Best Schools for White Students in Nebraska (2026)

These are the Nebraska public schools where white 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 white 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	98%	98%	67	A+
2	BLUE SAGE ELEMENTARY Elkhorn	92%	87%	73	A+
3	SPRING RIDGE ELEMENTARY Omaha	87%	92%	244	B
4	FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elkhorn	87%	87%	229	B
5	SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elkhorn	87%	87%	200	B+
6	MANCHESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	87%	87%	205	C+
7	WEST DODGE STATION ELEMENTARY Elkhorn	87%	87%	187	A+
8	SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	87%	87%	164	C+
9	WEST BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	87%	87%	201	C+
10	ALDRICH ELEMENTARY Omaha	92%	82%	151	B+
11	HITCHCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	87%	87%	103	A+
12	WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	82%	87%	187	A
13	GRACE ABBOTT ELEM SCHOOL Omaha	82%	87%	191	B+
14	UPCHURCH ELEMENTARY Omaha	82%	87%	216	C+
15	LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Norfolk	85%	85%	35	A+
16	HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Elkhorn	82%	87%	168	A+
17	STANDING BEAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	87%	82%	129	B
18	KLOEFKORN ELEMENTARY Lincoln	82%	82%	210	A+
19	PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Kearney	82%	82%	109	A+
20	ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Lincoln	81%	81%	332	B
21	LAKE MALONEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL North Platte	70%	90%	30	A
22	RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY - CEDAR RAPIDS Cedar Rapids	70%	90%	25	A+
23	DAKOTA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dakota City	90%	70%	30	C
24	PALISADES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	77%	82%	276	B+
25	HAY SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Hay Springs	75%	85%	37	B

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	NEWMAN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Newman Grove	95%	85%	41	A+
2	ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL Elkhorn	86%	89%	515	A+
3	PENDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pender	82%	92%	106	B
4	ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL Omaha	83%	87%	452	A+
5	POTTER-DIX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Dix	75%	95%	56	A+
6	ELKHORN GRANDVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL Omaha	80%	86%	515	A+
7	CARL A SWANSON ELEMENTARY SCH Omaha	82%	82%	134	A+
8	DAVID CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL David City	72%	87%	128	C
9	HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	77%	82%	75	A+
10	LOVELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	82%	77%	103	C+
11	PRAIRIE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	72%	82%	111	A+
12	OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	77%	77%	146	A+
13	DUNDEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	87%	67%	166	A
14	MILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Milford	72%	82%	208	C+
15	ELMWOOD-MURDOCK ELEM SCHOOL Elmwood	77%	77%	119	A
16	ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Arnold	75%	75%	54	A
17	BLOOMFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Bloomfield	72%	77%	72	A+
18	LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL Lincoln	73%	76%	660	B+
19	PRAIRIE QUEEN ELEMENTARY Papillion	77%	72%	213	A
20	SUNSET HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Omaha	72%	77%	85	B
21	ATKINSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Atkinson	72%	77%	126	A
22	BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL Bennington	75%	73%	587	A+
23	ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL Elkhorn	70%	78%	436	A+
24	SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL Seward	73%	75%	398	A+
25	WAHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL Wahoo	62%	82%	222	A+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL Omaha	87%	87%	275	A+
2	WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Wakefield	85%	85%	52	A+
3	ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL Elkhorn	82%	82%	268	A+
4	NEWMAN GROVE HIGH SCHOOL Newman Grove	70%	90%	27	A
5	MC PHERSON COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOL Tryon	90%	70%	21	A
6	HOWELLS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Howells	75%	85%	57	A+
7	PENDER HIGH SCHOOL Pender	75%	85%	60	A+
8	VALENTINE HIGH SCHOOL Valentine	75%	85%	40	A+
9	BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Bennington	77%	77%	130	A+
10	PONCA HIGH SCHOOL Ponca	77%	77%	92	A+
11	MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL Omaha	78%	74%	478	A+
12	CRETE HIGH SCHOOL Crete	75%	75%	57	C+
13	FILLMORE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Geneva	75%	75%	33	A
14	DILLER-ODELL SECONDARY SCHOOL Odell	75%	75%	52	A+
15	FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL Fort Calhoun	77%	72%	155	A+
16	MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL Omaha	77%	72%	535	A+
17	WAYNE HIGH SCHOOL Wayne	72%	77%	69	A
18	ELMWOOD-MURDOCK JR/SR HIGH SCH Murdock	72%	77%	76	A+
19	PLATTEVIEW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Springfield	72%	72%	89	A+
20	MALCOLM JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL Malcolm	77%	67%	117	A+
21	AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL Auburn	77%	67%	65	A+
22	LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL Lincoln	70%	73%	446	A
23	LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL Lincoln	71%	71%	338	B+
24	BLOOMFIELD JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL Bloomfield	65%	75%	50	B+
25	AXTELL HIGH SCHOOL Axtell	62%	77%	66	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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