Best High Schools in Nebraska

Top 50 high schools in Nebraska, 2026-27

145 Nebraska high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

1. Elkhorn South High School — Omaha · #1 in NE · #223 nationally
2. Elkhorn North High School — Omaha · #2 in NE · #355 nationally
3. Elkhorn High School — Elkhorn · #3 in NE · #830 nationally
4. Millard North High School — Omaha · #4 in NE · #1,456 nationally
5. Bennington Secondary School — Bennington · #5 in NE · #1,567 nationally
6. Lincoln East High School — Lincoln · #6 in NE · #2,529 nationally
7. Millard West High School — Omaha · #7 in NE · #2,555 nationally
8. Summerland High School — Ewing · #8 in NE · #2,888 nationally
9. Papillion-La Vista South High School — Papillion · #9 in NE · #3,456 nationally
10. High School at Johnson — Johnson · #10 in NE · #3,753 nationally
11. Lincoln Southeast High School — Lincoln · #11 in NE · #3,958 nationally
12. Southwest High School — Lincoln · #12 in NE · #4,121 nationally
13. Seward High School — Seward · #13 in NE · #4,250 nationally
14. Bloomfield Jr-Sr High School — Bloomfield · #14 in NE · #4,293 nationally
15. Westside High School — Omaha · #15 in NE · #4,483 nationally
16. Central City High School — Central City · #16 in NE · #4,506 nationally
17. West Holt High School — Atkinson · #17 in NE · #4,790 nationally
18. Burwell Jr-Sr High School — Burwell · #18 in NE · #4,881 nationally
19. Papillion La Vista High School — Papillion · #19 in NE · #5,268 nationally
20. Tri County Jr-Sr High School — Dewitt · #20 in NE · #5,584 nationally
21. Arlington High School — Arlington · #21 in NE · #6,132 nationally
22. Chadron Senior High School — Chadron · #22 in NE · #6,250 nationally
23. Pender High School — Pender · #23 in NE · #6,543 nationally
24. Fillmore Central High School — Geneva · #24 in NE · #6,685 nationally
25. Millard South High School — Omaha · #25 in NE · #6,754 nationally
26. Wahoo High School — Wahoo · #26 in NE · #6,876 nationally
27. Waverly High School — Waverly · #27 in NE · #6,904 nationally
28. Kearney High School — Kearney · #28 in NE · #7,087 nationally
29. Bellevue West Senior High School — Bellevue · #29 in NE · #7,599 nationally
30. Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary — Doniphan · #30 in NE · #7,679 nationally
31. St Paul Jr/Sr High School — St Paul · #31 in NE · #7,730 nationally
32. Gordon-Rushville High School — Gordon · #32 in NE · #7,756 nationally
33. Pierce Jr/Sr High School — Pierce · #33 in NE · #7,869 nationally
34. Wayne High School — Wayne · #34 in NE · #7,921 nationally
35. Mitchell Secondary School — Mitchell · #35 in NE · #8,116 nationally
36. Blair High School — Blair · #36 in NE · #8,223 nationally
37. David City Secondary School — David City · #37 in NE · #8,309 nationally
38. Osmond High School — Osmond · #38 in NE · #8,335 nationally
39. Yutan High School — Yutan · #39 in NE · #8,344 nationally
40. Lincoln High School — Lincoln · #40 in NE · #8,587 nationally
41. Gothenburg Secondary School — Gothenburg · #41 in NE · #8,623 nationally
42. Jr-Sr High School at Palmyra — Palmyra · #42 in NE · #8,703 nationally
43. Humphrey Jr-Sr High School — Humphrey · #43 in NE · #9,019 nationally
44. Norris High School — Firth · #44 in NE · #9,087 nationally
45. Wood River Rural High School — Wood River · #45 in NE · #9,154 nationally
46. Axtell High School — Axtell · #46 in NE · #9,231 nationally
47. Fort Calhoun High School — Fort Calhoun · #47 in NE · #9,249 nationally
48. Northwest High School — Grand Island · #48 in NE · #9,593 nationally
49. Hershey High School — Hershey · #49 in NE · #9,649 nationally
50. Crete High School — Crete · #50 in NE · #9,703 nationally

High schools by city in Nebraska

• Omaha (13)
• Lincoln (6)
• Papillion (2)
• Bellevue (2)
• Grand Island (2)
• Hastings (2)
• Columbus (2)
• Elkhorn (1)
• Bennington (1)
• Ewing (1)
• Johnson (1)
• Seward (1)

Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.