Best High Schools in Nebraska (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

231

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Every ranked high school in Nebraska, 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.

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Nebraska high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Elkhorn South High School	Omaha	Elkhorn Public Schools	80%	82%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,428
#2	A+	Elmwood Murdock Jrsr High Sch	Murdock	Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools	80%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	168
#3	A+	Newman Grove High School	Newman Grove	Newman Grove Public Schools	80%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	70
#4	A+	Elkhorn North High School	Omaha	Elkhorn Public Schools	78%	79%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	946
#5	A+	Loomis Secondary School	Loomis	Loomis Public Schools	78%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	118
#6	A+	Sutherland High School	Sutherland	Sutherland Public Schools	78%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	153
#7	A+	Crofton High School	Crofton	Crofton Community Schools	77%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	178
#8	A+	Fort Calhoun JR SR High School	Fort Calhoun	Fort Calhoun Community Schs	76%	60%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	368
#9	A+	Cross County High School	Stromsburg	Cross County Community Schools	75%	58%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	123
#10	A+	Pender High School	Pender	Pender Public Schools	75%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	182
#11	A+	Amherst High School	Amherst	Amherst Public Schools	74%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	170
#12	A+	Axtell High School	Axtell	Axtell Community Schools	74%	66%	Exceeds Expectations	135
#13	A+	Burwell JR SR High School	Burwell	Burwell Public Schools	74%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	133
#14	A+	Howells Senior High School	Howells	Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools	74%	68%	Meets Expectations	146
#15	A+	Tri County JR SR High School	Dewitt	Tri County Public Schools	74%	67%	Meets Expectations	192
#16	A+	Friend High Schools	Friend	Friend Public Schools	73%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	104
#17	A+	JR SR High School At Palmyra	Palmyra	Palmyra District O R 1	73%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	163
#18	A+	Leigh High School	Leigh	Leigh Community Schools	73%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	99
#19	A+	Westview High School	Bennington		31%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	743
#20	A	Bloomfield JR SR High School	Bloomfield	Bloomfield Community Schools	72%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	136
#21	A	Elgin High School	Elgin		72%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	91
#22	A	Maywood High School	Maywood	Maywood Public Schools	72%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	81
#23	A	Central Valley High School	Greeley	Central Valley Public Schools	71%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	124
#24	A	High School At Syracuse	Syracuse	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	71%	62%	Exceeds Expectations	217
#25	A	Mead High School	Mead	Mead Public Schools	71%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	125
#26	A	Osmond High School	Osmond	Osmond Community Schools	71%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	81
#27	A	Adams Central JR SR High Sch	Hastings	Adams Central Public Schools	70%	75%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	430
#28	A	Arnold High School	Arnold	Arnold Public Schools	70%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	71
#29	A	Chadron Senior High School	Chadron	Chadron Public Schools	70%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	267
#30	A	Chambers High School	Chambers	Chambers Public Schools	70%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	43
#31	A	Elkhorn High School	Elkhorn	Elkhorn Public Schools	70%	73%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	741
#32	A	High School At Johnson	Johnson	Johnson-Brock Public Schools	70%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	161
#33	A	Mitchell Secondary School	Mitchell	Mitchell Public Schools	70%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	268
#34	A	Pleasanton High School	Pleasanton	Pleasanton Public Schools	70%	64%	Meets Expectations	128
#35	A	Southern Valley Jrsr High	Oxford	Southern Valley Schools	70%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	153
#36	A	St Paul Jrsr High School	St Paul	St Paul Public Schools	70%	61%	Exceeds Expectations	318
#37	A	Wallace High School	Wallace	Wallace Public Sch Dist 65 R	70%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	83
#38	A-	Arthur County High School	Arthur	Arthur County Schools	69%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	57
#39	A-	Battle Creek High School	Battle Creek	Battle Creek Public Schools	69%	74%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	273
#40	A-	Dorchester High School	Dorchester	Dorchester Public School	69%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	91
#41	A-	Hitchcock Co Jrsr High School	Trenton	Hitchcock Co Sch System	69%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	123
#42	A-	Humphrey JR SR High School	Humphrey	Humphrey Public Schools	69%	67%	Meets Expectations	148
#43	A-	Milford High School	Milford	Milford Public Schools	69%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	358
