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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | HERITAGE ELEMENTARY BENNINGTON · BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.8% | +6.2pp |
| 252 | AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL AUBURN · AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 63.7% | +6.1pp |
| 253 | MEADOWS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.6% | +6.0pp |
| 254 | WALT DISNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.6% | +6.0pp |
| 255 | PIERCE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PIERCE · PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.5% | +5.9pp |
| 256 | CENTRAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CENTRAL CITY · CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.4% | +5.8pp |
| 257 | PALMYRA MIDDLE SCHOOL PALMYRA · PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1 | Middle | 63.4% | +5.8pp |
| 258 | RED CLOUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RED CLOUD · RED CLOUD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.4% | +5.8pp |
| 259 | EAGLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAGLE · WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145 | Elementary | 63.3% | +5.7pp |
| 260 | THAYER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL HEBRON · THAYER CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHS | High | 63.3% | +5.7pp |
| 261 | WAHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL WAHOO · WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 63.3% | +5.7pp |
| 262 | HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 63.2% | +5.6pp |
| 263 | WEEPING WATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEEPING WATER · WEEPING WATER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.2% | +5.6pp |
| 264 | BERTHA BARBER ELEMENTARY SCH BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.1% | +5.5pp |
| 265 | COTTONWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.1% | +5.5pp |
| 266 | PICOTTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.1% | +5.5pp |
| 267 | FULLERTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FULLERTON · FULLERTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.0% | +5.4pp |
| 268 | MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.9% | +5.3pp |
| 269 | BANCROFT-ROSALIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BANCROFT · BANCROFT-ROSALIE COMM SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.8% | +5.2pp |
| 270 | HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.8% | +5.2pp |
| 271 | HITCHCOCK CO ELEMENTARY CULBERTSON · HITCHCOCK CO SCH SYSTEM | Elementary | 62.7% | +5.1pp |
| 272 | FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.6% | +5.0pp |
| 273 | EXETER-MILLIGAN MIDDLE SCHOOL EXETER · EXETER-MILLIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 62.5% | +4.9pp |
| 274 | LEIGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEIGH · LEIGH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.5% | +4.9pp |
| 275 | WAYNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAYNE · WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.5% | +4.9pp |
| 276 | SEYMOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RALSTON · RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.4% | +4.8pp |
| 277 | SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL SIDNEY · SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 62.3% | +4.7pp |
| 278 | TWIN RIVER SR HIGH SCHOOL GENOA · TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 62.2% | +4.6pp |
| 279 | LAKE MALONEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.0% | +4.4pp |
| 280 | LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL COLERIDGE · LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE SCHOOL | Middle | 62.0% | +4.4pp |
| 281 | LOGAN FONTENELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 62.0% | +4.4pp |
| 282 | NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY AT LYONS LYONS · LYONS-DECATUR NORTHEAST SCHS | Elementary | 62.0% | +4.4pp |
| 283 | FREDSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.9% | +4.3pp |
| 284 | NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.9% | +4.3pp |
| 285 | RAVENNA SENIOR HIGH RAVENNA · RAVENNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 61.9% | +4.3pp |
| 286 | DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL SECONDARY DONIPHAN · DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL PUBLIC SCHS | High | 61.7% | +4.1pp |
| 287 | KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.6% | +4.0pp |
| 288 | LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL LA VISTA · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 61.6% | +4.0pp |
| 289 | MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAYKIN · MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.5% | +3.9pp |
| 290 | DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAVID CITY · DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.4% | +3.8pp |
| 291 | PLAINVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL PLAINVIEW · PLAINVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 61.4% | +3.8pp |
| 292 | DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL DILLER · DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.3% | +3.7pp |
| 293 | MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL DAYKIN · MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 61.3% | +3.7pp |
| 294 | WILCOX-HILDRETH UPPER ELEMENTARY HILDRETH · WILCOX-HILDRETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.3% | +3.7pp |
| 295 | ADAMS CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH SCH HASTINGS · ADAMS CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 61.2% | +3.6pp |
| 296 | ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ARLINGTON · ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 61.1% | +3.5pp |
| 297 | BLUE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BLUE HILL · BLUE HILL COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.1% | +3.5pp |
| 298 | BURWELL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL BURWELL · BURWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 61.1% | +3.5pp |
| 299 | PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.1% | +3.5pp |
| 300 | TRUMBLE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.1% | +3.5pp |
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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 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.