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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 93.7% | +20.3pp |
| 2 | ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 93.3% | +19.9pp |
| 3 | BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 92.8% | +19.4pp |
| 4 | ELKHORN GRANDVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 90.2% | +16.8pp |
| 5 | SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL SEWARD · SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 89.6% | +16.2pp |
| 6 | BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 89.2% | +15.8pp |
| 7 | LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 87.4% | +14.0pp |
| 8 | ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 86.7% | +13.3pp |
| 9 | ELKHORN NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 86.5% | +13.1pp |
| 10 | NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL FIRTH · NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160 | Middle | 86.2% | +12.8pp |
| 11 | GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH BLAIR · BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 86.1% | +12.7pp |
| 12 | HOLDREGE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLDREGE · HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 86.0% | +12.6pp |
| 13 | SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL FAIRFIELD · SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5 | Middle | 85.3% | +11.9pp |
| 14 | WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDNEY · SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 85.0% | +11.6pp |
| 15 | FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL FAIRMONT · FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 84.8% | +11.4pp |
| 16 | RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 84.6% | +11.2pp |
| 17 | BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL BROKEN BOW · BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 84.4% | +11.0pp |
| 18 | ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 84.2% | +10.8pp |
| 19 | MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MC COOK · MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 83.7% | +10.3pp |
| 20 | KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 83.6% | +10.2pp |
| 21 | WEST POINT - BEEMER MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST POINT · WEST POINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 83.6% | +10.2pp |
| 22 | SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL SIDNEY · SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 82.6% | +9.2pp |
| 23 | AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL AURORA · AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 82.5% | +9.1pp |
| 24 | BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 81.8% | +8.4pp |
| 25 | SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 81.8% | +8.4pp |
| 26 | NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 81.5% | +8.1pp |
| 27 | JOHNSON CO CENTRAL MIDDLE SCH COOK · JOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 81.4% | +8.0pp |
| 28 | MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 81.4% | +8.0pp |
| 29 | LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.8% | +7.4pp |
| 30 | WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL WAVERLY · WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 | Middle | 80.8% | +7.4pp |
| 31 | ASHLAND-GREENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ASHLAND · ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 80.7% | +7.3pp |
| 32 | WAHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL WAHOO · WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.5% | +7.1pp |
| 33 | MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.4% | +7.0pp |
| 34 | LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL COLUMBUS · LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.3% | +6.9pp |
| 35 | LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.3% | +6.9pp |
| 36 | CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL STROMSBURG · CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.0% | +6.6pp |
| 37 | HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 79.8% | +6.4pp |
| 38 | GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOL GRETNA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 79.2% | +5.8pp |
| 39 | CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL IMPERIAL · CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS | Middle | 79.0% | +5.6pp |
| 40 | YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL YORK · YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 78.9% | +5.5pp |
| 41 | BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ALBION · BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS | Middle | 78.5% | +5.1pp |
| 42 | CRETE MIDDLE SCHOOL CRETE · CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 78.4% | +5.0pp |
| 43 | WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL WOOD RIVER · WOOD RIVER RURAL SCHOOLS | Middle | 78.4% | +5.0pp |
| 44 | COZAD MIDDLE SCHOOL COZAD · COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 77.8% | +4.4pp |
| 45 | PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL PLATTSMOUTH · PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 77.8% | +4.4pp |
| 46 | C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL MINDEN · MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 77.6% | +4.2pp |
| 47 | MILLARD NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 77.5% | +4.1pp |
| 48 | SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 77.4% | +4.0pp |
| 49 | CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHADRON · CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 77.0% | +3.6pp |
| 50 | JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6) FREMONT · FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 76.6% | +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 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.