#44	A-	Pierce Jrsr High School	Pierce	Pierce Public Schools	69%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	346
#45	A-	Rock County High School	Bassett	Rock County Public Schools	69%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	97
#46	A-	Garden County Juniorsenior High School	Oshkosh	Garden County Schools	68%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	97
#47	A-	Hershey High School	Hershey	Hershey Public Schools	68%	58%	Exceeds Expectations	254
#48	A-	Plainview Secondary School	Plainview	Plainview Public Schools	68%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	143
#49	A-	Ravenna Senior High	Ravenna	Ravenna Public Schools	68%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	169
#50	A-	Seward High School	Seward	Seward Public Schools	68%	66%	Meets Expectations	501
#51	A-	Ponca High School	Ponca	Ponca Public Schools	67%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	190
#52	A-	Stanton High School	Stanton	Stanton Community Schools	67%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	176
#53	A-	Thayer Central High School	Hebron	Thayer Central Community Schs	67%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	190
#54	A-	Wausa High School	Wausa	Wausa Public Schools	67%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	114
#55	B+	Arcadia High School	Arcadia	Arcadia Public Schools	67%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	46
#56	B+	Elm Creek High School	Elm Creek	Elm Creek Public Schools	67%	59%	Exceeds Expectations	149
#57	B+	Litchfield High School	Litchfield	Litchfield Public Schools	67%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	42
#58	B+	Yutan High School	Yutan	Yutan Public Schools	67%	61%	Meets Expectations	225
#59	B+	Bancroft Rosalie Jrsr High School	Bancroft	Bancroft-Rosalie Comm Schools	66%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	149
#60	B+	Hartington Newcastle High School	Hartington	Hartington Newcastle Public Schools	66%	67%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	164
#61	B+	Kimball Jrsr High School	Kimball	Kimball Public Schools	66%	39%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	167
#62	B+	Perkins County Junior Senior High School	Grant	Perkins County Schools	66%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	169
#63	B+	Verdigre High School	Verdigre	Verdigre Public Schools	66%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	66
#64	B+	Wisner Pilger High School	Wisner	Wisner-Pilger Public Schools	66%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	188
#65	B+	Arlington High School	Arlington	Arlington Public Schools	65%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	346
#66	B+	Conestoga Jrsr High School	Murray	Conestoga Public Schools	65%	58%	Meets Expectations	316
#67	B+	Creek Valley High School	Chappell	Creek Valley Schools	65%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	73
#68	B+	Dundy Co Stratton High School	Benkelman	Dundy Co Stratton Public Schs	65%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	130
#69	B+	Heartland Community High Sch	Henderson	Heartland Community Schools	65%	69%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	156
#70	B+	High Plains Community Jrsr High School	Polk	High Plains Community Schools	65%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	102
#71	B+	High School At Brainard	Brainard	East Butler Public Schools	65%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	129
#72	B+	Hyannis High School	Hyannis	Hyannis Area Schools	65%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	58
#73	B	Loup City High School	Loup City	Loup City Public Schools	65%	27%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	129
#74	B	Palmer Junior Senior High	Palmer	Palmer Public Schools	65%	68%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	114
#75	B	Bertrand High School	Bertrand	Bertrand Public Schools	64%	42%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	121
#76	B	Gordon Rushville High School	Gordon	Gordon-Rushville Public Schs	64%	49%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	152
#77	B	Lincoln East High School	Lincoln	Lincoln Public Schools	64%	61%	Meets Expectations	2,268
#78	B	Malcolm Jrsr High School	Malcolm	Malcolm Public Schools	64%	71%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	308
#79	B	Oneill High School	Oneill	O'neill Public Schools	64%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	353
#80	B	Auburn High School	Auburn	Auburn Public Schools	63%	58%	Meets Expectations	247
#81	B	Doniphan Trumbull Secondary	Doniphan	Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schs	63%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	210
#82	B	Fullerton High School	Fullerton	Fullerton Public Schools	63%	58%	Meets Expectations	135
#83	B	Millard West High School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	63%	71%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,309
#84	B	Randolph High School	Randolph	Randolph Public Schools	63%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	106
#85	B	West Holt High School	Atkinson	West Holt Public Schools	63%	59%	Meets Expectations	215
#86	B	Alma High School	Alma	Alma Public Schools	62%	57%	Meets Expectations	167
#87	B	Bennington High School	Bennington	Bennington Public Schools	62%	74%	Underperforms Expectations	1,002
#88	B	Millard North High School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	62%	64%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,573
#89	B	Oakland Craig Junior Senior High	Oakland	Oakland Craig Public Schools	62%	61%	Meets Expectations	193
#90	B-	Arapahoe High School	Arapahoe	Arapahoe Public Schools	62%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	151
