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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL IMPERIAL · CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS | Middle | 74.7% | +17.1pp |
| 52 | ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.6% | +17.0pp |
| 53 | CARL A SWANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.6% | +17.0pp |
| 54 | CENTRAL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL GREELEY · CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 74.5% | +16.9pp |
| 55 | PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LA VISTA · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.5% | +16.9pp |
| 56 | MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALCOLM · MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.2% | +16.6pp |
| 57 | SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEWARD · SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.0% | +16.4pp |
| 58 | PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.9% | +16.3pp |
| 59 | ANCHOR POINTE ELEMENTARY BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.8% | +16.2pp |
| 60 | PRAIRIE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.8% | +16.2pp |
| 61 | RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 73.8% | +16.2pp |
| 62 | PENDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PENDER · PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.7% | +16.1pp |
| 63 | WYSONG ELEMENTARY LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.7% | +16.1pp |
| 64 | PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.6% | +16.0pp |
| 65 | BLAIR DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY BLAIR · BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.5% | +15.9pp |
| 66 | CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CROFTON · CROFTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.4% | +15.8pp |
| 67 | HARVEST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.4% | +15.8pp |
| 68 | WHEELER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.4% | +15.8pp |
| 69 | YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL YUTAN · YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 73.2% | +15.6pp |
| 70 | COLUMBIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.1% | +15.5pp |
| 71 | MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.1% | +15.5pp |
| 72 | BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.8% | +15.2pp |
| 73 | FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL ADAMS · FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 72.8% | +15.2pp |
| 74 | WEST POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST POINT · WEST POINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.8% | +15.2pp |
| 75 | ALMA HIGH SCHOOL ALMA · ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 72.7% | +15.1pp |
| 76 | ASPEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.7% | +15.1pp |
| 77 | CAVETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.5% | +14.9pp |
| 78 | STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.4% | +14.8pp |
| 79 | BENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.3% | +14.7pp |
| 80 | ELMWOOD-MURDOCK ELEM SCHOOL ELMWOOD · ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.3% | +14.7pp |
| 81 | GRETNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.3% | +14.7pp |
| 82 | LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 72.2% | +14.6pp |
| 83 | NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NORTH BEND · NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | High | 72.1% | +14.5pp |
| 84 | PONCA HIGH SCHOOL PONCA · PONCA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 72.1% | +14.5pp |
| 85 | PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.1% | +14.5pp |
| 86 | ROCKBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.1% | +14.5pp |
| 87 | BURWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BURWELL · BURWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.0% | +14.4pp |
| 88 | MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.0% | +14.4pp |
| 89 | PATRIOT ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.0% | +14.4pp |
| 90 | PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLATTE CENTER · LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.9% | +14.3pp |
| 91 | MORRILL ELEMENTARY MORRILL · MORRILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.8% | +14.2pp |
| 92 | YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YUTAN · YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.8% | +14.2pp |
| 93 | MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL MALCOLM · MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 71.6% | +14.0pp |
| 94 | ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 71.5% | +13.9pp |
| 95 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.5% | +13.9pp |
| 96 | HTRS MIDDLE SCHOOL HUMBOLDT · HUMBOLDT TABLE ROCK STEINAUER | Middle | 71.4% | +13.8pp |
| 97 | PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PONCA · PONCA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.3% | +13.7pp |
| 98 | LOGAN VIEW ELEMENTARY HOOPER · LOGAN VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.2% | +13.6pp |
| 99 | MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.2% | +13.6pp |
| 100 | BELL ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.1% | +13.5pp |
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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.