Nebraska schools ranked by test score
Latest NSCAS year (2024-25). 108 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 73.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL MADISON · MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 76.2% | +2.8pp |
| 52 | VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL VALENTINE · VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 76.0% | +2.6pp |
| 53 | LOUISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LOUISVILLE · LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.7% | +2.3pp |
| 54 | AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL AUBURN · AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.3% | +1.9pp |
| 55 | CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL CITY · CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.2% | +1.8pp |
| 56 | DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL VALLEY · DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS | Middle | 74.9% | +1.5pp |
| 57 | HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 74.7% | +1.3pp |
| 58 | POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 74.7% | +1.3pp |
| 59 | PALMYRA MIDDLE SCHOOL PALMYRA · PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1 | Middle | 74.5% | +1.1pp |
| 60 | LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL LA VISTA · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 73.9% | +0.5pp |
| 61 | PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 72.8% | -0.6pp |
| 62 | FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL FALLS CITY · FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 72.5% | -0.9pp |
| 63 | LOGAN FONTENELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 71.8% | -1.6pp |
| 64 | WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 71.8% | -1.6pp |
| 65 | NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH BEND · NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 71.4% | -2.0pp |
| 66 | BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL BEATRICE · BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 70.5% | -2.9pp |
| 67 | WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 70.2% | -3.2pp |
| 68 | NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL NEBRASKA CITY · NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 69.9% | -3.5pp |
| 69 | WAYNE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAYNE · WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 69.7% | -3.7pp |
| 70 | MICKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 69.0% | -4.4pp |
| 71 | PLATTEVIEW CENTRAL JR HIGH SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 68.7% | -4.7pp |
| 72 | ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 67.9% | -5.5pp |
| 73 | BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL SCOTTSBLUFF · SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 66.0% | -7.4pp |
| 74 | NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 65.8% | -7.6pp |
| 75 | SCHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 65.6% | -7.8pp |
| 76 | HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL HASTINGS · HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 65.4% | -8.0pp |
| 77 | BELLEVUE MISSION MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 64.2% | -9.2pp |
| 78 | RALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL RALSTON · RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 63.9% | -9.5pp |
| 79 | MILLARD CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 63.6% | -9.8pp |
| 80 | WILBER-CLATONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL WILBER · WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 63.0% | -10.4pp |
| 81 | IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 61.5% | -11.9pp |
| 82 | COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL COLUMBUS · COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 61.3% | -12.1pp |
| 83 | ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 61.0% | -12.4pp |
| 84 | GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL GERING · GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.4% | -13.0pp |
| 85 | ALLIANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALLIANCE · ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.3% | -13.1pp |
| 86 | LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.2% | -13.2pp |
| 87 | SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL SO SIOUX CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Middle | 59.9% | -13.5pp |
| 88 | LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL LEXINGTON · LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 59.8% | -13.6pp |
| 89 | SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHUYLER · SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 58.1% | -15.3pp |
| 90 | FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL FREMONT · FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 57.2% | -16.2pp |
| 91 | BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER) SPENCER · BOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS | Middle | 54.8% | -18.6pp |
| 92 | DAWES MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 54.5% | -18.9pp |
| 93 | BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 53.6% | -19.8pp |
| 94 | PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 51.9% | -21.5pp |
| 95 | ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 51.0% | -22.4pp |
| 96 | WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 50.7% | -22.7pp |
| 97 | GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 49.3% | -24.1pp |
| 98 | BEVERIDGE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 46.4% | -27.0pp |
| 99 | BLUESTEM MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 45.9% | -27.5pp |
| 100 | KING SCIENCE/TECH MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 42.1% | -31.3pp |
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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 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.