#91	B-	Centura Secondary School	Cairo	Centura Public Schools	62%	59%	Meets Expectations	208
#92	B-	Cozad High School	Cozad	Cozad Community Schools	62%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	260
#93	B-	Pawnee City Secondary School	Pawnee City	Pawnee City Public Schools	62%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	117
#94	B-	Sutton Secondary School	Sutton	Sutton Public Schools	62%	59%	Meets Expectations	180
#95	B-	Brady High School	Brady	Brady Public Schools	61%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	96
#96	B-	Callaway High School	Callaway	Callaway Public Schools	61%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	79
#97	B-	Franklin High School	Franklin	Franklin Public Schools	61%	45%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	78
#98	B-	High School At Tekamah	Tekamah	Tekamah-Herman Community Schs	61%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	230
#99	B-	Lakeview High School	Columbus	Lakeview Community Schools	61%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	311
#100	B-	Neligh Oakdale High School	Neligh	Neligh-Oakdale Schools	61%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	140
#101	B-	Thedford High School	Thedford	Thedford Public Schools	61%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	56
#102	B-	Elkhorn Valley High School	Tilden	Elkhorn Valley Schools	60%	57%	Meets Expectations	188
#103	B-	Gibbon High School	Gibbon	Gibbon Public Schools	60%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	236
#104	B-	Mc Cook Senior High School	Mc Cook	Mc Cook Public Schools	60%	58%	Meets Expectations	464
#105	B-	Morrill High School	Morrill	Morrill Public Schools	60%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	152
#106	B-	Platteview Senior High School	Springfield	Springfield Platteview Community Schools	60%	53%	Meets Expectations	388
#107	B-	Wilcox Hildreth Jrsr High School	Wilcox	Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools	60%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	98
#108	C+	Clarkson JR SR High School	Clarkson	Clarkson Public Schools	60%	52%	Meets Expectations	116
#109	C+	Hayes Center Secondary School Hayes Center	Hayes Center	Hayes Center Public Schools	60%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	49
#110	C+	Norris High School	Firth	Norris School Dist 160	60%	69%	Underperforms Expectations	757
#111	C+	Southwest High School	Lincoln	Lincoln Public Schools	60%	63%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,171
#112	C+	Wahoo High School	Wahoo	Wahoo Public Schools	60%	69%	Underperforms Expectations	345
#113	C+	Wakefield High School	Wakefield	Wakefield Public Schools	60%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	225
#114	C+	David City Secondary School	David City	David City Public Schools	59%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	308
#115	C+	Elwood High School	Elwood	Elwood Public Schools	59%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	68
#116	C+	Holdrege High School	Holdrege	Holdrege Public Schools	59%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	303
#117	C+	Kenesaw Secondary School	Kenesaw	Kenesaw Public Schools	59%	49%	Exceeds Expectations	141
#118	C+	North Bend Central High School	North Bend	North Bend Central Public Schs	59%	67%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	226
#119	C+	Northeast Secondary School	Lyons	Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schs	59%	58%	Meets Expectations	124
#120	C+	Weeping Water High School	Weeping Water	Weeping Water Public Schools	59%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	107
#121	C+	Bridgeport High School	Bridgeport	Bridgeport Public Schools	58%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	248
#122	C+	Meridian High School	Daykin	Meridian Public Schools	58%	57%	Meets Expectations	102
#123	C+	Paxton High School	Paxton	Paxton Consolidated Schools	58%	51%	Meets Expectations	97
#124	C+	Wayne High School	Wayne	Wayne Community Schools	58%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	307
#125	C	Crawford High School	Crawford	Crawford Public Schools	58%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	72
#126	C	Freeman High School	Adams	Freeman Public Schools	58%	62%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	199
#127	C	Gothenburg Secondary School	Gothenburg	Gothenburg Public Schools	58%	56%	Meets Expectations	389
#128	C	Htrs High School	Humboldt	Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer	58%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	73
#129	C	Waverly High School	Waverly	Waverly School District 145	58%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	682
#130	C	Douglas Co West High School	Valley	Douglas Co West Community Schs	57%	65%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	300
#131	C	Giltner High School	Giltner	Giltner Public Schools	57%	53%	Meets Expectations	94
#132	C	Ord JR SR High School	Ord	Ord Public Schools	57%	57%	Meets Expectations	246
#133	C	Overton High School	Overton	Overton Public Schools	57%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	113
#134	C	Silver Lake High School	Roseland	Silver Lake Public Schools	57%	50%	Exceeds Expectations	103
#135	C	Wood River Rural High School	Wood River	Wood River Rural Schools	57%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	154
#136	C	Central City High School	Central City	Central City Public Schools	56%	71%	Underperforms Expectations	232
#137	C	Eustis Farnam High School	Eustis	Eustis-Farnam Public Schools	56%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	79
#138	C	Gretna High School	Gretna	Gretna Public Schools	56%	73%	Underperforms Expectations	1,729
