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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | MITCHELL SECONDARY SCHOOL MITCHELL · MITCHELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 80.2% | +6.8pp |
| 202 | EASTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.1% | +6.7pp |
| 203 | CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL STROMSBURG · CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 80.0% | +6.6pp |
| 204 | ELKHORN VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCH TILDEN · ELKHORN VALLEY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.0% | +6.6pp |
| 205 | PICOTTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 80.0% | +6.6pp |
| 206 | WESTMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCOTTSBLUFF · SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 79.9% | +6.5pp |
| 207 | HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 79.8% | +6.4pp |
| 208 | BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BATTLE CREEK · BATTLE CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 79.5% | +6.1pp |
| 209 | OAKLAND CRAIG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH OAKLAND · OAKLAND CRAIG PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 79.5% | +6.1pp |
| 210 | CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO SIOUX CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 79.4% | +6.0pp |
| 211 | LEONARD LAWRENCE ELEM SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 79.3% | +5.9pp |
| 212 | AVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 79.2% | +5.8pp |
| 213 | GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOL GRETNA · GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 79.2% | +5.8pp |
| 214 | PARKVIEW HEIGHTS ELEM SCHOOL LA VISTA · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 79.2% | +5.8pp |
| 215 | CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL IMPERIAL · CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS | Middle | 79.0% | +5.6pp |
| 216 | HOLLING HEIGHTS ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 79.0% | +5.6pp |
| 217 | HIGH SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH TEKAMAH · TEKAMAH-HERMAN COMMUNITY SCHS | High | 78.9% | +5.5pp |
| 218 | WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.9% | +5.5pp |
| 219 | YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL YORK · YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 78.9% | +5.5pp |
| 220 | BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ALBION · BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS | Middle | 78.5% | +5.1pp |
| 221 | COVINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO SIOUX CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 78.5% | +5.1pp |
| 222 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.4% | +5.0pp |
| 223 | CRETE MIDDLE SCHOOL CRETE · CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 78.4% | +5.0pp |
| 224 | SPRINGVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.4% | +5.0pp |
| 225 | TWO SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.4% | +5.0pp |
| 226 | WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL WOOD RIVER · WOOD RIVER RURAL SCHOOLS | Middle | 78.4% | +5.0pp |
| 227 | WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAKEFIELD · WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.3% | +4.9pp |
| 228 | FULLERTON MAGNET CENTER OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.2% | +4.8pp |
| 229 | PLAINVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL PLAINVIEW · PLAINVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 78.1% | +4.7pp |
| 230 | ANDERSON GROVE ELEMENTARY SCH BELLEVUE · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.0% | +4.6pp |
| 231 | WILSON FOCUS SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 78.0% | +4.6pp |
| 232 | DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL SECONDARY DONIPHAN · DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL PUBLIC SCHS | High | 77.9% | +4.5pp |
| 233 | COZAD MIDDLE SCHOOL COZAD · COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 77.8% | +4.4pp |
| 234 | NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.8% | +4.4pp |
| 235 | PIERCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PIERCE · PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.8% | +4.4pp |
| 236 | PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL PLATTSMOUTH · PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 77.8% | +4.4pp |
| 237 | COZAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COZAD · COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.7% | +4.3pp |
| 238 | C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL MINDEN · MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 77.6% | +4.2pp |
| 239 | CONESTOGA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL MURRAY · CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 77.6% | +4.2pp |
| 240 | MILLARD NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 77.5% | +4.1pp |
| 241 | ARTHUR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ARTHUR · ARTHUR COUNTY SCHOOLS | High | 77.4% | +4.0pp |
| 242 | SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 77.4% | +4.0pp |
| 243 | GRANDVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALLIANCE · ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.3% | +3.9pp |
| 244 | SPRINGFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.3% | +3.9pp |
| 245 | CARRIAGE HILL ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.1% | +3.7pp |
| 246 | SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUTTON · SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.1% | +3.7pp |
| 247 | WALT DISNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.1% | +3.7pp |
| 248 | BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEXINGTON · LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.0% | +3.6pp |
| 249 | CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHADRON · CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 77.0% | +3.6pp |
| 250 | YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL YORK · YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 77.0% | +3.6pp |
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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 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.