Best Schools for Low-income Students in Nebraska (2026)

These are the Nebraska public schools where low-income students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested low-income students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	COLUMBIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	90%	90%	26	A+
2	UPCHURCH ELEMENTARY Omaha	90%	90%	26	C+
3	HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	90%	90%	29	A+
4	KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY Lincoln	90%	70%	21	A+
5	HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elkhorn	90%	70%	25	A+
6	STANDING BEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	72%	72%	83	B
7	OSGOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL North Platte	70%	70%	24	A+
8	FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Franklin	65%	75%	46	A+
9	SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	65%	75%	35	C+
10	HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Hay Springs	70%	70%	20	B
11	MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Kearney	70%	70%	28	A
12	ACKERMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	75%	65%	46	A
13	GRACE ABBOTT ELEM SCHOOL Omaha	70%	70%	29	B+
14	ARBOR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elkhorn	65%	65%	35	C+
15	PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Kearney	65%	65%	32	A+
16	BOONE CENTRAL ELEM-ALBION Albion	65%	65%	56	A
17	WHEELER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	55%	75%	36	B+
18	J STERLING MORTON ELEM SCHOOL Omaha	65%	65%	44	D
19	CAVETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Lincoln	65%	65%	57	B
20	ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Lincoln	67%	57%	62	B
21	CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Columbus	67%	57%	84	A
22	CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Stromsburg	70%	55%	30	A
23	WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY Omaha	50%	70%	27	B
24	WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elkhorn	50%	70%	26	B+
25	BENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bennington	70%	50%	30	B+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	NEWMAN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Newman Grove	90%	70%	27	A+
2	POTTER-DIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dix	70%	90%	29	A+
3	PRAIRIE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	75%	85%	37	A+
4	PENDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pender	75%	85%	51	B
5	DILLER-ODELL ELEM SCHOOL Diller	70%	70%	23	A
6	ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Arnold	70%	70%	24	A
7	BELLEVUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bellevue	75%	65%	41	A
8	ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL Omaha	65%	75%	33	A+
9	MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Milford	65%	65%	53	C+
10	LOVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	75%	55%	48	C+
11	BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bloomfield	65%	65%	34	A+
12	PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Palmer	65%	65%	41	B
13	STUART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Stuart	65%	65%	33	C+
14	ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL Elkhorn	57%	67%	96	A+
15	RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL Omaha	62%	62%	92	A
16	DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL David City	52%	67%	71	C
17	LEYTON ELEMENTARY/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Gurley	55%	65%	40	A
18	FRIEND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Friend	50%	70%	21	A+
19	LOGAN VIEW ELEMENTARY Hooper	52%	67%	72	B+
20	DONIPHAN-TRUMBULL ELEMENTARY Doniphan	55%	65%	38	A+
21	SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL Fairfield	45%	75%	40	A+
22	ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Atkinson	55%	65%	56	A
23	SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA Indianola	55%	65%	36	C+
24	HOWELLS-DODGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/DODGE Dodge	50%	70%	25	A+
25	MITCHELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Mitchell	57%	62%	88	C+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH Palmer	70%	70%	27	B+
2	NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL Firth	70%	70%	26	A+
3	STUART HIGH SCHOOL Stuart	70%	70%	26	B
4	STAPLETON HIGH SCHOOL Stapleton	70%	70%	22	A
5	FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL Fort Calhoun	75%	55%	33	A+
6	ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL Elkhorn	65%	65%	49	A+
7	WEST HOLT HIGH SCHOOL Atkinson	65%	55%	45	A+
8	NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL North Bend	70%	50%	25	A+
9	CREIGHTON COMMUNITY HIGH SCH Creighton	50%	70%	23	B+
10	PENDER HIGH SCHOOL Pender	50%	70%	25	A+
11	PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL Pierce	45%	75%	32	A+
12	WAUSA HIGH SCHOOL Wausa	50%	70%	24	B+
13	WOOD RIVER RURAL HIGH SCHOOL Wood River	70%	50%	22	A+
14	HITCHCOCK CO JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL Trenton	55%	55%	40	B
15	BLAIR HIGH SCHOOL Blair	55%	55%	38	A+
16	HARTINGTON NEWCASTLE HIGH SCHOOL Hartington	55%	55%	36	A+
17	HIGH SCHOOL AT JOHNSON Johnson	65%	45%	38	A
18	MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL Omaha	65%	45%	39	A+
19	ORD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL Ord	57%	52%	64	A
20	MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL Malcolm	70%	30%	24	A+
21	AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL Axtell	30%	70%	23	A+
22	BLOOMFIELD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL Bloomfield	50%	50%	28	B+
23	BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Bennington	50%	50%	21	A+
24	BATTLE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL Battle Creek	50%	50%	22	B+
25	DOUGLAS CO WEST HIGH SCHOOL Valley	50%	50%	26	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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