Nebraska · NCES CCD 2024-25

Best-Resourced Public Schools in Nebraska

Top 50 schools ranked by resource quality score, based on student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The ranking in one line

Hampton Elementary School in HAMPTON is Nebraska's top-resourced public school, scoring 78/100 on the NCES resource index.

78/100
top score (grade B+): 5
schools at the top grade (B+): 69/100
average across the top 50

#	School	Grade	Enrollment	Student:Teacher	District	Score
1	Hampton Elementary SchoolHAMPTON	B+	112	11.2:1	HAMPTON PUBLIC SCHOOL	78
2	Htrs Elementary SchoolHUMBOLDT	B+	175	8.3:1	HUMBOLDT TABLE ROCK STEINAUER	77
3	Clarkson Elementary SchoolCLARKSON	B+	106	9.6:1	CLARKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	76
4	Ponca High SchoolPONCA	B+	198	11:1	PONCA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	75
5	Bloomfield Jr-Sr High SchoolBLOOMFIELD	B+	141	10.8:1	BLOOMFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	75
6	Diller-Odell Elem SchoolDILLER	B	137	9.8:1	DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	73
7	Mc Cool Junction Elem SchoolMCCOOL JUNCTION	B	119	13.2:1	MC COOL JUNCTION PUBLIC SCHS	72
8	Lake Maloney Elementary SchoolNORTH PLATTE	B	116	14.5:1	NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	72
9	Paxton High SchoolPAXTON	B	105	10.5:1	PAXTON CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS	72
10	So Platte Elem at Big SpringsBIG SPRINGS	B	103	11.4:1	SOUTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	72
11	Dorchester Elementary SchoolDORCHESTER	B	141	11.8:1	DORCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL	71
12	Winside Elementary SchoolWINSIDE	B	136	10.5:1	WINSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	71
13	High School at JohnsonJOHNSON	B	118	9.1:1	JOHNSON-BROCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	71
14	Ainsworth High SchoolAINSWORTH	B	104	6.5:1	AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	71
15	Prairie Lane Elementary SchoolOMAHA	B	269	13.4:1	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	70
16	Palmer Elementary SchoolPALMER	B	184	14.2:1	PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	70
17	Bloomfield Elementary SchoolBLOOMFIELD	B	146	12.2:1	BLOOMFIELD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	70
18	Ainsworth Elementary SchoolAINSWORTH	B	138	9.9:1	AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	70
19	Meridian Elementary SchoolDAYKIN	B	114	11.4:1	MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	70
20	Ansley Elementary SchoolANSLEY	B	110	11:1	ANSLEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	70
21	Roosevelt Elementary SchoolSCOTTSBLUFF	B-	280	12.7:1	SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS	69
22	Yutan Elementary SchoolYUTAN	B-	272	13:1	YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	69
23	Plainview Secondary SchoolPLAINVIEW	B-	151	9.4:1	PLAINVIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS	69
24	Wood River Rural High SchoolWOOD RIVER	B-	145	8.5:1	WOOD RIVER RURAL SCHOOLS	69
25	Ainsworth Middle SchoolAINSWORTH	B-	107	10.7:1	AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	69
26	Oakland Craig ElementaryOAKLAND	B-	237	12.5:1	OAKLAND CRAIG PUBLIC SCHOOLS	68
27	Washington Elementary SchoolNORTH PLATTE	B-	226	12.6:1	NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	68
28	Crofton High SchoolCROFTON	B-	171	9:1	CROFTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	68
29	Boone Central Middle SchoolALBION	B-	146	12.2:1	BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS	68
30	Mccool Junction Jr-Sr High SchMCCOOL JUNCTION	B-	128	10.7:1	MC COOL JUNCTION PUBLIC SCHS	68
31	Elementary School at BrainardBRAINARD	B-	124	12.4:1	EAST BUTLER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	68
32	Maxwell Elementary SchoolMAXWELL	B-	124	12.4:1	MAXWELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	68
33	Clarkson Jr-Sr High SchoolCLARKSON	B-	106	8.8:1	CLARKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	68
34	Diller-Odell Secondary SchoolODELL	B-	105	9.5:1	DILLER-ODELL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	68
35	Lincoln Heights Elementary SchSCOTTSBLUFF	B-	279	11.6:1	SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS	67
36	Rockbrook Elementary SchoolOMAHA	B-	278	14.6:1	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	67
37	Elementary School at WilberWILBER	B-	254	12.1:1	WILBER-CLATONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	67
38	Southern Elementary SchoolBLUE SPRINGS	B-	198	9.4:1	SOUTHERN SCHOOL DISTRICT 1	67
39	Perkins County Junior- Senior High SchoolGRANT	B-	188	11.1:1	PERKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS	67
40	West Point - Beemer Middle SchoolWEST POINT	B-	181	11.3:1	WEST POINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	67
41	Palmer Junior-Senior HighPALMER	B-	129	11.7:1	PALMER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	67
42	Cambridge Elementary SchoolCAMBRIDGE	B-	127	12.7:1	CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	67
43	Osmond Elementary SchoolOSMOND	B-	106	15.1:1	OSMOND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	67
44	Meridian High SchoolDAYKIN	B-	105	9.5:1	MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	67
45	Oakdale Elementary SchoolOMAHA	B-	312	15.6:1	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	66
46	Wisner-Pilger Elem SchoolWISNER	B-	306	15.3:1	WISNER-PILGER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	66
47	Minden High SchoolMINDEN	B-	272	-	MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	66
48	So Valley Elementary SchoolOXFORD	B-	252	13.3:1	SOUTHERN VALLEY SCHOOLS	66
49	Ashland-Greenwood Elementary SchoolASHLAND	B-	247	6.3:1	ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS	66
50	Ashland-Greenwood Middle SchoolASHLAND	B-	247	14.5:1	ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS	66

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the best public schools in Nebraska? ▼

The highest-ranked school in Nebraska is Hampton Elementary School in HAMPTON with a quality score of 78/100 (grade B+). Rankings are based on student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted programs, and attendance rates from NCES data.

How are school quality scores calculated? ▼

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data across 4 metrics: student-teacher ratio (lower is better, national avg ~16:1), counselor availability (ASCA recommends 250:1), gifted program availability, and chronic absenteeism rate (lower is better). This measures school resources, not test scores.

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Methodology

Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio, school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates. Schools must have at least 50 students and data for one or more metrics. This measures resource quality, not test scores. Higher scores indicate smaller class sizes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.