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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Newman Grove, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 103 | 48.55 |  71 | |
| 102 | Oxford, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 238 | 48.55 | - | |
| 103 | Murray, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 389 | 48.40 | 39 | |
| 104 | Fairfield, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 242 | 48.29 |  62 | |
| 105 | Deshler, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 104 | 48.20 | 88 | |
| 106 | Wilber, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 315 | 47.56 | 37 | |
| 107 | Loup City, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 204 | 47.21 | 45 | |
| 108 | Hartington, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 136 | 46.70 | 56 | |
| 109 | Gurley, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 152 | 45.78 | 4 | |
| 110 | Hooper, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 170 | 45.71 | 38 | |
| 111 | Overton, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 183 | 45.67 | 58 | |
| 112 | Merna, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 143 | 45.63 | 45 | |
| 113 | Scottsbluff, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,316 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" |  | 45.46 | 4 |
| 114 | Wahoo, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 418 | 45.41 | 38 | |
| 115 | Winnebago, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 348 | 45.38 | 52 | |
| 116 | Butte, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 101 | 44.95 | 27 | |
| 117 | Plainview, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 182 | 44.92 | 38 | |
| 118 | Curtis, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 105 | 44.84 | 16 | |
| 119 | Seward, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 874 | 44.78 | 16 | |
| 120 | Nebraska City, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 311 | 44.75 | 20 | |
| 121 | Pender, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 191 | 44.70 | 62 | |
| 122 | Syracuse, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 310 | 44.64 | 22 | |
| 123 | North Bend, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 264 | 44.40 | 5 | |
| 124 | Pleasanton, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 133 | 44.03 | 12 | |
| 125 | Gering, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,052 | 43.65 | 57 | |
| 126 | Battle Creek, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 219 | 42.79 | 95 | |
| 127 | Sumner, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 106 | 42.75 | 117 | |
| 128 | Atkinson, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 124 | 42.70 | 6 | |
| 129 | Osceola, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 137 | 42.50 | 5 | |
| 130 | Bayard, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 222 | 42.44 | 20 | |
| 131 | Winside, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 106 | 42.04 | 5 | |
| 132 | Bennington, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 418 | 41.86 | 65 | |
| 133 | Loomis, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 109 | 41.34 | 16 | |
| 134 | Broken Bow, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 159 | 40.37 | 35 | |
| 135 | York, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 487 | 39.87 | 16 | |
| 136 | Harvard, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 157 | 39.60 | 16 | |
| 137 | West Point, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 415 | 38.70 | 59 | |
| 138 | Culbertson, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 176 | 38.43 | - | |
| 139 | Ashland, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 457 | 38.22 | 67 | |
| 140 | Imperial, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 302 | 37.93 | 90 | |
| 141 | Tekamah, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 273 | 37.80 | 66 | |
| 142 | Gibbon, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 362 | 37.47 | 52 | |
| 143 | St. Paul, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 364 | 37.21 | 4 | |
| 144 | Maxwell, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 135 | 36.68 | 18 | |
| 145 | O'neill, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 373 | 36.62 | 13 | |
| 146 | Plattsmouth, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 1,080 | 36.29 | 24 | |
| 147 | Bellwood, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 130 | 36.00 | 66 | |
| 148 | Wood River, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 210 | 36.00 | 5 | |
| 149 | Ponca, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 125 | 35.65 | 21 | |
| 150 | Pawnee City, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 173 | 35.19 | 27 | |
| 151 | Ogallala, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 192 | 34.44 | 7 | |
| 152 | Emerson, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 156 | 34.36 | 6 | |
| 153 | Grand Island, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 516 | 34.11 | 7 | |
| 154 | Mccook, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 664 | 34.05 | 23 | |
| 155 | Minatare, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 108 | 33.23 | 33 | |
| 156 | Ravenna, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 252 | 33.10 | 24 | |
| 157 | Wayne, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 590 | 33.07 | 2 | |
| 158 | Wisner, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 147 | 32.31 | 27 | |
| 159 | Tecumseh, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 169 | 31.71 | 22 | |
| 160 | Sutherland, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 215 | 31.52 | 22 | |
| 161 | Waterloo, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 184 | 31.44 | 17 | |
| 162 | Kimball, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 201 | 31.34 | 9 | |
| 163 | Stromsburg, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 181 | 30.55 | 22 | |
| 164 | Columbus, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 7 | Total Enrollment: 1,898 | 30.29 | 4 | |
| 165 | Wakefield, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 216 | 28.37 | 30 | |
| 166 | Bancroft, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 173 | 28.24 | 141 | |
| 167 | Genoa, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 217 | 27.87 | 8 | |
| 168 | Cairo, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 251 | 27.80 | 19 | |
| 169 | Valentine, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 251 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 27.10 | 24 |
| 170 | Utica, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 209 | 27.08 | 49 | |
| 171 | Gordon, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 215 | 27.03 | 87 | |
| 172 | Ainsworth, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 335 | 26.19 | 7 | |
| 173 | Niobrara, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 212 | 25.21 | 20 | |
| 174 | Lexington, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 4 | Total Enrollment: 1,272 | 24.45 | 5 | |
| 175 | Fairbury, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 254 | 24.33 |  | |
| 176 | Bridgeport, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 276 | 23.34 | | |
| 177 | Chadron, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 3 | Total Enrollment: 563 | 22.46 | 12 | |
| 178 | Central City, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 528 | 22.40 | 5 | |
| 179 | Crawford, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 124 | 22.05 | 65 | |
| 180 | Grant, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 190 | 20.99 | 3 | |
| 181 | David City, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 287 | 19.38 | 25 | |
| 182 | Chapman, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 102 | 18.67 | | |
| 183 | Weeping Water, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 190 | 18.46 | 68 | |
| 184 | Albion, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 237 | 18.26 | 24 | |
| 185 | Rushville, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 151 | 12.88 | 1 | |
| 186 | Walthill, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 224 | 10.13 | 1 | |
| 187 | Wallace, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 103 | 9.90 | 36 | |
| 188 | Macy, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 1 | Total Enrollment: 223 | 9.41 | 25 | |
| 189 | Alliance, Nebraska Elementary Schools: 2 | Total Enrollment: 665 Has one elementary school that won a "Blue Ribbon Schools Award" | | 8.89 | 8 |
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