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Schools in Emerald

Emerald’s public schools

Lincoln Public Schools and Malcolm Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emerald. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?29/59schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 5% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024 · Lincoln
Students per teacher
14.3
NE 13.8 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
42,224 students on the public path
In brief

Emerald’s schools, in brief

School by school

29 of Emerald’s 59 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Adams Elementary School places highest (better than 96%); Huntington Elementary School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

41 elementary schools serve Emerald, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 13 middle schools and nine high schools: Southwest High School, Lincoln High School, Lincoln East High School, North Star High School, Lincoln Southeast High School, Lincoln Northeast High School, Northwest High School, Standing Bear High School and Malcolm Jr./Sr. High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Emerald, with each school’s own grade.

41 schools teach K in Emerald’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.
Kooser Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B
929 students15:1Rate it →
Roper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C+
850 students15:1Rate it →
Belmont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C
773 students11:1Rate it →
Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A+
767 students16:1Rate it →
Wysong Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
738 students17:1Rate it →
Maxey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
674 students15:1Rate it →
Arnold Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C
673 students13:1Rate it →
Campbell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C−
669 students12:1Rate it →
Rousseau Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
587 students15:1Rate it →
Cavett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
556 students15:1Rate it →
Meadow Lane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C+
523 students12:1Rate it →
Kloefkorn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A+
497 students16:1Rate it →
Humann Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
487 students14:1Rate it →
Prescott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C+
485 students11:1Rate it →
Everett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
D
480 students11:1Rate it →
West Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
D
463 students12:1Rate it →
Clinton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C−
457 students11:1Rate it →
Randolph Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B−
452 students12:1Rate it →
Pyrtle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
449 students15:1Rate it →
Fredstrom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B
443 students15:1Rate it →
Kahoa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
432 students15:1Rate it →
Pershing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B−
421 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C−
418 students13:1Rate it →
Holmes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B
402 students14:1Rate it →
Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
402 students14:1Rate it →
Robinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
398 students13:1Rate it →
Elliott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C
397 students10:1Rate it →
Morley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A−
370 students14:1Rate it →
Zeman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B
360 students13:1Rate it →
Huntington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
D
355 students10:1Rate it →
Sheridan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
352 students14:1Rate it →
Hartley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C−
341 students10:1Rate it →
Malcolm Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Malcolm
A−
341 students16:1Rate it →
Calvert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C
337 students13:1Rate it →
Beattie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B+
333 students12:1Rate it →
Brownell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C+
325 students12:1Rate it →
McPhee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
D
302 students10:1Rate it →
Riley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C+
276 students11:1Rate it →
Eastridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B
264 students15:1Rate it →
Norwood Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C−
251 students10:1Rate it →
Saratoga Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C−
216 students10:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–541 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A+
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Lincoln Public Schools.

Two districts serve Emerald

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lincoln Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 67 schools · 42,301 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$14,781NE $15,602 · FY2024
C+
Malcolm Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 643 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$14,505NE $15,602 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Lincoln Public Schools51%
State average 47.1% · 21062 students tested
Math · PK–12, Lincoln Public Schools49%
State average 46% · 21044 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Malcolm Public Schools66%
State average 47.1% · 324 students tested
Math · PK–12, Malcolm Public Schools54%
State average 46% · 324 students tested

Emerald vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Emerald’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Emerald—Lincoln PK–12 · Malcolm PK–12

Every school in Emerald

62 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Emeraldin other towns
Kooser Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B
929 students15:1Rate it →
Roper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C+
850 students15:1Rate it →
Belmont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C
773 students11:1Rate it →
Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A+
767 students16:1Rate it →
Wysong Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
738 students17:1Rate it →
Maxey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
674 students15:1Rate it →
Arnold Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C
673 students13:1Rate it →
Campbell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C−
669 students12:1Rate it →
Rousseau Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
587 students15:1Rate it →
Cavett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
556 students15:1Rate it →
Meadow Lane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C+
523 students12:1Rate it →
Kloefkorn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A+
497 students16:1Rate it →
Humann Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
487 students14:1Rate it →
Prescott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C+
485 students11:1Rate it →
Everett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
D
480 students11:1Rate it →
West Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
D
463 students12:1Rate it →
Clinton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C−
457 students11:1Rate it →
Randolph Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B−
452 students12:1Rate it →
Pyrtle Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
449 students15:1Rate it →
Fredstrom Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B
443 students15:1Rate it →
Kahoa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
432 students15:1Rate it →
Pershing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B−
421 students12:1Rate it →
Lakeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C−
418 students13:1Rate it →
Holmes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B
402 students14:1Rate it →
Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
402 students14:1Rate it →
Robinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
398 students13:1Rate it →
Elliott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C
397 students10:1Rate it →
Morley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A−
370 students14:1Rate it →
Zeman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B
360 students13:1Rate it →
Huntington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
D
355 students10:1Rate it →
Sheridan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
352 students14:1Rate it →
Hartley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C−
341 students10:1Rate it →
Malcolm Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Malcolm
A−
341 students16:1Rate it →
Calvert Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C
337 students13:1Rate it →
Beattie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B+
333 students12:1Rate it →
Brownell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C+
325 students12:1Rate it →
McPhee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
D
302 students10:1Rate it →
Riley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C+
276 students11:1Rate it →
Eastridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
B
264 students15:1Rate it →
Norwood Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C−
251 students10:1Rate it →
Saratoga Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
C−
216 students10:1Rate it →
Scott Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
A
1,020 students16:1Rate it →
Schoo Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
B−
1,006 students16:1Rate it →
Goodrich Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
C−
849 students13:1Rate it →
Moore Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
A+
849 students19:1Rate it →
Park Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
C−
843 students13:1Rate it →
Lux Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
A
803 students16:1Rate it →
Irving Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
B
795 students15:1Rate it →
Pound Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
A−
731 students15:1Rate it →
Mickle Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
B
705 students15:1Rate it →
Culler Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
C−
677 students11:1Rate it →
Lefler Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
C+
584 students13:1Rate it →
Dawes Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
C−
395 students11:1Rate it →
Malcolm Jr./Sr. High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Malcolm
A−
302 students14:1Rate it →
Southwest High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincoln
A−
2,110 students20:1Rate it →
Lincoln High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincoln
C
2,086 students14:1Rate it →
Lincoln East High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincoln
A−
1,982 students17:1Rate it →
North Star High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincoln
C−
1,927 students16:1Rate it →
Lincoln Southeast High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincoln
B
1,848 students17:1Rate it →
Lincoln Northeast High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincoln
C−
1,819 students17:1Rate it →
Northwest High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincoln
1,017 students15:1Rate it →
Standing Bear High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincoln
631 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Emerald’s schools

Are Emerald’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Emerald. Lincoln Public Schools and Malcolm Public Schools have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emerald. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 29 of its 59 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Emerald in?

Lincoln Public Schools and Malcolm Public Schools.

Where do Emerald kids go to high school?

One of nine high schools, depending on your address: Southwest High School, Lincoln High School, Lincoln East High School, North Star High School, Lincoln Southeast High School, Lincoln Northeast High School, Northwest High School, Standing Bear High School and Malcolm Jr./Sr. High School.

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What Emerald families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.