Nebraska schools ranked by test score
Latest NSCAS year (2024-25). 123 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 57.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | CEDAR BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL CEDAR BLUFFS · CEDAR BLUFFS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.8% | +3.2pp |
| 52 | LOUISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LOUISVILLE · LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.8% | +3.2pp |
| 53 | WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.8% | +3.2pp |
| 54 | BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER) SPENCER · BOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.6% | +3.0pp |
| 55 | YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL YORK · YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.0% | +2.4pp |
| 56 | FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL FAIRMONT · FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 59.8% | +2.2pp |
| 57 | DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL VALLEY · DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS | Middle | 59.7% | +2.1pp |
| 58 | HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 59.6% | +2.0pp |
| 59 | CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL STROMSBURG · CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 59.4% | +1.8pp |
| 60 | IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 59.3% | +1.7pp |
| 61 | SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 59.2% | +1.6pp |
| 62 | MIDDLE SCHOOL RAYMOND · RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 59.0% | +1.4pp |
| 63 | JOHNSON CO CENTRAL MIDDLE SCH COOK · JOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 58.8% | +1.2pp |
| 64 | WAUNETA PALISADE MIDDLE SCHOOL WAUNETA · WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 57.8% | +0.2pp |
| 65 | MICKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 57.7% | +0.1pp |
| 66 | C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL MINDEN · MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 57.3% | -0.3pp |
| 67 | CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL CITY · CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 57.3% | -0.3pp |
| 68 | HOLDREGE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLDREGE · HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 57.3% | -0.3pp |
| 69 | LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL COLUMBUS · LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 56.1% | -1.5pp |
| 70 | BRUNING-DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCH DAVENPORT · BRUNING-DAVENPORT UNIFIED SYS | Middle | 56.0% | -1.6pp |
| 71 | CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHADRON · CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 56.0% | -1.6pp |
| 72 | WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDNEY · SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 55.8% | -1.8pp |
| 73 | WAYNE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAYNE · WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 55.6% | -2.0pp |
| 74 | FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL FALLS CITY · FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 54.1% | -3.5pp |
| 75 | SCHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 54.1% | -3.5pp |
| 76 | MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL MADISON · MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 53.6% | -4.0pp |
| 77 | BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL BROKEN BOW · BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 53.4% | -4.2pp |
| 78 | CRETE MIDDLE SCHOOL CRETE · CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 53.2% | -4.4pp |
| 79 | COZAD MIDDLE SCHOOL COZAD · COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 53.0% | -4.6pp |
| 80 | LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 52.8% | -4.8pp |
| 81 | BELLEVUE MISSION MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 52.6% | -5.0pp |
| 82 | NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 52.4% | -5.2pp |
| 83 | CODY-KILGORE MIDDLE SCHOOL CODY · CODY-KILGORE PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 52.3% | -5.3pp |
| 84 | GORDON-RUSHVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL RUSHVILLE · GORDON-RUSHVILLE PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 52.2% | -5.4pp |
| 85 | PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL PLATTSMOUTH · PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 52.0% | -5.6pp |
| 86 | WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 50.0% | -7.6pp |
| 87 | BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL BEATRICE · BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 49.9% | -7.7pp |
| 88 | MILLARD CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 49.7% | -7.9pp |
| 89 | RALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL RALSTON · RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 49.4% | -8.2pp |
| 90 | ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 49.3% | -8.3pp |
| 91 | NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 48.9% | -8.7pp |
| 92 | ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 47.8% | -9.8pp |
| 93 | BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL SCOTTSBLUFF · SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 47.5% | -10.1pp |
| 94 | ALLIANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALLIANCE · ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 46.5% | -11.1pp |
| 95 | WILBER-CLATONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL WILBER · WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 46.3% | -11.3pp |
| 96 | FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL FREMONT · FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 46.2% | -11.4pp |
| 97 | HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL HASTINGS · HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 44.7% | -12.9pp |
| 98 | MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 44.5% | -13.1pp |
| 99 | SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL SO SIOUX CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Middle | 44.1% | -13.5pp |
| 100 | SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHUYLER · SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 43.7% | -13.9pp |
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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.