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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.0% | +3.4pp |
| 302 | MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL MCCOOL JUNCTION · MC COOL JUNCTION PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 61.0% | +3.4pp |
| 303 | RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL RANDOLPH · RANDOLPH PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.0% | +3.4pp |
| 304 | ST LIBORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST LIBORY · NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.0% | +3.4pp |
| 305 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MC COOK · MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.9% | +3.3pp |
| 306 | CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IMPERIAL · CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.9% | +3.3pp |
| 307 | CEDAR BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL CEDAR BLUFFS · CEDAR BLUFFS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.8% | +3.2pp |
| 308 | LOUISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LOUISVILLE · LOUISVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.8% | +3.2pp |
| 309 | WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.8% | +3.2pp |
| 310 | BLAIR ARBOR PARK ELEMENTARY BLAIR · BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.7% | +3.1pp |
| 311 | CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STROMSBURG · CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.7% | +3.1pp |
| 312 | SHELBY - RISING CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHELBY · SHELBY - RISING CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.7% | +3.1pp |
| 313 | BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER) SPENCER · BOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.6% | +3.0pp |
| 314 | WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAUSA · WAUSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.6% | +3.0pp |
| 315 | GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.4% | +2.8pp |
| 316 | HICKORY HILL ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.4% | +2.8pp |
| 317 | ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL ORD · ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 60.4% | +2.8pp |
| 318 | ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT CERESCO CERESCO · RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.3% | +2.7pp |
| 319 | HOMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HOMER · HOMER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.2% | +2.6pp |
| 320 | LEMAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.2% | +2.6pp |
| 321 | SANDOZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.1% | +2.5pp |
| 322 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.0% | +2.4pp |
| 323 | CREIGHTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCH CREIGHTON · CREIGHTON COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 60.0% | +2.4pp |
| 324 | PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PALMER · PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.0% | +2.4pp |
| 325 | SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA INDIANOLA · SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.0% | +2.4pp |
| 326 | WAHOO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WAHOO · WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.0% | +2.4pp |
| 327 | YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL YORK · YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.0% | +2.4pp |
| 328 | CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CEDAR BLUFFS · CEDAR BLUFFS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.9% | +2.3pp |
| 329 | FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL FAIRMONT · FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 59.8% | +2.2pp |
| 330 | HOMER HIGH SCHOOL HOMER · HOMER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | High | 59.8% | +2.2pp |
| 331 | ZEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.8% | +2.2pp |
| 332 | DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY DONIPHAN · DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 59.7% | +2.1pp |
| 333 | DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL VALLEY · DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS | Middle | 59.7% | +2.1pp |
| 334 | MARY LYNCH ELEMENTARY KIMBALL · KIMBALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.7% | +2.1pp |
| 335 | HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 59.6% | +2.0pp |
| 336 | ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARCADIA · ARCADIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.4% | +1.8pp |
| 337 | CODY-KILGORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KILGORE · CODY-KILGORE PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 59.4% | +1.8pp |
| 338 | CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL STROMSBURG · CROSS COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 59.4% | +1.8pp |
| 339 | HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL TRENTON · HITCHCOCK CO SCH SYSTEM | High | 59.3% | +1.7pp |
| 340 | IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 59.3% | +1.7pp |
| 341 | WOOD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WOOD RIVER · WOOD RIVER RURAL SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.3% | +1.7pp |
| 342 | WOODLAND PARK ELEMENTARY SCH NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.3% | +1.7pp |
| 343 | SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 59.2% | +1.6pp |
| 344 | HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HAY SPRINGS · HAY SPRINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.1% | +1.5pp |
| 345 | NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.1% | +1.5pp |
| 346 | CHASE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL IMPERIAL · CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS | High | 59.0% | +1.4pp |
| 347 | HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL HAMPTON · HAMPTON PUBLIC SCHOOL | High | 59.0% | +1.4pp |
| 348 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.0% | +1.4pp |
| 349 | MIDDLE SCHOOL RAYMOND · RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 59.0% | +1.4pp |
| 350 | O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL O'NEILL · O'NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 58.9% | +1.3pp |
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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.