Nebraska schools ranked by test score
Latest NSCAS year (2024-25). 76 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 57.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HIGH SCHOOL AT JOHNSON JOHNSON · JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 79.1% | +21.5pp |
| 2 | BATTLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL BATTLE CREEK · BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 77.6% | +20.0pp |
| 3 | ELM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL ELM CREEK · ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 76.8% | +19.2pp |
| 4 | PENDER HIGH SCHOOL PENDER · PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 76.1% | +18.5pp |
| 5 | ELKHORN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TILDEN · ELKHORN VALLEY SCHOOLS | High | 74.8% | +17.2pp |
| 6 | NORTHEAST SECONDARY SCHOOL LYONS · LYONS-DECATUR NORTHEAST SCHS | High | 74.8% | +17.2pp |
| 7 | CENTRAL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL GREELEY · CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 74.5% | +16.9pp |
| 8 | YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL YUTAN · YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 73.2% | +15.6pp |
| 9 | FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL ADAMS · FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 72.8% | +15.2pp |
| 10 | ALMA HIGH SCHOOL ALMA · ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 72.7% | +15.1pp |
| 11 | NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NORTH BEND · NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | High | 72.1% | +14.5pp |
| 12 | PONCA HIGH SCHOOL PONCA · PONCA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 72.1% | +14.5pp |
| 13 | MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL MALCOLM · MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 71.6% | +14.0pp |
| 14 | BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL BRIDGEPORT · BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 71.1% | +13.5pp |
| 15 | MITCHELL SECONDARY SCHOOL MITCHELL · MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 71.1% | +13.5pp |
| 16 | STANTON HIGH SCHOOL STANTON · STANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | High | 70.1% | +12.5pp |
| 17 | CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL CAIRO · CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 70.0% | +12.4pp |
| 18 | PERKINS COUNTY JUNIOR- SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRANT · PERKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS | High | 70.0% | +12.4pp |
| 19 | SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH OXFORD · SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS | High | 69.4% | +11.8pp |
| 20 | SUMMERLAND HIGH SCHOOL EWING · SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 69.4% | +11.8pp |
| 21 | HEARTLAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCH HENDERSON · HEARTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | High | 68.8% | +11.2pp |
| 22 | WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL WISNER · WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 68.5% | +10.9pp |
| 23 | ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH MURDOCK · ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 68.4% | +10.8pp |
| 24 | HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOWELLS · HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS | High | 68.1% | +10.5pp |
| 25 | PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH PALMER · PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 67.6% | +10.0pp |
| 26 | HIGH SCHOOL AT BRAINARD BRAINARD · EAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 27 | KIMBALL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL KIMBALL · KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 28 | PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL PIERCE · PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 29 | AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL AXTELL · AXTELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | High | 67.1% | +9.5pp |
| 30 | FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL FORT CALHOUN · FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS | High | 67.1% | +9.5pp |
| 31 | CONESTOGA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL MURRAY · CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 66.7% | +9.1pp |
| 32 | HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL HARTINGTON · HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 66.7% | +9.1pp |
| 33 | SUTHERLAND HIGH SCHOOL SUTHERLAND · SUTHERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 66.7% | +9.1pp |
| 34 | BLOOMFIELD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL BLOOMFIELD · BLOOMFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | High | 66.2% | +8.6pp |
| 35 | OAKLAND CRAIG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH OAKLAND · OAKLAND CRAIG PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 66.2% | +8.6pp |
| 36 | TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL DEWITT · TRI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 66.2% | +8.6pp |
| 37 | CROFTON HIGH SCHOOL CROFTON · CROFTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | High | 65.9% | +8.3pp |
| 38 | MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL MILFORD · MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 65.2% | +7.6pp |
| 39 | DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL DAVID CITY · DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 65.1% | +7.5pp |
| 40 | HIGH SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH TEKAMAH · TEKAMAH-HERMAN COMMUNITY SCHS | High | 65.1% | +7.5pp |
| 41 | VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL VERDIGRE · VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 65.1% | +7.5pp |
| 42 | WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL ATKINSON · WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 64.7% | +7.1pp |
| 43 | ARTHUR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ARTHUR · ARTHUR COUNTY SCHOOLS | High | 64.5% | +6.9pp |
| 44 | HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL HERSHEY · HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 64.4% | +6.8pp |
| 45 | THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL HEBRON · THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS | High | 63.3% | +5.7pp |
| 46 | TWIN RIVER SR HIGH SCHOOL GENOA · TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 62.2% | +4.6pp |
| 47 | RAVENNA SENIOR HIGH RAVENNA · RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 61.9% | +4.3pp |
| 48 | DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL SECONDARY DONIPHAN · DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL PUBLIC SCHS | High | 61.7% | +4.1pp |
| 49 | PLAINVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL PLAINVIEW · PLAINVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 61.4% | +3.8pp |
| 50 | MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL DAYKIN · MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 61.3% | +3.7pp |
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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 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.