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1,119 schools in Nebraska

94 counties · 283 cities · Public K-12

Nebraska sits at 1,119 public K-12 schools in the most recent NCES counts, an average of roughly 12 per county. The county and city tabs below partition the directory for browsing.

Largest district
OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS52,524 students · 94 schools

Test scores

Reading, SY 2024-25. State average: 57.6% met or exceeded.
Top 5 schools
  1. 89.3%
  2. 88.6%
  3. 86.9%
  4. 84.3%
  5. 83.9%

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NameCityCountyLevelEnrollmentRating
LOUP CITY HIGH SCHOOLLOUP CITYSherman CountyHigh120·
OSCEOLA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOSCEOLAPolk CountyElementary120·
LOOMIS SECONDARY SCHOOLLOOMISPhelps CountyHigh119·
MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOLMCCOOL JUNCTIONYork CountyElementary119·
SUTHERLAND HIGH SCHOOLSUTHERLANDLincoln CountyHigh119·
GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKEARNEYBuffalo CountyElementary118·
HIGH SCHOOL AT JOHNSONJOHNSONNemaha CountyHigh118·
HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLTRENTONHitchcock CountyHigh118·
OVERTON HIGH SCHOOLOVERTONDawson CountyHigh118·
SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOLFAIRFIELDClay CountyHigh117·
SHELTON HIGH SCHOOLSHELTONBuffalo CountyHigh117·
STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTUARTHolt CountyElementary117·
JACKSON ELEMENTARYJACKSONDakota CountyElementary116·
LAKE MALONEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORTH PLATTELincoln CountyElementary116·
MORRILL ELEMENTARYMORRILLScotts Bluff CountyElementary116·
BERTRAND HIGH SCHOOLBERTRANDPhelps CountyHigh115·
BURWELL JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLBURWELLGarfield CountyHigh115·
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT EUSTISEUSTISFrontier CountyElementary115·
ELWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLELWOODGosper CountyElementary115·
MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOLMADISONMadison CountyMiddle115·
WESTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNELIGHAntelope CountyElementary115·
WILCOX-HILDRETH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWILCOXKearney CountyElementary115·
BANCROFT-ROSALIE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLBANCROFTCuming CountyHigh114·
GORDON-RUSHVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLRUSHVILLESheridan CountyMiddle114·
HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLARKSMerrick CountyElementary114·
MERIDIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDAYKINJefferson CountyElementary114·
NORTH WARD PREKINDERGARTENSCHUYLERColfax CountyElementary113·
WAUSA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWAUSAKnox CountyElementary113·
CHADRON INTERMEDIATECHADRONDawes CountyElementary112·
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SUMNERSUMNERDawson CountyElementary112·
HAMPTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHAMPTONHamilton CountyElementary112·
MEAD HIGH SCHOOLMEADSaunders CountyHigh112·
PAWNEE CITY SECONDARY SCHOOLPAWNEE CITYPawnee CountyHigh112·
SHELBY - RISING CITY HIGH SCHOOLSHELBYPolk CountyHigh112·
RED CLOUD HIGH SCHOOLRED CLOUDWebster CountyHigh111·
ANSLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLANSLEYCuster CountyElementary110·
CATLIN MAGNET CENTEROMAHADouglas CountyElementary110·
WINSIDE HIGH SCHOOLWINSIDEWayne CountyHigh110·
SOUTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOLBIG SPRINGSDeuel CountyHigh108·
AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLAINSWORTHBrown CountyMiddle107·
LOUISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLLOUISVILLECass CountyMiddle107·
CLARKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLARKSONColfax CountyElementary106·
CLARKSON JR-SR HIGH SCHOOLCLARKSONColfax CountyHigh106·
OSMOND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOSMONDPierce CountyElementary106·
UMO N HO N NATION MIDDLE SCHMACYThurston CountyMiddle106·
DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOLODELLGage CountyHigh105·
MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOLDAYKINJefferson CountyHigh105·
PAXTON HIGH SCHOOLPAXTONKeith CountyHigh105·
AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOLAINSWORTHBrown CountyHigh104·
ANSELMO-MERNA HIGH SCHOOLMERNACuster CountyHigh104·
BRADY HIGH SCHOOLBRADYLincoln CountyHigh104·
CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHAPPELLDeuel CountyElementary104·
JOHNSON CO CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHCOOKJohnson CountyMiddle104·
JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH AT SUMNERSUMNERDawson CountyHigh104·
ELGIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLELGINAntelope CountyElementary103·
SO PLATTE ELEM AT BIG SPRINGSBIG SPRINGSDeuel CountyElementary103·
RANDOLPH HIGH SCHOOLRANDOLPHCedar CountyHigh102·
CENTENNIAL MIDDLE SCHOOLUTICASeward CountyMiddle101·
WAUSA HIGH SCHOOLWAUSAKnox CountyHigh101·
EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCHEMERSONDixon CountyElementary100·
FRIEND HIGH SCHOOLSFRIENDSaline CountyHigh100·
GERING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMGERINGScotts Bluff CountyElementary99·
ADAMS CENTRAL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERJUNIATAAdams CountyElementary98·
CALLAWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCALLAWAYCuster CountyElementary98·
WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOLWOOD RIVERHall CountyMiddle98·
BOYD COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (SPENCER)SPENCERBoyd CountyHigh97·
EXETER-MILLIGAN ELEM-EXETEREXETERFillmore CountyElementary97·
MEDICINE VALLEY ELEMENTARYCURTISFrontier CountyElementary97·
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLFAIRFIELDClay CountyMiddle97·
GARDEN COUNTY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLOSHKOSHGarden CountyHigh96·
LEIGH HIGH SCHOOLLEIGHColfax CountyHigh95·
MAYWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMAYWOODFrontier CountyElementary95·
WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWAUNETAChase CountyElementary95·
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SCRIBNERSCRIBNERDodge CountyElementary94·
HAYES CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHAYES CENTERHayes CountyElementary94·
PAXTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPAXTONKeith CountyElementary94·
SILVER LAKE HIGH SCHOOLROSELANDAdams CountyHigh94·
EASTWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNELIGHAntelope CountyElementary93·
GILTNER HIGH SCHOOLGILTNERHamilton CountyHigh93·
HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLPOLKPolk CountyHigh93·
BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER)SPENCERBoyd CountyMiddle92·
WHEELER CENTRAL ELEMENTARY #45BARTLETTWheeler CountyElementary92·
HARVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHARVARDClay CountyElementary91·
MAYWOOD HIGH SCHOOLMAYWOODFrontier CountyHigh91·
OSCEOLA HIGH SCHOOLOSCEOLAPolk CountyHigh91·
ROCK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLBASSETTRock CountyHigh90·
SHELBY - RISING CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLSHELBYPolk CountyMiddle90·
STAPLETON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSTAPLETONLogan CountyElementary90·
WALLACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWALLACELincoln CountyElementary90·
DORCHESTER HIGH SCHOOLDORCHESTERSaline CountyHigh89·
ELWOOD HIGH SCHOOLELWOODGosper CountyHigh89·
HTRS HIGH SCHOOLHUMBOLDTRichardson CountyHigh88·