#139	C	Hemingford High School	Hemingford	Hemingford Public Schools	56%	60%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	171
#140	C	Louisville High School	Louisville	Louisville Public Schools	56%	75%	Underperforms Expectations	188
#141	C	Maxwell High School	Maxwell	Maxwell Public Schools	56%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	147
#142	C	Northwest High School	Grand Island	Northwest Public Schools	56%	55%	Meets Expectations	703
#143	C-	Blair High School	Blair	Blair Community Schools	55%	67%	Underperforms Expectations	710
#144	C-	Blue Hill High School	Blue Hill	Blue Hill Community Schools	55%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	142
#145	C-	Chase County High School	Imperial	Chase County Schools	55%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	308
#146	C-	Deshler High School	Deshler	Deshler Public Schools	55%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	117
#147	C-	Diller Odell Secondary School	Odell	Diller-Odell Public Schools	55%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	99
#148	C-	Kearney High School	Kearney	Kearney Public Schools	55%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,629
#149	C-	Mccool Junction JR SR High Sch	Mccool Junction	Mc Cool Junction Public Schs	55%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	120
#150	C-	Papillion La Vista South HS	Papillion	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	55%	69%	Underperforms Expectations	1,965
#151	C-	Shelby Rising City High School	Shelby	Shelby - Rising City Public Schools	55%	49%	Meets Expectations	110
#152	C-	Twin River SR High School	Genoa	Twin River Public Schools	55%	67%	Underperforms Expectations	190
#153	C-	Ansley High School	Ansley	Ansley Public Schools	54%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	79
#154	C-	Summerland High School	Ewing	Summerland Public Schools	54%	59%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	193
#155	C-	Aurora High School	Aurora	Aurora Public Schools	53%	68%	Underperforms Expectations	374
#156	C-	Fillmore Central High School	Geneva	Fillmore Central Public Schs	53%	70%	Underperforms Expectations	178
#157	C-	Laurel Concord Coleridge High School	Laurel	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	53%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	132
#158	C-	Lincoln Southeast High School	Lincoln	Lincoln Public Schools	53%	51%	Meets Expectations	1,929
#159	C-	Potter Dix Jrsr High School	Potter	Potter-Dix Public Schools	53%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	75
#160	D+	Cambridge High School	Cambridge	Cambridge Public Schools	53%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	86
#161	D+	Minden High School	Minden	Minden Public Schools	53%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	264
#162	D+	Osceola High School	Osceola	Osceola Public Schools	53%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	68
#163	D+	Shelton High School	Shelton	Shelton Public Schools	53%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	112
#164	D+	Broken Bow High School	Broken Bow	Broken Bow Public Schools	52%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	247
#165	D+	Creighton Community High Sch	Creighton	Creighton Community Public Schools	52%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	115
#166	D+	Junior Senior High At Sumner	Sumner	Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schs	52%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	107
#167	D+	Lewiston High School	Lewiston	Lewiston Consolidated Schools	52%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	71
#168	D+	Logan View Jrsr High School	Hooper	Logan View Public Schools	52%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	274
#169	D+	Stuart High School	Stuart	Stuart Public Schools	52%	46%	Meets Expectations	87
#170	D+	Ashland Greenwood High School	Ashland	Ashland-Greenwood Public Schs	51%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	299
#171	D+	Millard South High School	Omaha	Millard Public Schools	51%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,607
#172	D+	Red Cloud High School	Red Cloud	Red Cloud Community Schools	51%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	106
#173	D+	Hampton High School	Hampton	Hampton Public School	50%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	81
#174	D+	Papillion La Vista Senior High	Papillion	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	50%	52%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,893
#175	D+	South Platte High School	Big Springs	South Platte Public Schools	50%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	108
#176	D+	Southwest Jrsr High School	Bartley	Southwest Public Schools	50%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	115
#177	D+	West Point Beemer High School	West Point	West Point Public Schools	50%	56%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	247
#178	D	Alliance High School	Alliance	Alliance Public Schools	50%	43%	Meets Expectations	434
#179	D	Johnson Co Central High School	Tecumseh	Johnson Co Central Public Schs	50%	35%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	153
#180	D	Falls City Senior High	Falls City	Falls City Public Schools	49%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	236
#181	D	North Platte High School	North Platte	North Platte Public Schools	49%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	1,212
#182	D	Ogallala High School	Ogallala	Ogallala Public Schools	49%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	304
#183	D	Ainsworth High School	Ainsworth	Ainsworth Community Schools	48%	57%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	119
