Nebraska schools ranked by test score
Latest NSCAS year (2024-25). 120 schools with reported Mathematics scores. State average: 60.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 85.9% | +25.3pp |
| 2 | ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 84.7% | +24.1pp |
| 3 | ELKHORN NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 84.5% | +23.9pp |
| 4 | ELKHORN GRANDVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 83.7% | +23.1pp |
| 5 | BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 81.3% | +20.7pp |
| 6 | SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL SEWARD · SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.6% | +20.0pp |
| 7 | MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 79.9% | +19.3pp |
| 8 | AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AINSWORTH · AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 79.5% | +18.9pp |
| 9 | CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL IMPERIAL · CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS | Middle | 79.3% | +18.7pp |
| 10 | BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ALBION · BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS | Middle | 76.9% | +16.3pp |
| 11 | WAHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL WAHOO · WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 76.8% | +16.2pp |
| 12 | SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL FAIRFIELD · SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5 | Middle | 76.5% | +15.9pp |
| 13 | MIDDLE SCHOOL RAYMOND · RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 76.2% | +15.6pp |
| 14 | ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.9% | +15.3pp |
| 15 | SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.9% | +15.3pp |
| 16 | NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH BEND · NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 75.7% | +15.1pp |
| 17 | MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.6% | +15.0pp |
| 18 | RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 74.8% | +14.2pp |
| 19 | KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 74.7% | +14.1pp |
| 20 | CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL UTICA · CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 74.2% | +13.6pp |
| 21 | WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL WOOD RIVER · WOOD RIVER RURAL SCHOOLS | Middle | 74.0% | +13.4pp |
| 22 | GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH BLAIR · BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 73.7% | +13.1pp |
| 23 | ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 73.2% | +12.6pp |
| 24 | BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 73.0% | +12.4pp |
| 25 | BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 72.6% | +12.0pp |
| 26 | CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL CITY · CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 72.5% | +11.9pp |
| 27 | VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL VALENTINE · VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 71.7% | +11.1pp |
| 28 | LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 71.4% | +10.8pp |
| 29 | CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL STROMSBURG · CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 70.6% | +10.0pp |
| 30 | LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 70.5% | +9.9pp |
| 31 | CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHADRON · CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 70.0% | +9.4pp |
| 32 | FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL FAIRMONT · FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 69.9% | +9.3pp |
| 33 | LOUISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LOUISVILLE · LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 69.6% | +9.0pp |
| 34 | GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOL GRETNA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 69.1% | +8.5pp |
| 35 | WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL WAVERLY · WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 | Middle | 68.8% | +8.2pp |
| 36 | PLATTEVIEW CENTRAL JR HIGH SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 68.7% | +8.1pp |
| 37 | SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL SIDNEY · SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 67.9% | +7.3pp |
| 38 | COZAD MIDDLE SCHOOL COZAD · COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 67.2% | +6.6pp |
| 39 | HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 66.0% | +5.4pp |
| 40 | LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 66.0% | +5.4pp |
| 41 | WEST POINT - BEEMER MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST POINT · WEST POINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 65.8% | +5.2pp |
| 42 | YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL YORK · YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 65.4% | +4.8pp |
| 43 | BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL BROKEN BOW · BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 65.2% | +4.6pp |
| 44 | ASHLAND-GREENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ASHLAND · ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 65.1% | +4.5pp |
| 45 | POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 64.7% | +4.1pp |
| 46 | HOLDREGE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLDREGE · HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 64.4% | +3.8pp |
| 47 | DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL VALLEY · DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS | Middle | 64.2% | +3.6pp |
| 48 | CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMBRIDGE · CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 64.1% | +3.5pp |
| 49 | MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MC COOK · MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 63.8% | +3.2pp |
| 50 | MILLARD NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 63.8% | +3.2pp |
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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 Mathematics 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.