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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | ST LIBORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST LIBORY · NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.0% | +3.4pp |
| 202 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MC COOK · MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.9% | +3.3pp |
| 203 | CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IMPERIAL · CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.9% | +3.3pp |
| 204 | BLAIR ARBOR PARK ELEMENTARY BLAIR · BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.7% | +3.1pp |
| 205 | CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STROMSBURG · CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.7% | +3.1pp |
| 206 | SHELBY - RISING CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHELBY · SHELBY - RISING CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.7% | +3.1pp |
| 207 | WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAUSA · WAUSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.6% | +3.0pp |
| 208 | GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.4% | +2.8pp |
| 209 | HICKORY HILL ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.4% | +2.8pp |
| 210 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO CERESCO · RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.3% | +2.7pp |
| 211 | HOMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMER · HOMER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.2% | +2.6pp |
| 212 | LEMAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.2% | +2.6pp |
| 213 | SANDOZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.1% | +2.5pp |
| 214 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.0% | +2.4pp |
| 215 | PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALMER · PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.0% | +2.4pp |
| 216 | SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA INDIANOLA · SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.0% | +2.4pp |
| 217 | WAHOO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAHOO · WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.0% | +2.4pp |
| 218 | CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CEDAR BLUFFS · CEDAR BLUFFS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.9% | +2.3pp |
| 219 | ZEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.8% | +2.2pp |
| 220 | DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY DONIPHAN · DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 59.7% | +2.1pp |
| 221 | MARY LYNCH ELEMENTARY KIMBALL · KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.7% | +2.1pp |
| 222 | ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARCADIA · ARCADIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.4% | +1.8pp |
| 223 | CODY-KILGORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KILGORE · CODY-KILGORE PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 59.4% | +1.8pp |
| 224 | WOOD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WOOD RIVER · WOOD RIVER RURAL SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.3% | +1.7pp |
| 225 | WOODLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCH NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.3% | +1.7pp |
| 226 | HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAY SPRINGS · HAY SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.1% | +1.5pp |
| 227 | NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.1% | +1.5pp |
| 228 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.0% | +1.4pp |
| 229 | PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAINVIEW · PLAINVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.9% | +1.3pp |
| 230 | CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CREIGHTON · CREIGHTON COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.8% | +1.2pp |
| 231 | LAKE MINATARE SCHOOL MINATARE · SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.8% | +1.2pp |
| 232 | ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORD · ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.8% | +1.2pp |
| 233 | SOUTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDNEY · SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.8% | +1.2pp |
| 234 | TWO SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.7% | +1.1pp |
| 235 | CHAMBERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHAMBERS · CHAMBERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.6% | +1.0pp |
| 236 | CODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.6% | +1.0pp |
| 237 | CODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.6% | +1.0pp |
| 238 | DOUGLAS CO WEST ELEMENTARY SCH VALLEY · DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 58.6% | +1.0pp |
| 239 | SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAIRFIELD · SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5 | Elementary | 58.6% | +1.0pp |
| 240 | JOHNSON CO CENTRAL EL-TECUMSEH TECUMSEH · JOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 58.5% | +0.9pp |
| 241 | WAKE ROBIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.5% | +0.9pp |
| 242 | HOLLING HEIGHTS ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.4% | +0.8pp |
| 243 | ARAPAHOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARAPAHOE · ARAPAHOE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.3% | +0.7pp |
| 244 | PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAXTON · PAXTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.3% | +0.7pp |
| 245 | JOHNSON CO CENTRAL ELEM-COOK COOK · JOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 58.2% | +0.6pp |
| 246 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.1% | +0.5pp |
| 247 | EXETER-MILLIGAN ELEM-EXETER EXETER · EXETER-MILLIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.1% | +0.5pp |
| 248 | FORT CROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.1% | +0.5pp |
| 249 | SARATOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.9% | +0.3pp |
| 250 | VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VERDIGRE · VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.9% | +0.3pp |
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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.