Nebraska schools ranked by test score
Latest NSCAS year (2024-25). 39 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 73.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL BRIDGEPORT · BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 86.4% | +13.0pp |
| 2 | ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH MURDOCK · ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 86.0% | +12.6pp |
| 3 | MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL MALCOLM · MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 86.0% | +12.6pp |
| 4 | FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL FORT CALHOUN · FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS | High | 85.0% | +11.6pp |
| 5 | JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA PALMYRA · PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1 | High | 84.4% | +11.0pp |
| 6 | ADAMS CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH SCH HASTINGS · ADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 84.2% | +10.8pp |
| 7 | BATTLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL BATTLE CREEK · BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 84.2% | +10.8pp |
| 8 | SUTTON SECONDARY SCHOOL SUTTON · SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 83.8% | +10.4pp |
| 9 | THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL HEBRON · THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS | High | 83.3% | +9.9pp |
| 10 | MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL MILFORD · MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 83.0% | +9.6pp |
| 11 | YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL YUTAN · YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 83.0% | +9.6pp |
| 12 | ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ARLINGTON · ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 82.0% | +8.6pp |
| 13 | WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL ATKINSON · WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 81.8% | +8.4pp |
| 14 | GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL GOTHENBURG · GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 81.6% | +8.2pp |
| 15 | ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL ST PAUL · ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 81.5% | +8.1pp |
| 16 | ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL ORD · ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 80.9% | +7.5pp |
| 17 | MITCHELL SECONDARY SCHOOL MITCHELL · MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 80.2% | +6.8pp |
| 18 | OAKLAND CRAIG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH OAKLAND · OAKLAND CRAIG PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 79.5% | +6.1pp |
| 19 | HIGH SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH TEKAMAH · TEKAMAH-HERMAN COMMUNITY SCHS | High | 78.9% | +5.5pp |
| 20 | PLAINVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL PLAINVIEW · PLAINVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 78.1% | +4.7pp |
| 21 | DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL SECONDARY DONIPHAN · DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL PUBLIC SCHS | High | 77.9% | +4.5pp |
| 22 | CONESTOGA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL MURRAY · CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 77.6% | +4.2pp |
| 23 | ARTHUR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ARTHUR · ARTHUR COUNTY SCHOOLS | High | 77.4% | +4.0pp |
| 24 | DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL DAVID CITY · DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 75.0% | +1.6pp |
| 25 | NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NORTH BEND · NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | High | 74.5% | +1.1pp |
| 26 | CHASE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IMPERIAL · CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS | High | 71.9% | -1.5pp |
| 27 | WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL WISNER · WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 71.8% | -1.6pp |
| 28 | TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL DEWITT · TRI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 71.7% | -1.7pp |
| 29 | HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL HERSHEY · HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 70.6% | -2.8pp |
| 30 | HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL HEMINGFORD · HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 70.0% | -3.4pp |
| 31 | ELM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL ELM CREEK · ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 69.7% | -3.7pp |
| 32 | FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL ADAMS · FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 69.5% | -3.9pp |
| 33 | LOGAN VIEW JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL HOOPER · LOGAN VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 68.4% | -5.0pp |
| 34 | GIBBON HIGH SCHOOL GIBBON · GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 65.9% | -7.5pp |
| 35 | TWIN RIVER SR HIGH SCHOOL GENOA · TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 65.7% | -7.7pp |
| 36 | SUMMERLAND HIGH SCHOOL EWING · SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 63.9% | -9.5pp |
| 37 | O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL O'NEILL · O'NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 62.0% | -11.4pp |
| 38 | FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL FAIRBURY · FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 58.9% | -14.5pp |
| 39 | SECONDARY SCH AT RAYMOND RAYMOND · RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 52.5% | -20.9pp |
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.