#184	D	Bayard Secondary School	Bayard	Bayard Public Schools	48%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	158
#185	D	Homer High School	Homer	Homer Community Schools	48%	66%	Underperforms Expectations	191
#186	D	Niobrara Secondary School	Niobrara	Niobrara Public Schools	48%	29%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	86
#187	D	Shickley High School	Shickley	Shickley Public Schools	48%	40%	Meets Expectations	58
#188	D	Sterling High School	Sterling	Sterling Public Schools	48%	45%	Meets Expectations	89
#189	D	Westside High School	Omaha	Westside Community Schools	48%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,106
#190	D	Boone Central High School	Albion	Boone Central Schools	47%	68%	Underperforms Expectations	198
#191	D	Southern JR SR High School	Wymore	Southern School District 1	47%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	171
#192	D	Valentine High School	Valentine	Valentine Community Schools	47%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	164
#193	D	Gering High School	Gering	Gering Public Schools	46%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	581
#194	D	Wynot High School	Wynot	Wynot Public Schools	46%	67%	Underperforms Expectations	63
#195	D-	Fairbury JR SR High School	Fairbury	Fairbury Public Schools	45%	46%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	377
#196	D-	Secondary Sch At Raymond	Raymond	Raymond Central Public Schools	45%	69%	Underperforms Expectations	361
#197	D-	Sidney High School	Sidney	Sidney Public Schools	45%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	349
#198	D-	Bellevue West SR High School	Bellevue	Bellevue Public Schools	44%	63%	Underperforms Expectations	1,536
#199	D-	Boyd County High School Spencer	Spencer	Boyd County Schools	44%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	95
#200	D-	Hastings Senior High School	Hastings	Hastings Public Schools	44%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,067
#201	D-	Northwest High School	Lincoln		43%	41%	Meets Expectations	499
#202	D-	Winside High School	Winside	Winside Public Schools	43%	53%	Underperforms Expectations	97
#203	D-	Norfolk Senior High School	Norfolk	Norfolk Public Schools	42%	60%	Underperforms Expectations	1,346
#204	D-	Centennial JR SR High School	Utica	Centennial Public Schools	41%	61%	Underperforms Expectations	148
#205	D-	Lincoln High School	Lincoln	Lincoln Public Schools	41%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,196
#206	D-	Scottsbluff Senior High School	Scottsbluff	Scottsbluff Public Schools	41%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	1,118
#207	D-	Wilber Clatonia High School	Wilber	Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools	41%	49%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	187
#208	D-	Superior SR High School	Superior	Superior Public Schools	40%	40%	Meets Expectations	130
#209	D-	York High School	York	York Public Schools	40%	62%	Underperforms Expectations	522
#210	D-	Columbus High School	Columbus	Columbus Public Schools	37%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,273
#211	D-	Plattsmouth High School	Plattsmouth	Plattsmouth Community Schools	37%	60%	Underperforms Expectations	491
#212	D-	Beatrice High School	Beatrice	Beatrice Public Schools	36%	50%	Underperforms Expectations	644
#213	F	Fremont Senior High School	Fremont	Fremont Public Schools	35%	47%	Underperforms Expectations	1,633
#214	F	North Star High School	Lincoln	Lincoln Public Schools	35%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,072
#215	F	South Sioux High School	So Sioux City	So Sioux City Community Schs	35%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,149
#216	F	Crete High School	Crete	Crete Public Schools	34%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	690
#217	F	Lincoln Northeast High School	Lincoln	Lincoln Public Schools	32%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,812
#218	F	Bellevue East SR High School	Bellevue	Bellevue Public Schools	31%	53%	Underperforms Expectations	1,423
#219	F	Central High School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	29%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,738
#220	F	Grand Island Senior High School	Grand Island	Grand Island Public Schools	29%	23%	Meets Expectations	2,650
#221	F	Ralston High School	Ralston	Ralston Public Schools	29%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,026
#222	F	Nebraska City High School	Nebraska City	Nebraska City Public Schools	27%	52%	Underperforms Expectations	428
#223	F	Burke High School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	25%	34%	Underperforms Expectations	1,915
#224	F	Lexington High School	Lexington	Lexington Public Schools	22%	32%	Underperforms Expectations	913
#225	F	Schuyler Central High School	Schuyler	Schuyler Community Schools	17%	26%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	623
#226	F	Bryan High School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	16%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,634
#227	F	Northwest High School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	16%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,593
#228	F	Benson High School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	15%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,570
#229	F	North High School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	15%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,796
#230	F	South High School	Omaha	Omaha Public Schools	14%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	2,686
#231	F	Buena Vista High School	Omaha		13%	14%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	721

