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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 71.1% | +13.5pp |
| 102 | BRIDGEPORT HIGH SCHOOL BRIDGEPORT · BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 71.1% | +13.5pp |
| 103 | MITCHELL SECONDARY SCHOOL MITCHELL · MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 71.1% | +13.5pp |
| 104 | WEST POINT - BEEMER MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST POINT · WEST POINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 71.1% | +13.5pp |
| 105 | ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 70.9% | +13.3pp |
| 106 | WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.9% | +13.3pp |
| 107 | ROBINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.8% | +13.2pp |
| 108 | ELM CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELM CREEK · ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.7% | +13.1pp |
| 109 | CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA · CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.4% | +12.8pp |
| 110 | STANDING BEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.2% | +12.6pp |
| 111 | SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 70.1% | +12.5pp |
| 112 | STANTON HIGH SCHOOL STANTON · STANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | High | 70.1% | +12.5pp |
| 113 | CENTURA SECONDARY SCHOOL CAIRO · CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 70.0% | +12.4pp |
| 114 | MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS | Middle | 70.0% | +12.4pp |
| 115 | NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BROKEN BOW · BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.0% | +12.4pp |
| 116 | PERKINS COUNTY JUNIOR- SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GRANT · PERKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS | High | 70.0% | +12.4pp |
| 117 | BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.9% | +12.3pp |
| 118 | BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 69.8% | +12.2pp |
| 119 | THAYER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY HEBRON · THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 69.8% | +12.2pp |
| 120 | HARVEY OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.7% | +12.1pp |
| 121 | STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STANTON · STANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.7% | +12.1pp |
| 122 | WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL WOOD RIVER · WOOD RIVER RURAL SCHOOLS | Middle | 69.7% | +12.1pp |
| 123 | ASHLAND-GREENWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ASHLAND · ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 69.6% | +12.0pp |
| 124 | SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL SEWARD · SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 69.6% | +12.0pp |
| 125 | SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL FAIRFIELD · SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5 | Middle | 69.5% | +11.9pp |
| 126 | SOUTHERN VALLEY JR/SR HIGH OXFORD · SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS | High | 69.4% | +11.8pp |
| 127 | SUMMERLAND HIGH SCHOOL EWING · SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 69.4% | +11.8pp |
| 128 | HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE DODGE · HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.2% | +11.6pp |
| 129 | MEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MEAD · MEAD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.2% | +11.6pp |
| 130 | RUMSEY STATION ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.2% | +11.6pp |
| 131 | DUNDEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.0% | +11.4pp |
| 132 | FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT CALHOUN · FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 69.0% | +11.4pp |
| 133 | LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 69.0% | +11.4pp |
| 134 | ELEMENTARY SCH AT VALPARAISO VALPARAISO · RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.8% | +11.2pp |
| 135 | HEARTLAND COMMUNITY HIGH SCH HENDERSON · HEARTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | High | 68.8% | +11.2pp |
| 136 | ROUSSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.8% | +11.2pp |
| 137 | FALLING WATERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.7% | +11.1pp |
| 138 | ARLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARLINGTON · ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.6% | +11.0pp |
| 139 | HEARTLAND COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY HENDERSON · HEARTLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.6% | +11.0pp |
| 140 | HEMINGFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HEMINGFORD · HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.6% | +11.0pp |
| 141 | CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.5% | +10.9pp |
| 142 | PONCA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.5% | +10.9pp |
| 143 | WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL WISNER · WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 68.5% | +10.9pp |
| 144 | ADAMS CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS · ADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.4% | +10.8pp |
| 145 | BUFFALO HILLS ELEMENTARY KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.4% | +10.8pp |
| 146 | ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH MURDOCK · ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 68.4% | +10.8pp |
| 147 | HUMPHREY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HUMPHREY · HUMPHREY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.4% | +10.8pp |
| 148 | AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AURORA · AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.3% | +10.7pp |
| 149 | CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAIRO · CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.3% | +10.7pp |
| 150 | KENESAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KENESAW · KENESAW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.3% | +10.7pp |
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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 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.