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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA GENOA · TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.0% | -0.4pp |
| 202 | GILDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.9% | -0.5pp |
| 203 | CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.8% | -0.6pp |
| 204 | MASTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.7% | -0.7pp |
| 205 | BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.5% | -0.9pp |
| 206 | BELLEAIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.0% | -1.4pp |
| 207 | ASHLAND PARK/ROBBINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.9% | -1.5pp |
| 208 | HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO SIOUX CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 71.6% | -1.8pp |
| 209 | BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.4% | -2.0pp |
| 210 | NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.4% | -2.0pp |
| 211 | GIBBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GIBBON · GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.2% | -2.2pp |
| 212 | PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.1% | -2.3pp |
| 213 | ROSE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.8% | -2.6pp |
| 214 | ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.4% | -3.0pp |
| 215 | ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.3% | -3.1pp |
| 216 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.3% | -3.1pp |
| 217 | HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.6% | -3.8pp |
| 218 | MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.6% | -3.8pp |
| 219 | PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.3% | -4.1pp |
| 220 | HAYWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEBRASKA CITY · NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.2% | -4.2pp |
| 221 | RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL HASTINGS · HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.1% | -4.3pp |
| 222 | HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.7% | -4.7pp |
| 223 | CODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.5% | -4.9pp |
| 224 | LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS · HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.1% | -5.3pp |
| 225 | MINNE LUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.2% | -6.2pp |
| 226 | BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.8% | -6.6pp |
| 227 | JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.7% | -6.7pp |
| 228 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.7% | -6.7pp |
| 229 | ELLIOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.1% | -7.3pp |
| 230 | GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.5% | -7.9pp |
| 231 | JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL FAIRBURY · FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.1% | -8.3pp |
| 232 | WASMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.0% | -8.4pp |
| 233 | BIRCHCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.7% | -8.7pp |
| 234 | WEST LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.7% | -8.7pp |
| 235 | WEST LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.3% | -9.1pp |
| 236 | WESTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.3% | -9.1pp |
| 237 | GATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.1% | -9.3pp |
| 238 | MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.6% | -9.8pp |
| 239 | BOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.6% | -10.8pp |
| 240 | WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.5% | -10.9pp |
| 241 | PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEXINGTON · LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.0% | -11.4pp |
| 242 | PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL OGALLALA · OGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.5% | -11.9pp |
| 243 | HARTMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.2% | -12.2pp |
| 244 | DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.0% | -12.4pp |
| 245 | SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.9% | -12.5pp |
| 246 | DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DESHLER · DESHLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.0% | -13.4pp |
| 247 | EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.0% | -13.4pp |
| 248 | HUNTINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.7% | -13.7pp |
| 249 | LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.2% | -14.2pp |
| 250 | CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.8% | -16.6pp |
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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.