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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551 | PADDOCK LANE SCHOOL BEATRICE · BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 44.8% | -12.8pp |
| 552 | HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL HASTINGS · HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 44.7% | -12.9pp |
| 553 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 44.7% | -12.9pp |
| 554 | MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 44.5% | -13.1pp |
| 555 | ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARNOLD · ARNOLD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 44.4% | -13.2pp |
| 556 | JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 44.4% | -13.2pp |
| 557 | MOUNT VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 44.3% | -13.3pp |
| 558 | ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELGIN · ELGIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 44.1% | -13.5pp |
| 559 | SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL SO SIOUX CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Middle | 44.1% | -13.5pp |
| 560 | ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 43.8% | -13.8pp |
| 561 | SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHUYLER · SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 43.7% | -13.9pp |
| 562 | DAWES MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 43.5% | -14.1pp |
| 563 | LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH COLUMBUS · COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 43.5% | -14.1pp |
| 564 | ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 43.4% | -14.2pp |
| 565 | LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL LEXINGTON · LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 43.2% | -14.4pp |
| 566 | PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 43.2% | -14.4pp |
| 567 | FLORENCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 43.0% | -14.6pp |
| 568 | NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 42.9% | -14.7pp |
| 569 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 42.2% | -15.4pp |
| 570 | SUNNY SLOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 42.1% | -15.5pp |
| 571 | ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCOTTSBLUFF · SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 41.9% | -15.7pp |
| 572 | HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FREMONT · FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 41.5% | -16.1pp |
| 573 | EVERETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 41.4% | -16.2pp |
| 574 | MASTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 41.4% | -16.2pp |
| 575 | SCHUYLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHUYLER · SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 41.4% | -16.2pp |
| 576 | KNICKREHM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 41.3% | -16.3pp |
| 577 | BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 41.0% | -16.6pp |
| 578 | PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 40.9% | -16.7pp |
| 579 | LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 40.7% | -16.9pp |
| 580 | NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL NEBRASKA CITY · NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 40.5% | -17.1pp |
| 581 | GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL GERING · GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 40.3% | -17.3pp |
| 582 | HAYWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEBRASKA CITY · NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 40.2% | -17.4pp |
| 583 | DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 40.1% | -17.5pp |
| 584 | GILDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 40.0% | -17.6pp |
| 585 | BEALS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 39.7% | -17.9pp |
| 586 | COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL COLUMBUS · COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 39.7% | -17.9pp |
| 587 | CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 39.5% | -18.1pp |
| 588 | KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 39.4% | -18.2pp |
| 589 | LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 39.4% | -18.2pp |
| 590 | GIFFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 39.1% | -18.5pp |
| 591 | STARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 39.1% | -18.5pp |
| 592 | BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 38.9% | -18.7pp |
| 593 | PRAIRIE WIND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 38.9% | -18.7pp |
| 594 | LEWIS & CLARK ELEMENTARY SCH SO SIOUX CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 38.8% | -18.8pp |
| 595 | GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 38.5% | -19.1pp |
| 596 | BEVERIDGE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 38.4% | -19.2pp |
| 597 | BENSON WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 37.9% | -19.7pp |
| 598 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 37.9% | -19.7pp |
| 599 | LOTHROP MAGNET CENTER OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 37.5% | -20.1pp |
| 600 | ELLIOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 37.4% | -20.2pp |
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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 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.