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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 | EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NELIGH · NELIGH-OAKDALE SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.5% | -1.1pp |
| 402 | ENGLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRAND ISLAND · GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.4% | -1.2pp |
| 403 | MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MILFORD · MILFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.3% | -1.3pp |
| 404 | HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.2% | -1.4pp |
| 405 | THEDFORD ELEM ATTENDANCE CNTR THEDFORD · THEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.2% | -1.4pp |
| 406 | LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL COLUMBUS · LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 56.1% | -1.5pp |
| 407 | BRUNING-DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCH DAVENPORT · BRUNING-DAVENPORT UNIFIED SYS | Middle | 56.0% | -1.6pp |
| 408 | CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHADRON · CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 56.0% | -1.6pp |
| 409 | LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GERING · GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.0% | -1.6pp |
| 410 | OAK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 56.0% | -1.6pp |
| 411 | GEIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GERING · GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.9% | -1.7pp |
| 412 | ARTHUR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ARTHUR · ARTHUR COUNTY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.8% | -1.8pp |
| 413 | LONGFELLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCOTTSBLUFF · SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.8% | -1.8pp |
| 414 | MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MADISON · MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.8% | -1.8pp |
| 415 | NEWMAN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEWMAN GROVE · NEWMAN GROVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.8% | -1.8pp |
| 416 | STAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STAPLETON · STAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.8% | -1.8pp |
| 417 | WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL WAKEFIELD · WAKEFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 55.8% | -1.8pp |
| 418 | WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDNEY · SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 55.8% | -1.8pp |
| 419 | KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.6% | -2.0pp |
| 420 | SUTTON SECONDARY SCHOOL SUTTON · SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 55.6% | -2.0pp |
| 421 | WAYNE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAYNE · WAYNE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Middle | 55.6% | -2.0pp |
| 422 | NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.5% | -2.1pp |
| 423 | BRYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.4% | -2.2pp |
| 424 | SILVER LAKE ELEM SCH-BLADEN BLADEN · SILVER LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.4% | -2.2pp |
| 425 | CLARKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLARKSON · CLARKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.3% | -2.3pp |
| 426 | GORDON-RUSHVILLE ELE-RUSHVILLE RUSHVILLE · GORDON-RUSHVILLE PUBLIC SCHS | Elementary | 55.3% | -2.3pp |
| 427 | CARRIAGE HILL ELEMENTARY SCH PAPILLION · PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.2% | -2.4pp |
| 428 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE · NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.2% | -2.4pp |
| 429 | AVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.1% | -2.5pp |
| 430 | BELLE RYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.0% | -2.6pp |
| 431 | EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KEARNEY · KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 55.0% | -2.6pp |
| 432 | GIBBON HIGH SCHOOL GIBBON · GIBBON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 55.0% | -2.6pp |
| 433 | RANDOLPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 54.9% | -2.7pp |
| 434 | GARDEN COUNTY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL OSHKOSH · GARDEN COUNTY SCHOOLS | High | 54.8% | -2.8pp |
| 435 | JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA PALMYRA · PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1 | High | 54.8% | -2.8pp |
| 436 | OSMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OSMOND · OSMOND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS | Elementary | 54.8% | -2.8pp |
| 437 | WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 54.7% | -2.9pp |
| 438 | CATLIN MAGNET CENTER OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 54.5% | -3.1pp |
| 439 | LEONARD LAWRENCE ELEM SCHOOL BELLEVUE · BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 54.5% | -3.1pp |
| 440 | PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOL PAWNEE CITY · PAWNEE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | High | 54.5% | -3.1pp |
| 441 | FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL FALLS CITY · FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 54.1% | -3.5pp |
| 442 | SCHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 54.1% | -3.5pp |
| 443 | DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DAKOTA CITY · SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS | Elementary | 53.8% | -3.8pp |
| 444 | O'NEILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL O'NEILL · O'NEILL PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 53.7% | -3.9pp |
| 445 | FULLERTON MAGNET CENTER OMAHA · OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 53.6% | -4.0pp |
| 446 | MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL MADISON · MADISON PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 53.6% | -4.0pp |
| 447 | DUDLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GOTHENBURG · GOTHENBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 53.5% | -4.1pp |
| 448 | NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GERING · GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 53.5% | -4.1pp |
| 449 | PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LINCOLN · LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Elementary | 53.5% | -4.1pp |
| 450 | BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL BROKEN BOW · BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 53.4% | -4.2pp |
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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.