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Nebraska schools ranked by test score

Latest NSCAS year (2024-25). 573 schools with reported Mathematics scores. State average: 60.6%.
RankSchoolLevelMathematicsvs state
501PADDOCK LANE SCHOOL
BEATRICE · BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary46.7%-13.9pp
502LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH
COLUMBUS · COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary46.5%-14.1pp
503MILLARD CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle46.3%-14.3pp
504NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL
NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle46.2%-14.4pp
505CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary45.9%-14.7pp
506PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary45.8%-14.8pp
507SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCHUYLER · SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
Middle45.8%-14.8pp
508MCPHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary45.7%-14.9pp
509NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary45.7%-14.9pp
510PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary45.7%-14.9pp
511HARTMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary45.3%-15.3pp
512NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
NEBRASKA CITY · NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle45.2%-15.4pp
513WEST LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary45.1%-15.5pp
514JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary44.9%-15.7pp
515STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary44.8%-15.8pp
516GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL
GERING · GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle44.2%-16.4pp
517GILDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary44.1%-16.5pp
518LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
LEXINGTON · LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle44.1%-16.5pp
519GIFFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary43.8%-16.8pp
520PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEXINGTON · LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary43.7%-16.9pp
521WILBER-CLATONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
WILBER · WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle43.3%-17.3pp
522COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL
COLUMBUS · COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle42.6%-18.0pp
523FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL
FREMONT · FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle42.6%-18.0pp
524SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary42.6%-18.0pp
525WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL
GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle42.3%-18.3pp
526BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary41.8%-18.8pp
527LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary40.3%-20.3pp
528ELLIOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary40.1%-20.5pp
529PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle40.0%-20.6pp
530GOMEZ HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary39.5%-21.1pp
531BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL
GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle39.1%-21.5pp
532GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle38.6%-22.0pp
533WEST LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary38.6%-22.0pp
534ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle38.4%-22.2pp
535LOTHROP MAGNET CENTER
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary38.2%-22.4pp
536PRAIRIE WIND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary38.1%-22.5pp
537ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary37.5%-23.1pp
538JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6)
FREMONT · FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle37.5%-23.1pp
539CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary37.3%-23.3pp
540SUNNY SLOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary37.3%-23.3pp
541MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
MADISON · MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary37.0%-23.6pp
542DAWES MIDDLE SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Middle36.9%-23.7pp
543SANDOZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEXINGTON · LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary36.9%-23.7pp
544BENSON WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary36.5%-24.1pp
545LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary36.4%-24.2pp
546HARTLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary35.4%-25.2pp
547HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary35.3%-25.3pp
548FIELD CLUB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary34.8%-25.8pp
549BOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary33.3%-27.3pp
550DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Elementary33.3%-27.3pp
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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 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.