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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.4% | -2.0pp |
| 302 | NORMAN ROCKWELL ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.4% | -2.0pp |
| 303 | NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH BEND · NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 71.4% | -2.0pp |
| 304 | GIBBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GIBBON · GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.2% | -2.2pp |
| 305 | PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 71.1% | -2.3pp |
| 306 | ROSE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.8% | -2.6pp |
| 307 | HERSHEY HIGH SCHOOL HERSHEY · HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 70.6% | -2.8pp |
| 308 | BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL BEATRICE · BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 70.5% | -2.9pp |
| 309 | ROPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.4% | -3.0pp |
| 310 | ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.3% | -3.1pp |
| 311 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 70.3% | -3.1pp |
| 312 | WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 70.2% | -3.2pp |
| 313 | HEMINGFORD HIGH SCHOOL HEMINGFORD · HEMINGFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 70.0% | -3.4pp |
| 314 | NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL NEBRASKA CITY · NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 69.9% | -3.5pp |
| 315 | ELM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL ELM CREEK · ELM CREEK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 69.7% | -3.7pp |
| 316 | WAYNE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAYNE · WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 69.7% | -3.7pp |
| 317 | HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.6% | -3.8pp |
| 318 | MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.6% | -3.8pp |
| 319 | FREEMAN HIGH SCHOOL ADAMS · FREEMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 69.5% | -3.9pp |
| 320 | PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.3% | -4.1pp |
| 321 | HAYWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEBRASKA CITY · NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.2% | -4.2pp |
| 322 | RAYMOND A WATSON ELEM SCHOOL HASTINGS · HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 69.1% | -4.3pp |
| 323 | MICKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 69.0% | -4.4pp |
| 324 | HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.7% | -4.7pp |
| 325 | PLATTEVIEW CENTRAL JR HIGH SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD · SPRINGFIELD PLATTEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 68.7% | -4.7pp |
| 326 | CODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.5% | -4.9pp |
| 327 | LOGAN VIEW JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL HOOPER · LOGAN VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 68.4% | -5.0pp |
| 328 | LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS · HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 68.1% | -5.3pp |
| 329 | ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 67.9% | -5.5pp |
| 330 | MINNE LUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 67.2% | -6.2pp |
| 331 | BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.8% | -6.6pp |
| 332 | JACKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.7% | -6.7pp |
| 333 | JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.7% | -6.7pp |
| 334 | ELLIOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 66.1% | -7.3pp |
| 335 | BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL SCOTTSBLUFF · SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 66.0% | -7.4pp |
| 336 | GIBBON HIGH SCHOOL GIBBON · GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 65.9% | -7.5pp |
| 337 | NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 65.8% | -7.6pp |
| 338 | TWIN RIVER SR HIGH SCHOOL GENOA · TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 65.7% | -7.7pp |
| 339 | SCHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 65.6% | -7.8pp |
| 340 | GATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.5% | -7.9pp |
| 341 | HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL HASTINGS · HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 65.4% | -8.0pp |
| 342 | JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL FAIRBURY · FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.1% | -8.3pp |
| 343 | WASMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 65.0% | -8.4pp |
| 344 | BIRCHCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.7% | -8.7pp |
| 345 | WEST LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.7% | -8.7pp |
| 346 | WEST LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.3% | -9.1pp |
| 347 | WESTBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.3% | -9.1pp |
| 348 | BELLEVUE MISSION MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 64.2% | -9.2pp |
| 349 | GATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 64.1% | -9.3pp |
| 350 | RALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL RALSTON · RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 63.9% | -9.5pp |
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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 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.