Best Elementary Schools in Omaha, NE (2025-26)

Ranked elementary schools

110

Every ranked elementary school in Omaha, NE, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

Omaha, NE rankings: Elementary Schools

Omaha, NE elementary schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Aldrich Elementary	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	94%	83%	Meets Expectations	439
#2	A+	Hitchcock Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	91%	68%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	247
#3	A+	Spring Ridge Elementary	Omaha	Elkhorn Public Schools	90%	74%	Meets Expectations	502
#4	A+	Manchester Elementary School	Omaha	Elkhorn Public Schools	89%	78%	Meets Expectations	510
#5	A+	Upchurch Elementary	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	88%	73%	Meets Expectations	393
#6	A+	Reagan Elementary	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	87%	75%	Meets Expectations	555
#7	A+	Grace Abbott Elem School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	86%	75%	Meets Expectations	440
#8	A+	West Bay Elementary School	Omaha	Elkhorn Public Schools	86%	75%	Meets Expectations	485
#9	A+	Prairie Lane Elementary School	Omaha	Westside Community Schools	84%	68%	Meets Expectations	271
#10	A+	Sagewood Elementary School	Omaha	Elkhorn Public Schools	84%	69%	Meets Expectations	479
#11	A+	Aspen Creek Elementary School	Omaha	Gretna Public Schools	83%	77%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	481
#12	A+	Dundee Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	83%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	474
#13	A+	Wheeler Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	82%	66%	Meets Expectations	657
#14	A	Oakdale Elementary School	Omaha	Westside Community Schools	81%	69%	Meets Expectations	308
#15	A	Rohwer Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	81%	72%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	463
#16	A	Ezra Millard Elementary Sch	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	80%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	491
#17	A	Loveland Elementary School	Omaha	Westside Community Schools	80%	67%	Meets Expectations	280
#18	A	Saddlebrook Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	80%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	472
#19	A	Sunset Hills Elementary School	Omaha	Westside Community Schools	79%	76%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	281
#20	A-	Black Elk Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	79%	64%	Meets Expectations	622
#21	A-	Carl A Swanson Elementary Sch	Omaha	Westside Community Schools	78%	68%	Meets Expectations	291
#22	A-	Columbian Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	78%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	294
#23	A-	J Sterling Morton Elem School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	78%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	380
#24	A-	Willowdale Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	78%	75%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	495
#25	A-	Standing Bear Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	77%	55%	Exceeds Expectations	584
#26	A-	Willa Cather Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	77%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	324
#27	B+	Ackerman Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	75%	65%	Meets Expectations	483
#28	B+	Harvey Oaks Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	75%	73%	Underperforms Expectations	345
#29	B+	Meadows Elementary School	Omaha	Ralston Public Schools	74%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	318
#30	B+	Rockbrook Elementary School	Omaha	Westside Community Schools	74%	61%	Meets Expectations	275
#31	B	Cottonwood Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	73%	62%	Meets Expectations	346
#32	B	Palisades Elementary School	Omaha	Gretna Public Schools	73%	69%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	490
#33	B	Harrison Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	71%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	260
#34	B	Neihardt Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	71%	56%	Meets Expectations	549
#35	B	Paddock Road Elementary School	Omaha	Westside Community Schools	71%	54%	Meets Expectations	287
#36	B	Whitetail Creek Elementary	Omaha	Gretna Public Schools	71%	71%	Underperforms Expectations	538
#37	B-	Cody Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	70%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	309
#38	B-	Falling Waters Elementary School	Omaha	Gretna Public Schools	70%	66%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	516
#39	B-	Montclair Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	68%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	592
#40	B-	Norman Rockwell Elem School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	68%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	311
#41	B-	Westmont Elementary School	Omaha	Springfield Platteview Community Schools	68%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	271
#42	C+	Bryan Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	67%	51%	Meets Expectations	381
#43	C+	Chandler View Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	67%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	450
#44	C+	Hillside Elementary School	Omaha	Westside Community Schools	66%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	372
#45	C+	Fullerton Magnet Center	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	65%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	458
#46	C+	Holling Heights Elem School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	65%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	335
#47	C+	Walt Disney Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	65%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	396
#48	C	Rose Hill Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	64%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	268
#49	C	Wilson Focus School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	64%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	213
#50	C	Pawnee Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	63%	28%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	409
#51	C	Crestridge Magnet Center	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	62%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	384
#52	C	Washington Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	62%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	311
#53	C-	Adams Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	62%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	265
#54	C-	Norris Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	62%	50%	Meets Expectations	431
#55	C-	Picotte Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	61%	49%	Meets Expectations	320
#56	C-	Sandoz Elementary School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	61%	50%	Meets Expectations	358
#57	C-	Pinewood Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	59%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	221
#58	D+	Westbrook Elementary School	Omaha	Westside Community Schools	58%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	547
#59	D+	Jefferson Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	57%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	428
#60	D	Edison Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	54%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	375
#61	D	Florence Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	54%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	251
#62	D	Gilder Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	54%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	333
#63	D	Joslyn Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	54%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	286
#64	D	Lothrop Magnet Center	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	54%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	349
#65	D	Ponca Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	54%	55%	Underperforms Expectations	128
#66	D	Westgate Elementary School	Omaha	Westside Community Schools	54%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	274
#67	D	Belle Ryan Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	53%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	305
#68	D	Karen Western Elementary Sch	Omaha	Ralston Public Schools	53%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	211
#69	D	Benson West Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	52%	34%	Exceeds Expectations	366
#70	D	Western Hills Magnet Center	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	52%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	333
#71	D	Miller Park Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	51%	16%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	390
#72	D	Oak Valley Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	51%	36%	Meets Expectations	256
#73	D	Blumfield Elementary School	Omaha	Ralston Public Schools	50%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	354
#74	D-	Ashland Parkrobbins Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	50%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	806
#75	D-	Prairie Wind Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	49%	38%	Meets Expectations	739
#76	D-	Catlin Magnet Center	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	48%	38%	Meets Expectations	130
#77	D-	Gateway Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	48%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	917
#78	D-	Gifford Park Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	48%	32%	Meets Expectations	363
#79	D-	Jackson Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	48%	35%	Meets Expectations	260
#80	D-	Springville Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	48%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	451
#81	D-	Masters Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	46%	34%	Meets Expectations	275
#82	D-	Mockingbird Elementary School	Omaha	Ralston Public Schools	46%	34%	Meets Expectations	409
#83	D-	Beals Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	45%	31%	Meets Expectations	305
#84	D-	Sunny Slope Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	45%	30%	Meets Expectations	434
#85	D-	Highland Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	44%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	439
#86	D-	King Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	44%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	326
#87	D-	Walnut Hill Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	44%	22%	Exceeds Expectations	400
#88	D-	Dodge Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	43%	37%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	407
#89	D-	Franklin Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	43%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	275
#90	D-	Gomez Heritage Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	43%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	740
#91	F	Boyd Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	41%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	555
#92	F	Indian Hill Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	41%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	664
#93	F	Liberty Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	41%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	626
#94	F	Hartman Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	39%	28%	Meets Expectations	449
#95	F	Minne Lusa Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	39%	22%	Meets Expectations	328
#96	F	Sherman Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	39%	24%	Meets Expectations	225
#97	F	Wakonda Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	39%	23%	Meets Expectations	325
#98	F	Mount View Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	38%	22%	Meets Expectations	305
#99	F	Bancroft Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	35%	23%	Meets Expectations	496
#100	F	Field Club Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	35%	25%	Meets Expectations	581
#101	F	Fontenelle Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	35%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	457
#102	F	Pine Elementary School	Omaha		35%	20%	Meets Expectations	295
#103	F	Kellom Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	34%	19%	Meets Expectations	272
#104	F	Kennedy Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	34%	14%	Exceeds Expectations	234
#105	F	Castelar Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	33%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	519
#106	F	Belvedere Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	31%	17%	Meets Expectations	366
#107	F	Druid Hill Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	30%	20%	Meets Expectations	279
#108	F	Conestoga Magnet Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	24%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	334
#109	F	Skinner Magnet Center	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	23%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	435
#110	F	Central Park Elementary School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	22%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	359