POTTER-DIX JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLPOTTERCheyenne CountyHigh88·
SUPERIOR MIDDLE SCHOOLSUPERIORNuckolls CountyMiddle88·
CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRAWFORDDawes CountyElementary87·
HYANNIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHYANNISGrant CountyElementary87·
SEEDLING MILE ELEM SCHOOLGRAND ISLANDHall CountyElementary87·
WEEPING WATER HIGH SCHOOLWEEPING WATERCass CountyHigh86·
NEWMAN GROVE HIGH SCHOOLNEWMAN GROVEMadison CountyHigh85·
SHICKLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSHICKLEYFillmore CountyElementary85·
BRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRADYLincoln CountyElementary83·
SOUTHWEST JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLBARTLEYRed Willow CountyHigh83·
ST EDWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLST EDWARDBoone CountyElementary83·
ARCADIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLARCADIAValley CountyElementary82·
DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOLSCHUYLERColfax CountyElementary82·
LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLCOLERIDGECedar CountyMiddle82·
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY - CEDAR RAPIDSCEDAR RAPIDSBoone CountyElementary82·
WYNOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWYNOTCedar CountyElementary82·
CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOLCAMBRIDGEFurnas CountyHigh81·
HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHAY SPRINGSSheridan CountyElementary81·
POTTER-DIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDIXKimball CountyElementary81·
STERLING HIGH SCHOOLSTERLINGJohnson CountyHigh81·
OSMOND HIGH SCHOOLOSMONDPierce CountyHigh80·
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLFAIRFIELDClay CountyMiddle80·
SARGENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSARGENTCuster CountyElementary80·
STUART HIGH SCHOOLSTUARTHolt CountyHigh80·
VERDIGRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLVERDIGREKnox CountyElementary80·
VERDIGRE HIGH SCHOOLVERDIGREKnox CountyHigh80·
ARNOLD HIGH SCHOOLARNOLDCuster CountyHigh79·
CRAWFORD HIGH SCHOOLCRAWFORDDawes CountyHigh79·
ELGIN HIGH SCHOOLELGINAntelope CountyHigh79·
WAUNETA-PALISADE HIGH SCHOOLWAUNETAChase CountyHigh79·
ALLIANCE EARLY CHILD ED PROGALLIANCEBox Butte CountyElementary78·
BELLWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBELLWOODButler CountyElementary78·
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOLFRANKLINFranklin CountyHigh77·
NIOBRARA SECONDARY SCHOOLNIOBRARAKnox CountyHigh77·
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOLCEDAR RAPIDSBoone CountyHigh77·
ANSLEY HIGH SCHOOLANSLEYCuster CountyHigh76·
LAKE MINATARE SCHOOLMINATAREScotts Bluff CountyElementary76·
LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITCHFIELDSherman CountyElementary76·
WILCOX-HILDRETH JR/SR HIGH SCHOOLWILCOXKearney CountyHigh76·
SCHUYLER HEADSTARTSCHUYLERColfax CountyElementary75·
CALLAWAY HIGH SCHOOLCALLAWAYCuster CountyHigh74·
CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLCAMBRIDGEFurnas CountyMiddle74·
CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLSTROMSBURGPolk CountyMiddle74·
LEWISTON HIGH SCHOOLLEWISTONPawnee CountyHigh74·
CODY-KILGORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKILGORECherry CountyElementary73·
MULLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMULLENHooker CountyElementary73·
NEW DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOLBROKEN BOWCuster CountyElementary73·
ST EDWARD HIGH SCHOOLST EDWARDBoone CountyHigh73·
AURORA PRESCHOOLAURORAHamilton CountyElementary72·
JOHNSON CO CENTRAL ELEM-COOKCOOKJohnson CountyElementary72·
CHAMBERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCHAMBERSHolt CountyElementary71·
