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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | LOVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.8% | +3.4pp |
| 252 | FREDSTROM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.7% | +3.3pp |
| 253 | GOMEZ HERITAGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.7% | +3.3pp |
| 254 | JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6) FREMONT · FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 76.6% | +3.2pp |
| 255 | CRESTRIDGE MAGNET CENTER OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.5% | +3.1pp |
| 256 | CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CEDAR BLUFFS · CEDAR BLUFFS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 76.3% | +2.9pp |
| 257 | MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL MADISON · MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 76.2% | +2.8pp |
| 258 | VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL VALENTINE · VALENTINE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 76.0% | +2.6pp |
| 259 | LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCOTTSBLUFF · SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.9% | +2.5pp |
| 260 | JOHNSON CO CENTRAL ELEM-COOK COOK · JOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 75.7% | +2.3pp |
| 261 | LOUISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LOUISVILLE · LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.7% | +2.3pp |
| 262 | WOOD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WOOD RIVER · WOOD RIVER RURAL SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.7% | +2.3pp |
| 263 | AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL AUBURN · AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.3% | +1.9pp |
| 264 | CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL CITY · CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 75.2% | +1.8pp |
| 265 | WAKE ROBIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.2% | +1.8pp |
| 266 | DAVID CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL DAVID CITY · DAVID CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 75.0% | +1.6pp |
| 267 | DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOTHENBURG · GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.0% | +1.6pp |
| 268 | ELMWOOD-MURDOCK ELEM SCHOOL ELMWOOD · ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.0% | +1.6pp |
| 269 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 75.0% | +1.6pp |
| 270 | DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL VALLEY · DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS | Middle | 74.9% | +1.5pp |
| 271 | KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.9% | +1.5pp |
| 272 | HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 74.7% | +1.3pp |
| 273 | POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 74.7% | +1.3pp |
| 274 | RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.7% | +1.3pp |
| 275 | NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NORTH BEND · NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | High | 74.5% | +1.1pp |
| 276 | PALMYRA MIDDLE SCHOOL PALMYRA · PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1 | Middle | 74.5% | +1.1pp |
| 277 | ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.3% | +0.9pp |
| 278 | STOLLEY PARK ELEM SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 74.3% | +0.9pp |
| 279 | LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL LA VISTA · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 73.9% | +0.5pp |
| 280 | HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.8% | +0.4pp |
| 281 | NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GERING · GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.8% | +0.4pp |
| 282 | NEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.4% | -0.0pp |
| 283 | SUNNY SLOPE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.4% | -0.0pp |
| 284 | WESTERN HILLS MAGNET CENTER OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.2% | -0.2pp |
| 285 | SCHUYLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHUYLER · SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.0% | -0.4pp |
| 286 | TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA GENOA · TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 73.0% | -0.4pp |
| 287 | GILDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.9% | -0.5pp |
| 288 | CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.8% | -0.6pp |
| 289 | PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 72.8% | -0.6pp |
| 290 | MASTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.7% | -0.7pp |
| 291 | BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.5% | -0.9pp |
| 292 | FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL FALLS CITY · FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 72.5% | -0.9pp |
| 293 | BELLEAIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 72.0% | -1.4pp |
| 294 | ASHLAND PARK/ROBBINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.9% | -1.5pp |
| 295 | CHASE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IMPERIAL · CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS | High | 71.9% | -1.5pp |
| 296 | LOGAN FONTENELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 71.8% | -1.6pp |
| 297 | WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 71.8% | -1.6pp |
| 298 | WISNER-PILGER HIGH SCHOOL WISNER · WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 71.8% | -1.6pp |
| 299 | TRI COUNTY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL DEWITT · TRI COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 71.7% | -1.7pp |
| 300 | HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO SIOUX CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 71.6% | -1.8pp |
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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.