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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | SUMMERLAND HIGH SCHOOL EWING · SUMMERLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 63.9% | -9.5pp |
| 352 | MILLARD CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 63.6% | -9.8pp |
| 353 | MOCKINGBIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 63.6% | -9.8pp |
| 354 | WILBER-CLATONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL WILBER · WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 63.0% | -10.4pp |
| 355 | BOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.6% | -10.8pp |
| 356 | WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.5% | -10.9pp |
| 357 | O'NEILL HIGH SCHOOL O'NEILL · O'NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 62.0% | -11.4pp |
| 358 | PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEXINGTON · LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 62.0% | -11.4pp |
| 359 | IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 61.5% | -11.9pp |
| 360 | PRAIRIE VIEW SCHOOL OGALLALA · OGALLALA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.5% | -11.9pp |
| 361 | COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL COLUMBUS · COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 61.3% | -12.1pp |
| 362 | HARTMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.2% | -12.2pp |
| 363 | ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 61.0% | -12.4pp |
| 364 | DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 61.0% | -12.4pp |
| 365 | SPRING LAKE MAGNET CENTER OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.9% | -12.5pp |
| 366 | GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL GERING · GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.4% | -13.0pp |
| 367 | ALLIANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALLIANCE · ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.3% | -13.1pp |
| 368 | LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 60.2% | -13.2pp |
| 369 | DESHLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DESHLER · DESHLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.0% | -13.4pp |
| 370 | EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 60.0% | -13.4pp |
| 371 | SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL SO SIOUX CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Middle | 59.9% | -13.5pp |
| 372 | LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL LEXINGTON · LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 59.8% | -13.6pp |
| 373 | HUNTINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.7% | -13.7pp |
| 374 | LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 59.2% | -14.2pp |
| 375 | FAIRBURY JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL FAIRBURY · FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 58.9% | -14.5pp |
| 376 | SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHUYLER · SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 58.1% | -15.3pp |
| 377 | FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL FREMONT · FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 57.2% | -16.2pp |
| 378 | CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.8% | -16.6pp |
| 379 | LINCOLN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCH SCOTTSBLUFF · SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.1% | -17.3pp |
| 380 | PRAIRIE WIND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.1% | -17.3pp |
| 381 | CLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.9% | -17.5pp |
| 382 | INDIAN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.7% | -17.7pp |
| 383 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.6% | -17.8pp |
| 384 | BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER) SPENCER · BOYD COUNTY SCHOOLS | Middle | 54.8% | -18.6pp |
| 385 | DAWES MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 54.5% | -18.9pp |
| 386 | BEALS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 53.7% | -19.7pp |
| 387 | BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 53.6% | -19.8pp |
| 388 | SECONDARY SCH AT RAYMOND RAYMOND · RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 52.5% | -20.9pp |
| 389 | PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 51.9% | -21.5pp |
| 390 | ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 51.0% | -22.4pp |
| 391 | WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 50.7% | -22.7pp |
| 392 | GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 49.3% | -24.1pp |
| 393 | ALCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HASTINGS · HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 47.2% | -26.2pp |
| 394 | BEVERIDGE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 46.4% | -27.0pp |
| 395 | BENSON WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 46.3% | -27.1pp |
| 396 | BLUESTEM MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 45.9% | -27.5pp |
| 397 | FIELD CLUB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 43.8% | -29.6pp |
| 398 | KING SCIENCE/TECH MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 42.1% | -31.3pp |
| 399 | LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 41.7% | -31.7pp |
| 400 | CULLER MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 39.6% | -33.8pp |
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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.