EMERSON-HUBBARD HIGH SCHOOLEMERSONThurston CountyHigh71·
HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOLHAMPTONHamilton CountyHigh71·
SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOLBARTLEYRed Willow CountyMiddle71·
WALLACE HIGH SCHOOLWALLACELincoln CountyHigh71·
ALLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALLENDixon CountyElementary70·
JOHNSON - BROCK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLJOHNSONNemaha CountyMiddle70·
COZAD EARLY EDUCATION CENTERCOZADDawson CountyElementary69·
LAWRENCE - NELSON HIGH SCHOOLNELSONNuckolls CountyHigh69·
BOYD COUNTY ELEMENTARY (BUTTE)BUTTEBoyd CountyElementary68·
LAWRENCE/NELSON HIGH SCHNELSONNuckolls CountyHigh68·
EUSTIS-FARNAM HIGH SCHOOLEUSTISFrontier CountyHigh67·
BANNER COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHARRISBURGBanner CountyElementary66·
PAPILLION LA VISTA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (PLECC)PAPILLIONSarpy CountyElementary66·
SARGENT HIGH SCHOOLSARGENTCuster CountyHigh66·
HAYES CENTER SECONDARY SCHOOLHAYES CENTERHayes CountyHigh65·
THEDFORD ELEM ATTENDANCE CNTRTHEDFORDThomas CountyElementary65·
WEST KEARNEY HIGH SCHOOLKEARNEYBuffalo CountyHigh65·
ARTHUR COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLARTHURArthur CountyHigh64·
EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AT GATEWAYOMAHADouglas CountyElementary64·
STAPLETON HIGH SCHOOLSTAPLETONLogan CountyHigh64·
ALLEN HIGH SCHOOLALLENDixon CountyHigh61·
HYANNIS HIGH SCHOOLHYANNISGrant CountyHigh60·
HAY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLHAY SPRINGSSheridan CountyHigh59·
SCRIBNER-SNYDER SECONDARY SCHSCRIBNERDodge CountyHigh59·
EARLY LEARNING CENTER (PK) AT KENNEDYOMAHADouglas CountyElementary58·
SHICKLEY HIGH SCHOOLSHICKLEYFillmore CountyHigh58·
MEDICINE VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLCURTISFrontier CountyHigh57·
WYNOT HIGH SCHOOLWYNOTCedar CountyHigh56·
HTRS MIDDLE SCHOOLHUMBOLDTRichardson CountyMiddle55·
MADISON PRESCHOOLMADISONMadison CountyElementary55·
FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOLFRANKLINFranklin CountyMiddle54·
THEDFORD HIGH SCHOOLTHEDFORDThomas CountyHigh54·
WEEPING WATER MIDDLE SCHOOLWEEPING WATERCass CountyMiddle54·
CREEK VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLCHAPPELLDeuel CountyHigh53·
ELBA SECONDARY SCHOOLELBAHoward CountyHigh53·
HARVARD MIDDLE SCHOOLHARVARDClay CountyMiddle53·
LEYTON HIGH SCHOOLDALTONCheyenne CountyHigh53·
ELBA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLELBAHoward CountyElementary52·
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT DWIGHTDWIGHTButler CountyElementary52·
ARTHUR COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLARTHURArthur CountyElementary51·
BRUNING-DAVENPORT MIDDLE SCHDAVENPORTThayer CountyMiddle51·
ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOLARCADIAValley CountyHigh50·
BRUNING-DAVENPORT HIGH SCHOOLBRUNINGThayer CountyHigh50·
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT HALSEYHALSEYThomas CountyElementary50·
HARVARD HIGH SCHOOLHARVARDClay CountyHigh50·
LOUP COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAYLORLoup CountyElementary50·
ISANTI MIDDLE SCHOOLNIOBRARAKnox CountyMiddle49·
TIGER CUB PRESCHOOLMITCHELLScotts Bluff CountyElementary49·
BOYD COUNTY ELEMENTARY (LYNCH)LYNCHBoyd CountyElementary48·
BRUNING-DAVENPORT ELEM/BRUNINGBRUNINGThayer CountyElementary48·
MINATARE HIGH SCHOOLMINATAREScotts Bluff CountyHigh48·
RAYMOND CENTRAL PRESCHOOLRAYMONDLancaster CountyElementary48·
RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY - SPALDINGSPALDINGGreeley CountyElementary48·
CHAMBERS HIGH SCHOOLCHAMBERSHolt CountyHigh47·
CODY-KILGORE HIGH SCHOOLCODYCherry CountyHigh47·
LAWRENCE - NELSON MIDDLE SCHOOLNELSONNuckolls CountyMiddle47·
