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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.8% | +9.4pp |
| 152 | WISNER-PILGER ELEM SCHOOL WISNER · WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.8% | +9.4pp |
| 153 | EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.7% | +9.3pp |
| 154 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GERING · GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.6% | +9.2pp |
| 155 | SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL SIDNEY · SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 82.6% | +9.2pp |
| 156 | AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL AURORA · AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 82.5% | +9.1pp |
| 157 | FALLS CITY SOUTH ELEMENTARY FALLS CITY · FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.5% | +9.1pp |
| 158 | TRI COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEWITT · TRI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.5% | +9.1pp |
| 159 | STANTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STANTON · STANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.4% | +9.0pp |
| 160 | EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAGLE · WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.9pp |
| 161 | LEMAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.3% | +8.9pp |
| 162 | WAHOO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAHOO · WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.2% | +8.8pp |
| 163 | NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.1% | +8.7pp |
| 164 | ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ARLINGTON · ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 82.0% | +8.6pp |
| 165 | TRUMBLE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 82.0% | +8.6pp |
| 166 | STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BEATRICE · BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.9% | +8.5pp |
| 167 | BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 81.8% | +8.4pp |
| 168 | BLAIR ARBOR PARK ELEMENTARY BLAIR · BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.8% | +8.4pp |
| 169 | HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON HARTINGTON · HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.8% | +8.4pp |
| 170 | SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 81.8% | +8.4pp |
| 171 | WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL ATKINSON · WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 81.8% | +8.4pp |
| 172 | GEIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GERING · GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.7% | +8.3pp |
| 173 | GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL GOTHENBURG · GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 81.6% | +8.2pp |
| 174 | LOGAN VIEW ELEMENTARY HOOPER · LOGAN VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.6% | +8.2pp |
| 175 | PETER SARPY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.6% | +8.2pp |
| 176 | CHANDLER VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.5% | +8.1pp |
| 177 | NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 81.5% | +8.1pp |
| 178 | RILEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.5% | +8.1pp |
| 179 | ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL ST PAUL · ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 81.5% | +8.1pp |
| 180 | HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS · HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.4% | +8.0pp |
| 181 | HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HERSHEY · HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.4% | +8.0pp |
| 182 | JOHNSON CO CENTRAL MIDDLE SCH COOK · JOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 81.4% | +8.0pp |
| 183 | MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 81.4% | +8.0pp |
| 184 | SANDOZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.3% | +7.9pp |
| 185 | ASHBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.2% | +7.8pp |
| 186 | G STANLEY HALL ELEMENTARY SCH LA VISTA · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.1% | +7.7pp |
| 187 | NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 81.0% | +7.6pp |
| 188 | OAKLAND CRAIG ELEMENTARY OAKLAND · OAKLAND CRAIG PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.9% | +7.5pp |
| 189 | ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL ORD · ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 80.9% | +7.5pp |
| 190 | LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.8% | +7.4pp |
| 191 | WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL WAVERLY · WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 | Middle | 80.8% | +7.4pp |
| 192 | ASHLAND-GREENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ASHLAND · ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 80.7% | +7.3pp |
| 193 | CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.7% | +7.3pp |
| 194 | MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.7% | +7.3pp |
| 195 | CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CREIGHTON · CREIGHTON COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.6% | +7.2pp |
| 196 | CRETE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CRETE · CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.5% | +7.1pp |
| 197 | WAHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL WAHOO · WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.5% | +7.1pp |
| 198 | MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE SYRACUSE · SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.4% | +7.0pp |
| 199 | LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL COLUMBUS · LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.3% | +6.9pp |
| 200 | LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.3% | +6.9pp |
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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.