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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | KAHOA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.2% | +8.6pp |
| 202 | OAKLAND CRAIG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH OAKLAND · OAKLAND CRAIG PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 66.2% | +8.6pp |
| 203 | TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL DEWITT · TRI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 66.2% | +8.6pp |
| 204 | EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.1% | +8.5pp |
| 205 | FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY GENEVA · FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 66.1% | +8.5pp |
| 206 | ELEMENTARY AT BENNET BENNET · PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1 | Elementary | 66.0% | +8.4pp |
| 207 | CROFTON HIGH SCHOOL CROFTON · CROFTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | High | 65.9% | +8.3pp |
| 208 | FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL FRANKLIN · FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 65.9% | +8.3pp |
| 209 | FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRANKLIN · FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.8% | +8.2pp |
| 210 | GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH BLAIR · BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 65.7% | +8.1pp |
| 211 | WILSON FOCUS SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.7% | +8.1pp |
| 212 | BRIDGEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRIDGEPORT · BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.6% | +8.0pp |
| 213 | ELKHORN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCH TILDEN · ELKHORN VALLEY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.6% | +8.0pp |
| 214 | ANDERSON GROVE ELEMENTARY SCH BELLEVUE · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.5% | +7.9pp |
| 215 | GORDON-RUSHVILLE ELEM-GORDON GORDON · GORDON-RUSHVILLE PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 65.4% | +7.8pp |
| 216 | J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.4% | +7.8pp |
| 217 | MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL MILFORD · MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 65.2% | +7.6pp |
| 218 | ALMA ELEMENTARY AT ALMA ALMA · ALMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.1% | +7.5pp |
| 219 | BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLOOMFIELD · BLOOMFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.1% | +7.5pp |
| 220 | DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL DAVID CITY · DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 65.1% | +7.5pp |
| 221 | HIGH SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH TEKAMAH · TEKAMAH-HERMAN COMMUNITY SCHS | High | 65.1% | +7.5pp |
| 222 | SADDLEBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.1% | +7.5pp |
| 223 | VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOL VERDIGRE · VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 65.1% | +7.5pp |
| 224 | HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.0% | +7.4pp |
| 225 | MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL MC COOK · MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 65.0% | +7.4pp |
| 226 | RAVENNA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RAVENNA · RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.0% | +7.4pp |
| 227 | CENTRAL VALLEY ELEM - SCOTIA SCOTIA · CENTRAL VALLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.9% | +7.3pp |
| 228 | BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ALBION · BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS | Middle | 64.8% | +7.2pp |
| 229 | SQUIRE JOHN THOMAS ELEMENTARY GRETNA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.7% | +7.1pp |
| 230 | WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL ATKINSON · WEST HOLT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 64.7% | +7.1pp |
| 231 | ARTHUR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ARTHUR · ARTHUR COUNTY SCHOOLS | High | 64.5% | +6.9pp |
| 232 | BASSETT GRADE SCHOOL BASSETT · ROCK COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.5% | +6.9pp |
| 233 | EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.5% | +6.9pp |
| 234 | HTRS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HUMBOLDT · HUMBOLDT TABLE ROCK STEINAUER | Elementary | 64.5% | +6.9pp |
| 235 | LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOUISVILLE · LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.5% | +6.9pp |
| 236 | ASHLAND-GREENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ASHLAND · ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 64.4% | +6.8pp |
| 237 | HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL HERSHEY · HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 64.4% | +6.8pp |
| 238 | LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAUREL · LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL | Elementary | 64.4% | +6.8pp |
| 239 | LOOMIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOOMIS · LOOMIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.4% | +6.8pp |
| 240 | POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 64.3% | +6.7pp |
| 241 | MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MITCHELL · MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.2% | +6.6pp |
| 242 | SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COLUMBUS · LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.2% | +6.6pp |
| 243 | WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.2% | +6.6pp |
| 244 | AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL AURORA · AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 64.1% | +6.5pp |
| 245 | CALVERT ELEMENTARY AUBURN · AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.1% | +6.5pp |
| 246 | CONESTOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MURRAY · CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.1% | +6.5pp |
| 247 | SUMMERLAND ELEM SCHOOL EWING · SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.1% | +6.5pp |
| 248 | WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL WAVERLY · WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 | Middle | 64.1% | +6.5pp |
| 249 | MINDEN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MINDEN · MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.9% | +6.3pp |
| 250 | HARTINGTON-NEWCASTLE ELEM AT HARTINGTON HARTINGTON · HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.8% | +6.2pp |
Page 5 of 13
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.