Best Middle Schools in Nebraska

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 200)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
317071000978	171	Fremont Middle School	Public	7-8	540 Johnson Rd	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 727-3100	739	43	17.1	71.0%	371 (50.2%)	10 (1.4%)	331 (44.8%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.7%)	$12,557			$276			$11,536	20.5	18.1	208	37
310009000057	172	Bayard Secondary School	Public	7-12	726 4th Ave	Bayard	69334	Morrill County	Bayard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 586-1700	158	13	11.9		119 (75.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$25,844			$1,973			$19,726	18.9	19.6	204	32
310002902416	173	Superior Middle School	Public	6-8	601 West 8th St	Superior	68978	Nuckolls County	Superior Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 879-3257	91	8	12		86 (94.5%)	1 (1.1%)	3 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,492			$312			$15,309	18.8	10.7	220	47
317281001132	174	Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 N Washington	Lexington	68850	Dawson County	Lexington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 324-2349	678	48	14	76.5%	81 (11.9%)	54 (8.0%)	528 (77.9%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$14,836			$1,217			$11,916	18.3	19.5	205	31
310009801000	175	Gering Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Q St	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 436-3123	397	27	14.9	54.4%	267 (67.3%)	1 (0.3%)	110 (27.7%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	$13,594			$509			$11,158	17.4	14.6	211	36
310009701274	176	Morrill High School	Public	7-12	411 E Hamilton	Morrill	69358	Scotts Bluff County	Morrill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 247-2149	144	13	11.4	64.6%	105 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$22,758			$745			$19,322	16.8	31.8	183	7
310291000012	177	Alliance Middle School	Public	6-8	11th & Laramie	Alliance	69301	Box Butte County	Alliance Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 762-3079	276	20	14	63.4%	168 (60.9%)	2 (0.7%)	80 (29.0%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	$15,557			$918			$11,695	16.2	10.5	221	44
317645002216	178	Schuyler Middle School	Public	6-8	200 W 10th St	Schuyler	68661	Colfax County	Schuyler Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 352-5514	380	29	12.9	67.9%	34 (8.9%)	10 (2.6%)	334 (87.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,722			$1,279			$11,139	16.1	24.9	197	19
317416001284	179	Nebraska City Middle School	Public	6-8	909 1st Corso	Nebraska City	68410	Otoe County	Nebraska City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 873-5591	306	22	13.7	52.9%	227 (74.2%)	1 (0.3%)	68 (22.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	$13,345			$749			$10,723	15.1	11.9	216	37
317482001431	180	Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	14101 Larimore Avenue	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2320	913	51	17.9		412 (45.1%)	224 (24.5%)	119 (13.0%)	47 (5.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (11.6%)	$16,482			$2,105			$13,105	14.2	25.7	195	15

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NSCAS English Language Arts, NSCAS Mathematics, NSCAS Science test scores released by the Nebraska Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on December 3, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Nebraska Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Nebraska Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

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Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.