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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OSCEOLA · OSCEOLA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.3% | +10.7pp |
| 152 | WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.3% | +10.7pp |
| 153 | NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH BEND · NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 68.2% | +10.6pp |
| 154 | TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEWITT · TRI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.2% | +10.6pp |
| 155 | WESTMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.2% | +10.6pp |
| 156 | HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HOWELLS · HOWELLS-DODGE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS | High | 68.1% | +10.5pp |
| 157 | NORRIS INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL FIRTH · NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160 | Elementary | 68.0% | +10.4pp |
| 158 | SO VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OXFORD · SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.9% | +10.3pp |
| 159 | DORCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DORCHESTER · DORCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL | Elementary | 67.7% | +10.1pp |
| 160 | KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 67.7% | +10.1pp |
| 161 | 1R ELEMENTARY GRAND ISLAND · NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.6% | +10.0pp |
| 162 | ASHBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.6% | +10.0pp |
| 163 | BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.6% | +10.0pp |
| 164 | PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH PALMER · PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 67.6% | +10.0pp |
| 165 | GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.5% | +9.9pp |
| 166 | MC COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MC COOK · MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.5% | +9.9pp |
| 167 | AXTELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AXTELL · AXTELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 168 | BOONE CENTRAL ELEM-ALBION ALBION · BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 169 | CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL UTICA · CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 170 | HIGH SCHOOL AT BRAINARD BRAINARD · EAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 171 | KIMBALL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL KIMBALL · KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 172 | OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY OAKLAND · OAKLAND CRAIG PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 173 | PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 174 | PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL PIERCE · PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 175 | SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.2% | +9.6pp |
| 176 | AINSWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AINSWORTH · AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.1% | +9.5pp |
| 177 | AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL AXTELL · AXTELL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | High | 67.1% | +9.5pp |
| 178 | FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL FORT CALHOUN · FORT CALHOUN COMMUNITY SCHS | High | 67.1% | +9.5pp |
| 179 | NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL FIRTH · NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160 | Middle | 67.1% | +9.5pp |
| 180 | GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOL GRETNA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 67.0% | +9.4pp |
| 181 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.9% | +9.3pp |
| 182 | TARA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.9% | +9.3pp |
| 183 | VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL VALENTINE · VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 66.9% | +9.3pp |
| 184 | WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL WISNER · WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.9% | +9.3pp |
| 185 | HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.8% | +9.2pp |
| 186 | AMHERST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AMHERST · AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.7% | +9.1pp |
| 187 | CONESTOGA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL MURRAY · CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 66.7% | +9.1pp |
| 188 | HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL HARTINGTON · HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 66.7% | +9.1pp |
| 189 | PLEASANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLEASANTON · PLEASANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.7% | +9.1pp |
| 190 | RIVERSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL SPALDING · RIVERSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 66.7% | +9.1pp |
| 191 | SUTHERLAND HIGH SCHOOL SUTHERLAND · SUTHERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 66.7% | +9.1pp |
| 192 | HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERSHEY · HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.6% | +9.0pp |
| 193 | WAVERLY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL WAVERLY · WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 | Elementary | 66.5% | +8.9pp |
| 194 | BEATTIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.4% | +8.8pp |
| 195 | PLATTEVIEW CENTRAL JR HIGH SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 66.4% | +8.8pp |
| 196 | ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ATKINSON · WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.3% | +8.7pp |
| 197 | MILLARD NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 66.3% | +8.7pp |
| 198 | AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AINSWORTH · AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 66.2% | +8.6pp |
| 199 | BLOOMFIELD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL BLOOMFIELD · BLOOMFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | High | 66.2% | +8.6pp |
| 200 | FREEMAN ELEMENTARY-ADAMS ADAMS · FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.2% | +8.6pp |
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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.