +8.1pp |
| 138 | RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.5% | +8.1pp |
| 139 | HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS · HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.4% | +8.0pp |
| 140 | HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERSHEY · HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.4% | +8.0pp |
| 141 | SANDOZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.3% | +7.9pp |
| 142 | ASHBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.2% | +7.8pp |
| 143 | G STANLEY HALL ELEMENTARY SCH LA VISTA · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.1% | +7.7pp |
| 144 | NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.0% | +7.6pp |
| 145 | OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY OAKLAND · OAKLAND CRAIG PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.9% | +7.5pp |
| 146 | CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.7% | +7.3pp |
| 147 | MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.7% | +7.3pp |
| 148 | CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CREIGHTON · CREIGHTON COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.6% | +7.2pp |
| 149 | CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CRETE · CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.5% | +7.1pp |
| 150 | EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.1% | +6.7pp |
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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 Science 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.