How Omaha, NE's elementary schools compare

A: 26B: 15C: 16D: 33F: 20

37% of the 110 ranked elementary schools in Omaha, NE earn an A or B (26 A grades, 15 B, 16 C, 33 D, 20 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 91 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (83% here, 70% nationally), and 48 exceed it. On average 60% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 43% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Chandler View Elementary School (67% against 25%, C+), Pawnee Elementary School (63% against 28%, C), Miller Park Elementary School (51% against 16%, D), Lothrop Magnet Center (54% against 20%, D), Karen Western Elementary Sch (53% against 21%, D).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 28): Millard Public Schools (14), Westside Community Schools (5), Elkhorn Public Schools (4), Omaha Public Schools (4).

The largest ranked elementary schools: Gateway Elementary School (917 students, D-, #77), Ashland Parkrobbins Elementary School (806 students, D-, #74), Gomez Heritage Elementary School (740 students, D-, #90).

About this ranking

Scope: public elementary schools in Omaha, NE, as grouped on its schools page; the Nebraska ranking covers the whole state.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about elementary schools in Omaha, NE

What is the best elementary school in Omaha, NE?

Aldrich Elementary in Omaha ranks first among the 110 ranked elementary schools in Omaha, NE with a SchoolGrade of A+, 94% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 83%.

How are elementary schools in Omaha, NE ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many elementary schools does Omaha, NE have?

SchoolGrade grades 110 public elementary schools in Omaha, NE; 110 are ranked here.