How Nebraska's high schools compare

A: 54B: 53C: 52D: 53F: 19

46% of the 231 ranked high schools in Nebraska earn an A or B (54 A grades, 53 B, 52 C, 53 D, 19 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 136 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (59% here, 74% nationally), and 100 exceed it. On average 57% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 52% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Sutherland High School (78% against 30%, A+), Loup City High School (65% against 27%, B), Wakefield High School (60% against 25%, C+), Newman Grove High School (80% against 48%, A+), Central Valley High School (71% against 39%, A).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 58): Elkhorn Public Schools (3).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Omaha (14, 4 at A or B), Lincoln (7, 1 at A or B).

The largest ranked high schools: Central High School (2,738 students, F, #219), South High School (2,686 students, F, #230), Grand Island Senior High School (2,650 students, F, #220).

High schools in Nebraska that are not ranked

43 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Not yet graded (43)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Allen High School, Allen
Anselmo Merna High School, Merna
Banner County High School, Harrisburg
Bruning Davenport High School, Bruning
Cedar Bluffs Secondary School, Cedar Bluffs
Cody Kilgore High School, Cody
Early Childhood At Northwest High School, Lincoln
Elba Secondary School, Elba
Emerson Hubbard High School, Emerson
Exeter Milligan High School, Exeter
Harvard High School, Harvard
Hay Springs High School, Hay Springs
High School At Dunning, Dunning
Infant Toddler At Lincoln High School, Lincoln
Infant Toddler At Lincoln Northeast High School, Lincoln
Isanti High School, Niobrara
Keya Paha County High School, Springview
Lawrencenelson High Sch, Nelson
Leyton High School, Dalton
Loup County High School, Taylor
Madison High School, Madison
Mc Pherson County Secondary School, Tryon
Medicine Valley JR SR High School, Curtis
Meridian School, Scottsbluff
Minatare High School, Minatare
Mullen High School, Mullen
Ncyf Community High School, Omaha
Pine Ridge Job Corps, Chadron
Riverside High School, Cedar Rapids
Sandy Creek High School, Fairfield
Sargent High School, Sargent
Scribner Snyder Secondary Sch, Scribner
Sioux County High School, Harrison
St Edward High School, St Edward
Stapleton High School, Stapleton
Umo N Ho N Nation High School, Macy
University Of Nebraska High School, Lincoln
Walthill High School, Walthill
Wauneta Palisade High School, Wauneta
West Hastings High School, Hastings
West Kearney High School, Kearney
Wheeler Central High, Bartlett
Winnebago High School, Winnebago

About this ranking

Scope: every public high school in Nebraska.
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 high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Nebraska

What is the best high school in Nebraska?

Elkhorn South High School in Omaha ranks first among the 231 ranked high schools in Nebraska with a SchoolGrade of A+, 80% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 82%.

How are high schools in Nebraska 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 high schools does Nebraska have?

SchoolGrade grades 274 public high schools in Nebraska; 231 are ranked here and 43 are listed as not ranked.