Nebraska schools ranked by test score
Latest NSCAS year (2024-25). 406 schools with reported Science scores. State average: 73.4%.
| Rank | School | Level | Science | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 88.0% | +14.6pp |
| 52 | ELEMENTARY AT BENNET BENNET · PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1 | Elementary | 87.8% | +14.4pp |
| 53 | SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.8% | +14.4pp |
| 54 | OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.7% | +14.3pp |
| 55 | ASPEN CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.6% | +14.2pp |
| 56 | SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.5% | +14.1pp |
| 57 | LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 87.4% | +14.0pp |
| 58 | NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROKEN BOW · BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.4% | +14.0pp |
| 59 | HARVEY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.3% | +13.9pp |
| 60 | EZRA MILLARD ELEMENTARY SCH OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.2% | +13.8pp |
| 61 | ROCKBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.2% | +13.8pp |
| 62 | WEST DODGE STATION ELEMENTARY ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.2% | +13.8pp |
| 63 | WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL WAVERLY · WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 | Elementary | 87.1% | +13.7pp |
| 64 | KAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.0% | +13.6pp |
| 65 | WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 87.0% | +13.6pp |
| 66 | CARL A SWANSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 86.8% | +13.4pp |
| 67 | FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 86.8% | +13.4pp |
| 68 | KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 86.8% | +13.4pp |
| 69 | REEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRETNA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 86.8% | +13.4pp |
| 70 | ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 86.7% | +13.3pp |
| 71 | MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 86.7% | +13.3pp |
| 72 | NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH BEND · NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 86.7% | +13.3pp |
| 73 | ELKHORN NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 86.5% | +13.1pp |
| 74 | BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL BRIDGEPORT · BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 86.4% | +13.0pp |
| 75 | CALVERT ELEMENTARY AUBURN · AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 86.4% | +13.0pp |
| 76 | MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 86.3% | +12.9pp |
| 77 | NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL FIRTH · NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160 | Middle | 86.2% | +12.8pp |
| 78 | WILLA CATHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 86.2% | +12.8pp |
| 79 | ANCHOR POINTE ELEMENTARY BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 86.1% | +12.7pp |
| 80 | GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH BLAIR · BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 86.1% | +12.7pp |
| 81 | MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 86.1% | +12.7pp |
| 82 | ADAMS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS · ADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 86.0% | +12.6pp |
| 83 | ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH MURDOCK · ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 86.0% | +12.6pp |
| 84 | FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT CALHOUN · FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 86.0% | +12.6pp |
| 85 | HOLDREGE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLDREGE · HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 86.0% | +12.6pp |
| 86 | MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL MALCOLM · MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 86.0% | +12.6pp |
| 87 | ROUSSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 86.0% | +12.6pp |
| 88 | DOUGLAS CO WEST ELEMENTARY SCH VALLEY · DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 85.8% | +12.4pp |
| 89 | PERKINS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCH GRANT · PERKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 85.7% | +12.3pp |
| 90 | ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 85.7% | +12.3pp |
| 91 | HERITAGE ELEMENTARY BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 85.6% | +12.2pp |
| 92 | FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS ADAMS · FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 85.4% | +12.0pp |
| 93 | RUMSEY STATION ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 85.4% | +12.0pp |
| 94 | MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MILFORD · MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 85.3% | +11.9pp |
| 95 | PAWNEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 85.3% | +11.9pp |
| 96 | PRAIRIE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 85.3% | +11.9pp |
| 97 | SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL FAIRFIELD · SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5 | Middle | 85.3% | +11.9pp |
| 98 | DUNDEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 85.1% | +11.7pp |
| 99 | LOTHROP MAGNET CENTER OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 85.1% | +11.7pp |
| 100 | SHOEMAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 85.1% | +11.7pp |
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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 Science 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.