2009 City Rankings - Nebraska Elementary Schools
The city rankings were calculated by taking the standardized tests used by Nebraska to determine the proficiency level across varying grades and subjects for elementary schools in the state. These school percentile ranks were then averaged for all elementary schools in each city and ordered from highest to lowest. The tests and subjects used to determine the percentile ranks can be found below. Learn more about how rankings are determined.
NeSA Exams Used To Determine Rankings
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Writing
Find a City's Ranking:
| Rank | City Name | Percentile | Changed From 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Hampton, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 102 | 79.51 |  22 | |
| 10 | Bertrand, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 149 | 79.45 | 61 | |
| 11 | Wausa, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 119 | 79.45 | 87 | |
| 15 | Humboldt, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 145 | 78.21 | 66 | |
| 23 | Burwell, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 187 | 75.93 |  10 | |
| 27 | Lawrence, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 138 | 74.98 | 79 | |
| 29 | Arlington, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 288 | 73.74 | 13 | |
| 31 | Arapahoe, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 181 | 73.45 | 72 | |
| 32 | Red Cloud, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 136 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" |  | 73.45 | 16 |
| 33 | Creighton, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 197 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 72.68 | 21 |
| 34 | Hershey, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 255 | 72.64 | 192 | |
| 36 | Allen, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 120 | 71.32 | 28 | |
| 38 | Diller, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 150 | 70.99 | 52 | |
| 39 | Amherst, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 156 | 70.59 | 89 | |
| 40 | Bennet, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 245 | 70.26 | 12 | |
| 41 | Springfield, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 304 | 70.04 | 13 | |
| 42 | Indianola, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 183 | 69.98 | 27 | |
| 45 | Dakota City, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 210 | 69.60 | 35 | |
| 43 | Valley, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 298 | 69.59 | 35 | |
| 44 | Adams, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 198 | 69.52 | 10 | |
| 49 | Humphrey, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 129 | 68.90 | 53 | |
| 50 | Paxton, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 113 | 68.86 | 130 | |
| 51 | Fairmont, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 149 | 68.83 | 48 | |
| 55 | Cambridge, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 177 | 67.87 | 95 | |
| 57 | Eagle, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 253 | 67.52 | 4 | |
| 58 | Hebron, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 112 | 67.12 | 35 | |
| 37 | Axtell, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 202 | 66.84 | 13 | |
| 53 | Omaha, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,726 | 66.60 | 5 | |
| 61 | Franklin, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 182 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 66.44 | 47 |
| 22 | Gretna, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,125 | 66.09 | 65 | |
| 65 | Yutan, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 229 | 65.71 | 1 | |
| 66 | Osmond, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 113 | 65.60 | 29 | |
| 67 | Shelton, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 176 | 65.21 | 98 | |
| 76 | Doniphan, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 249 | 63.36 | 38 | |
| 77 | Fullerton, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 180 | 63.22 | 5 | |
| 78 | Elwood, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 140 | 63.19 | 30 | |
| 79 | Shelby, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 200 | 63.05 | 6 | |
| 80 | Homer, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 185 | 62.98 | 63 | |
| 84 | Kenesaw, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 135 | 62.81 | 38 | |
| 107 | Elkhorn, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,666 | 62.71 | 63 | |
| 69 | Minden, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 491 | 62.35 | 41 | |
| 83 | Oakland, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 246 | 62.29 | 62 | |
| 85 | Superior, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 128 | 62.07 | 66 | |
| 89 | Tilden, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 173 | 61.76 | 52 | |
| 92 | Malcolm, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 264 | 61.14 | 7 | |
| 91 | Sutton, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 237 | 61.14 | 5 | |
| 95 | St. Libory, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 120 | 60.55 | 58 | |
| 96 | Waverly, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 275 | 60.48 | 49 | |
| 97 | Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 101 | 60.24 | 59 | |
| 98 | Falls City, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 173 | 60.24 | 122 | |
| 104 | Neligh, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 227 | 59.14 | 25 | |
| 106 | Benkelman, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 155 | 59.03 | 139 | |
| 108 | Dewitt, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 212 | 58.59 | 46 | |
| 110 | Mead, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 121 | 58.37 | 36 | |
| 112 | Elmwood, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 211 | 58.35 | 37 | |
| 113 | Mitchell, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 345 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 58.33 | 50 |
| 114 | Henderson, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 170 | 58.31 | 54 | |
| 48 | Holdrege, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 747 | 57.96 | 19 | |
| 116 | Friend, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 157 | 57.85 | 80 | |
| 118 | Lyons, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 155 | 57.58 | 42 | |
| 120 | Juniata, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 146 | 57.45 | 22 | |
| 122 | Morrill, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 195 | 56.95 | 28 | |
| 123 | Crofton, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 157 | 56.66 | 61 | |
| 124 | Bladen, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 125 | 56.57 | 75 | |
| 127 | Clearwater, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 134 | 56.48 | 45 | |
| 126 | Mccool Junction, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 120 | 56.48 | 3 | |
| 129 | Blue Springs, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 226 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 56.22 | 28 |
| 138 | Auburn, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 193 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 55.85 | 37 |
| 134 | Fort Calhoun, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 282 | 55.65 | 38 | |
| 136 | Blue Hill, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 208 | 55.45 | 24 | |
| 137 | Alma, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 158 | 55.36 | 28 | |
| 181 | North Platte, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 10 | Total Enrollment: 2,101 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 55.06 | 114 |
| 140 | Dorchester, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 111 | 54.95 | 52 | |
| 141 | Elm Creek, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 169 | 54.94 | 57 | |
| 142 | Johnson, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 143 | 54.64 | 16 | |
| 144 | Valparaiso, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 186 | 54.20 | 29 | |
| 145 | Geneva, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 252 | 54.06 | 66 | |
| 148 | Ceresco, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 149 | 53.69 | 89 | |
| 149 | Randolph, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 136 | 53.69 | 14 | |
| 150 | Gothenburg, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 509 | 53.49 | 12 | |
| 203 | Blair, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 687 | 53.30 | 48 | |
| 56 | Laurel, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 240 | 53.05 | 71 | |
| 154 | Ord, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 242 | 53.01 | 31 | |
| 157 | Platte Center, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 141 | 52.64 | 67 | |
| 158 | Palmer, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 126 | 51.93 | 76 | |
| 109 | Firth, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,414 | 51.80 | 73 | |
| 159 | Oshkosh, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 126 | 51.21 | 142 | |
| 160 | Hemingford, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 235 | 51.03 | 41 | |
| 161 | Mullen, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 103 | 50.81 | 29 | |
| 162 | Cozad, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 358 | 50.59 | 28 | |
| 163 | Louisville, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 255 | 50.48 | 1 | |
| 117 | South Sioux City, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 5 | Total Enrollment: 1,541 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 50.37 | 82 |
| 146 | Kearney, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 9 | Total Enrollment: 2,601 Two elementary schools have won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 50.32 | 113 |
| 165 | Bloomfield, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 115 | 50.22 | 74 | |
| 167 | Crete, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 847 | 50.04 | 35 | |
| 168 | Aurora, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 543 | 49.71 | 11 | |
| 170 | Scribner, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 149 | 48.86 | 13 | |
| 171 | Table Rock, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 144 | 48.81 | 167 | |
| 195 | Sidney, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 494 | 48.56 | 55 | |
| 75 | Hastings, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 8 | Total Enrollment: 2,060 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 48.56 | 44 |
Navigation
Can't Find What You Are Looking For?
Sponsored Links