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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | BLACK ELK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 85.0% | +11.6pp |
| 102 | FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL FORT CALHOUN · FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS | High | 85.0% | +11.6pp |
| 103 | WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDNEY · SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 85.0% | +11.6pp |
| 104 | BRIDGEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRIDGEPORT · BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.9% | +11.5pp |
| 105 | ARLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARLINGTON · ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.8% | +11.4pp |
| 106 | FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL FAIRMONT · FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 84.8% | +11.4pp |
| 107 | MALCOLM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MALCOLM · MALCOLM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.8% | +11.4pp |
| 108 | RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 84.6% | +11.2pp |
| 109 | AURORA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AURORA · AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.5% | +11.1pp |
| 110 | J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.5% | +11.1pp |
| 111 | LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOUISVILLE · LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.5% | +11.1pp |
| 112 | SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLUMBUS · LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.5% | +11.1pp |
| 113 | BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL BROKEN BOW · BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 84.4% | +11.0pp |
| 114 | FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FULLERTON · FULLERTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.4% | +11.0pp |
| 115 | JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA PALMYRA · PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1 | High | 84.4% | +11.0pp |
| 116 | BEATTIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.3% | +10.9pp |
| 117 | ADAMS CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH SCH HASTINGS · ADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 84.2% | +10.8pp |
| 118 | BATTLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL BATTLE CREEK · BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 84.2% | +10.8pp |
| 119 | ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN · ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 84.2% | +10.8pp |
| 120 | SEYMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RALSTON · RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.2% | +10.8pp |
| 121 | ZEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.1% | +10.7pp |
| 122 | CONESTOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MURRAY · CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.0% | +10.6pp |
| 123 | COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 84.0% | +10.6pp |
| 124 | CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAIRO · CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.9% | +10.5pp |
| 125 | CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STROMSBURG · CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.9% | +10.5pp |
| 126 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH TEKAMAH · TEKAMAH-HERMAN COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 83.8% | +10.4pp |
| 127 | ENGLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.8% | +10.4pp |
| 128 | HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.8% | +10.4pp |
| 129 | SUTTON SECONDARY SCHOOL SUTTON · SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 83.8% | +10.4pp |
| 130 | BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.7% | +10.3pp |
| 131 | MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MC COOK · MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 83.7% | +10.3pp |
| 132 | KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 83.6% | +10.2pp |
| 133 | WEST POINT - BEEMER MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST POINT · WEST POINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 83.6% | +10.2pp |
| 134 | PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.5% | +10.1pp |
| 135 | MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MITCHELL · MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.3% | +9.9pp |
| 136 | PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.3% | +9.9pp |
| 137 | THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL HEBRON · THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS | High | 83.3% | +9.9pp |
| 138 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.3% | +9.9pp |
| 139 | WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAYNE · WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.3% | +9.9pp |
| 140 | NEIHARDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.2% | +9.8pp |
| 141 | HICKORY HILL ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.1% | +9.7pp |
| 142 | SADDLEBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.1% | +9.7pp |
| 143 | DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAKOTA CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 83.0% | +9.6pp |
| 144 | MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL MILFORD · MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 83.0% | +9.6pp |
| 145 | MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.0% | +9.6pp |
| 146 | O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL O'NEILL · O'NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 83.0% | +9.6pp |
| 147 | YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL YUTAN · YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 83.0% | +9.6pp |
| 148 | HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.5pp |
| 149 | SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY GRETNA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.5pp |
| 150 | SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.9% | +9.5pp |
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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 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.