Nebraska schools ranked by test score
Latest NSCAS year (2024-25). 645 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 57.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 | BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL BEATRICE · BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 49.9% | -7.7pp |
| 502 | WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAKEFIELD · WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 49.9% | -7.7pp |
| 503 | G STANLEY HALL ELEMENTARY SCH LA VISTA · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 49.7% | -7.9pp |
| 504 | MILLARD CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 49.7% | -7.9pp |
| 505 | CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO SIOUX CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 49.6% | -8.0pp |
| 506 | LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS · HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 49.6% | -8.0pp |
| 507 | NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY COLUMBUS · COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 49.6% | -8.0pp |
| 508 | RALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL RALSTON · RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 49.4% | -8.2pp |
| 509 | STOLLEY PARK ELEM SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 49.4% | -8.2pp |
| 510 | ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 49.3% | -8.3pp |
| 511 | FALLS CITY SOUTH ELEMENTARY FALLS CITY · FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 49.3% | -8.3pp |
| 512 | JOSLYN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 49.3% | -8.3pp |
| 513 | WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 49.2% | -8.4pp |
| 514 | DEER POINTE ELEMENTARY FREMONT · FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 49.1% | -8.5pp |
| 515 | HYANNIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HYANNIS · HYANNIS AREA SCHOOLS | Elementary | 49.1% | -8.5pp |
| 516 | COZAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COZAD · COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 48.9% | -8.7pp |
| 517 | NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 48.9% | -8.7pp |
| 518 | CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLUMBUS · COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 48.8% | -8.8pp |
| 519 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT EUSTIS EUSTIS · EUSTIS-FARNAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 48.6% | -9.0pp |
| 520 | BLUMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 48.4% | -9.2pp |
| 521 | ROSE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 48.2% | -9.4pp |
| 522 | ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS · HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 48.1% | -9.5pp |
| 523 | SHOEMAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 48.1% | -9.5pp |
| 524 | EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLUMBUS · COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.9% | -9.7pp |
| 525 | ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 47.8% | -9.8pp |
| 526 | WILDEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RALSTON · RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.6% | -10.0pp |
| 527 | BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL SCOTTSBLUFF · SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 47.5% | -10.1pp |
| 528 | LINCOLN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCH SCOTTSBLUFF · SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.5% | -10.1pp |
| 529 | WEST PARK ELEMENTARY COLUMBUS · COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.5% | -10.1pp |
| 530 | BETZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.4% | -10.2pp |
| 531 | COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO SIOUX CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 47.4% | -10.2pp |
| 532 | HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAMPTON · HAMPTON PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 47.3% | -10.3pp |
| 533 | SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.0% | -10.6pp |
| 534 | ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 46.9% | -10.7pp |
| 535 | LA VISTA WEST ELEMENTARY SCH LA VISTA · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 46.8% | -10.8pp |
| 536 | CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 46.7% | -10.9pp |
| 537 | ALLIANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALLIANCE · ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 46.5% | -11.1pp |
| 538 | PAWNEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 46.4% | -11.2pp |
| 539 | WILBER-CLATONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL WILBER · WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 46.3% | -11.3pp |
| 540 | FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL FREMONT · FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 46.2% | -11.4pp |
| 541 | NEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 46.0% | -11.6pp |
| 542 | WESTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 45.8% | -11.8pp |
| 543 | BELLEAIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 45.6% | -12.0pp |
| 544 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT WILBER WILBER · WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 45.6% | -12.0pp |
| 545 | HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO SIOUX CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 45.6% | -12.0pp |
| 546 | GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 45.4% | -12.2pp |
| 547 | DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 45.0% | -12.6pp |
| 548 | CHANDLER VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 44.9% | -12.7pp |
| 549 | RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 44.9% | -12.7pp |
| 550 | JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL FAIRBURY · FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 44.8% | -12.8pp |
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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.