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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | PLAINVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLAINVIEW · PLAINVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.9% | +1.3pp |
| 352 | CREIGHTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CREIGHTON · CREIGHTON COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.8% | +1.2pp |
| 353 | JOHNSON CO CENTRAL MIDDLE SCH COOK · JOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 58.8% | +1.2pp |
| 354 | LAKE MINATARE SCHOOL MINATARE · SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.8% | +1.2pp |
| 355 | ORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ORD · ORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.8% | +1.2pp |
| 356 | SOUTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDNEY · SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.8% | +1.2pp |
| 357 | TWO SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.7% | +1.1pp |
| 358 | AMHERST HIGH SCHOOL AMHERST · AMHERST PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 58.6% | +1.0pp |
| 359 | CHAMBERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHAMBERS · CHAMBERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.6% | +1.0pp |
| 360 | CODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.6% | +1.0pp |
| 361 | CODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.6% | +1.0pp |
| 362 | DOUGLAS CO WEST ELEMENTARY SCH VALLEY · DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 58.6% | +1.0pp |
| 363 | SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAIRFIELD · SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5 | Elementary | 58.6% | +1.0pp |
| 364 | JOHNSON CO CENTRAL EL-TECUMSEH TECUMSEH · JOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 58.5% | +0.9pp |
| 365 | WAKE ROBIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.5% | +0.9pp |
| 366 | GOTHENBURG SECONDARY SCHOOL GOTHENBURG · GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 58.4% | +0.8pp |
| 367 | HOLLING HEIGHTS ELEM SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.4% | +0.8pp |
| 368 | ARAPAHOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARAPAHOE · ARAPAHOE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.3% | +0.7pp |
| 369 | PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PAXTON · PAXTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.3% | +0.7pp |
| 370 | ST PAUL JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL ST PAUL · ST PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 58.3% | +0.7pp |
| 371 | JOHNSON CO CENTRAL ELEM-COOK COOK · JOHNSON CO CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 58.2% | +0.6pp |
| 372 | CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.1% | +0.5pp |
| 373 | EXETER-MILLIGAN ELEM-EXETER EXETER · EXETER-MILLIGAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.1% | +0.5pp |
| 374 | FORT CROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 58.1% | +0.5pp |
| 375 | SARATOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.9% | +0.3pp |
| 376 | VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VERDIGRE · VERDIGRE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.9% | +0.3pp |
| 377 | WAUNETA PALISADE MIDDLE SCHOOL WAUNETA · WAUNETA-PALISADE PUBLIC SCHS | Middle | 57.8% | +0.2pp |
| 378 | CHADRON INTERMEDIATE CHADRON · CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.7% | +0.1pp |
| 379 | MICKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 57.7% | +0.1pp |
| 380 | SUPERIOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUPERIOR · SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.7% | +0.1pp |
| 381 | CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CALLAWAY · CALLAWAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.6% | +0.0pp |
| 382 | ELWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELWOOD · ELWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.6% | +0.0pp |
| 383 | LOGAN VIEW JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL HOOPER · LOGAN VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 57.6% | +0.0pp |
| 384 | HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLARKS · HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.4% | -0.2pp |
| 385 | NEIHARDT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.4% | -0.2pp |
| 386 | SECONDARY SCH AT RAYMOND RAYMOND · RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 57.4% | -0.2pp |
| 387 | C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL MINDEN · MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 57.3% | -0.3pp |
| 388 | CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL CITY · CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 57.3% | -0.3pp |
| 389 | HOLDREGE MIDDLE SCHOOL HOLDREGE · HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 57.3% | -0.3pp |
| 390 | NORTH WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDNEY · SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.2% | -0.4pp |
| 391 | BERTRAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BERTRAND · BERTRAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.1% | -0.5pp |
| 392 | GRANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FREMONT · FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.1% | -0.5pp |
| 393 | SUTHERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUTHERLAND · SUTHERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.1% | -0.5pp |
| 394 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORFOLK · NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 57.1% | -0.5pp |
| 395 | SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUTTON · SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.9% | -0.7pp |
| 396 | ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOL ARNOLD · ARNOLD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 56.8% | -0.8pp |
| 397 | MAYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MAYWOOD · MAYWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.7% | -0.9pp |
| 398 | PLATTSMOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PLATTSMOUTH · PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.7% | -0.9pp |
| 399 | HILLSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.6% | -1.0pp |
| 400 | PERKINS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCH GRANT · PERKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.6% | -1.0pp |
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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.