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Best Schools in Nebraska (2026)

1,194 schools across 272 districts and 288 cities, starting with the place you want to live.

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The local route

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  1. Omaha

    196 schools on file.

  2. Lincoln

    88 schools on file.

  3. Bellevue

    33 schools on file.

The districts

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The schools

The ten highest-rated schools; open a profile for the evidence.

The map

Where the highest-rated schools sit.
The 50 highest-rated schools in Nebraska, pinned and colored by score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries.

The cities

The twenty places with the most schools.

The record

Total schools
1,194
Districts
272
Cities/towns
288
Average rating
6.3
out of 10
Math proficiency
64%
avg across schools
ELA proficiency
63%
avg across schools
Avg student-teacher ratio
13.2:1
Estimated scores
17%
205 of 1,194 schools use estimated academic data from nearby schools

Questions

How many schools are ranked in Nebraska?

MySchoolScout has rankings and data for 1,194 public schools across 272 districts in Nebraska.

What is the average school rating in Nebraska?

The average MySchoolScout composite score for ranked schools in Nebraska is 6.3 out of 10.

What percentage of students in Nebraska are proficient in math?

On average, 63.8% of students across ranked schools in Nebraska are proficient in math, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What percentage of students in Nebraska are proficient in reading?

On average, 63.5% of students across ranked schools in Nebraska are proficient in reading and ELA, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What is the average student-teacher ratio in Nebraska?

The average student-teacher ratio across ranked schools in Nebraska is 13.2:1.

What is the top-ranked school in Nebraska?

The top-ranked school in Nebraska on MySchoolScout is Atkinson Elementary School in Atkinson, with a composite score of 9.7/10.

How does MySchoolScout rate schools in Nebraska?

MySchoolScout rates schools using publicly available data from the NCES Common Core of Data and the Nebraska Department of Education. Each school receives a 1-10 composite score built from Student Growth, Poverty-Adjusted Academic Achievement, and School Environment — plus College Readiness for high schools. Weights vary by school level, and equity data is shown for context but not scored.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Nebraska Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.