Nebraska schools ranked by test score
Latest NSCAS year (2024-25). 573 schools with reported Mathematics scores. State average: 60.6%.
| Rank | School | Level | Mathematics | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.3% | +17.7pp |
| 52 | BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.2% | +17.6pp |
| 53 | CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IMPERIAL · CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.1% | +17.5pp |
| 54 | AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AXTELL · AXTELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.8% | +17.2pp |
| 55 | SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SEWARD · SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.8% | +17.2pp |
| 56 | ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH MURDOCK · ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 77.7% | +17.1pp |
| 57 | MITCHELL SECONDARY SCHOOL MITCHELL · MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 77.6% | +17.0pp |
| 58 | ASPEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.5% | +16.9pp |
| 59 | FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL FORT CALHOUN · FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS | High | 77.4% | +16.8pp |
| 60 | WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.4% | +16.8pp |
| 61 | BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BATTLE CREEK · BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.3% | +16.7pp |
| 62 | ELKHORN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCH TILDEN · ELKHORN VALLEY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.3% | +16.7pp |
| 63 | LOGAN VIEW ELEMENTARY HOOPER · LOGAN VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.3% | +16.7pp |
| 64 | CAVETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.0% | +16.4pp |
| 65 | BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ALBION · BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS | Middle | 76.9% | +16.3pp |
| 66 | CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.8% | +16.2pp |
| 67 | PORTAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LA VISTA · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.8% | +16.2pp |
| 68 | WAHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL WAHOO · WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 76.8% | +16.2pp |
| 69 | SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAIRFIELD · SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5 | Elementary | 76.7% | +16.1pp |
| 70 | NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NORTH BEND · NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | High | 76.5% | +15.9pp |
| 71 | SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL FAIRFIELD · SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5 | Middle | 76.5% | +15.9pp |
| 72 | HIGH SCHOOL AT JOHNSON JOHNSON · JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 76.4% | +15.8pp |
| 73 | KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.4% | +15.8pp |
| 74 | HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON HARTINGTON · HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.3% | +15.7pp |
| 75 | MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALCOLM · MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.3% | +15.7pp |
| 76 | PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.3% | +15.7pp |
| 77 | SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH OXFORD · SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS | High | 76.3% | +15.7pp |
| 78 | WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL ATKINSON · WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 76.3% | +15.7pp |
| 79 | MIDDLE SCHOOL RAYMOND · RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 76.2% | +15.6pp |
| 80 | ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATKINSON · WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.1% | +15.5pp |
| 81 | HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.0% | +15.4pp |
| 82 | ADAMS CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH SCH HASTINGS · ADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 75.9% | +15.3pp |
| 83 | ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.9% | +15.3pp |
| 84 | SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.9% | +15.3pp |
| 85 | NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH BEND · NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 75.7% | +15.1pp |
| 86 | MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL MALCOLM · MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 75.6% | +15.0pp |
| 87 | MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.6% | +15.0pp |
| 88 | ANCHOR POINTE ELEMENTARY BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.5% | +14.9pp |
| 89 | CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STROMSBURG · CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.5% | +14.9pp |
| 90 | WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.4% | +14.8pp |
| 91 | HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERSHEY · HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.3% | +14.7pp |
| 92 | OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.3% | +14.7pp |
| 93 | LAKE MALONEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.2% | +14.6pp |
| 94 | PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL PIERCE · PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 75.2% | +14.6pp |
| 95 | THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY HEBRON · THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 75.1% | +14.5pp |
| 96 | EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NELIGH · NELIGH-OAKDALE SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.0% | +14.4pp |
| 97 | ELKHORN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL TILDEN · ELKHORN VALLEY SCHOOLS | High | 75.0% | +14.4pp |
| 98 | NEWMAN GROVE HIGH SCHOOL NEWMAN GROVE · NEWMAN GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 75.0% | +14.4pp |
| 99 | PIERCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PIERCE · PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.0% | +14.4pp |
| 100 | COLUMBIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.9% | +14.3pp |
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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.