EXETER-MILLIGAN HIGH SCHOOLEXETERFillmore CountyHigh46·
MEDICINE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLCURTISFrontier CountyMiddle46·
RIVERSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLSPALDINGGreeley CountyMiddle46·
WAHOO PRE-SCHOOLWAHOOSaunders CountyElementary46·
WAYNE EARLY LEARNING CENTERWAYNEWayne CountyElementary46·
WHEELER CENTRAL HIGHBARTLETTWheeler CountyHigh46·
HAY SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOLHAY SPRINGSSheridan CountyMiddle45·
LITCHFIELD HIGH SCHOOLLITCHFIELDSherman CountyHigh45·
MULLEN HIGH SCHOOLMULLENHooker CountyHigh45·
WILCOX-HILDRETH UPPER ELEMENTARYHILDRETHFranklin CountyElementary45·
LAWRENCE - NELSON MIDDLE SCHOOLNELSONNuckolls CountyMiddle44·
EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICESBROKEN BOWCuster CountyElementary43·
MINATARE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMINATAREScotts Bluff CountyElementary43·
MINATARE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMINATAREScotts Bluff CountyMiddle42·
EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOLEMERSONThurston CountyMiddle40·
LITTLE LEARNERS PRESCHOOLAUBURNNemaha CountyElementary40·
MC PHERSON COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOLTRYONMcPherson CountyHigh40·
MULLEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMULLENHooker CountyMiddle40·
WYNOT MIDDLE SCHOOLWYNOTCedar CountyMiddle40·
EARLY LEARNING CENTER (0-3) AT GATEWAYOMAHADouglas CountyElementary39·
ESU 3 HEAD START - GOLDEN HILLSBELLEVUESarpy CountyElementary39·
HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CTRHOLDREGEPhelps CountyElementary39·
ISANTI HIGH SCHOOLNIOBRARAKnox CountyHigh39·
KEYA PAHA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLSPRINGVIEWKeya Paha CountyHigh39·
OSCEOLA MIDDLE SCHOOLOSCEOLAPolk CountyMiddle39·
SPRING VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRINGVIEWKeya Paha CountyElementary39·
BRUNING-DAVENPORT ELEM/DAVENPTDAVENPORTThayer CountyElementary38·
LOUP COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLTAYLORLoup CountyHigh38·
WAUNETA PALISADE MIDDLE SCHOOLWAUNETAChase CountyMiddle38·
BANNER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHARRISBURGBanner CountyHigh37·
CREEK VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOLCHAPPELLDeuel CountyMiddle37·
PINE RIDGE JOB CORPSCHADRONDawes CountyHigh37·
AINSWORTH LITTLE PAWS PRESCHOOLAINSWORTHBrown CountyElementary34·
HIGH SCHOOL AT DUNNINGDUNNINGBlaine CountyHigh34·
CODY-KILGORE MIDDLE SCHOOLCODYCherry CountyMiddle32·
HARRISON GRADE SCHOOLHARRISONSioux CountyElementary32·
LOCKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGRAND ISLANDMerrick CountyElementary32·
SWEDE PRESCHOOL ACADEMYGOTHENBURGDawson CountyElementary32·
SCHUYLER ELEMENTARY-FISHER'SSCHUYLERColfax CountyElementary31·
WEST HOLT LITTLE PAWS PRESCHOOLATKINSONHolt CountyElementary31·
RICHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRICHLANDColfax CountyElementary30·
MORRILL EARLY LEARNING CENTERMORRILLScotts Bluff CountyElementary29·
SIXPENCE PRESCHOOLFREMONTDodge CountyElementary29·
ESU 3 HEAD START - SCCDCPAPILLIONSarpy CountyElementary27·
EXETER-MILLIGAN MIDDLE SCHOOLEXETERFillmore CountyMiddle27·
HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/HOWELLSHOWELLSColfax CountyElementary27·
EARLY CHILDHOOD AT NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLLINCOLNLancaster CountyElementary26·
BANNER COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLHARRISBURGBanner CountyMiddle25·
SIOUX COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHARRISONSioux CountyHigh24·
PATHWAYS BEYOND/EARLY STEPS TO SUCCESS BUILDINGCOLUMBUSPlatte CountyElementary22·
WEST HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOLHASTINGSAdams CountyHigh22·

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