Best Middle Schools in Nebraska

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)
317374001253	51	Millard North Middle School	Public	6-8	2828 S 139th Plaza	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1280	811	51	15.8	29.3%	476 (58.7%)	33 (4.1%)	76 (9.4%)	169 (20.8%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	51 (6.3%)	$12,288			$331			$10,961	72.2	73.5	52	1
317122000257	52	Gretna Middle School	Public	6-8	11705 South 216th Street	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 332-3048	769	51	15	15.1%	670 (87.1%)	9 (1.2%)	53 (6.9%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$12,326			$39			$10,767	71.5	73.5	51	1
310003401927	53	Ashland-Greenwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1842 Furnas St	Ashland	68003	Saunders County	Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 944-2114	242	17	14.5	24.0%	214 (88.4%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.4%)	$13,048			$692			$10,817	70.6	59.7	97	44
317299001190	54	Loomis Secondary School	Public	7-12	101 Bryan St	Loomis	68958	Phelps County	Loomis Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 876-2111	123	14	8.9	36.6%	106 (86.2%)	1 (0.8%)	12 (9.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$19,734			$245			$17,301	70.3			(n/a)
310313000030	55	Arlington High School	Public	7-12	705 N 9th	Arlington	68002	Washington County	Arlington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 478-4171	341	28	12.1	24.6%	263 (77.1%)	2 (0.6%)	75 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,051			$122			$13,464	70.3	79.5	28	27
317347001221	56	Mc Cook Junior High School	Public	6-8	800 W 7th St	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 345-6940	310	21	14.8	43.5%	265 (85.5%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$14,697			$153			$12,488	70.2	73.3	53	3
316295000818	57	Centura Secondary School	Public	7-12	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Hall County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 485-4258	199	24	8.2	34.2%	180 (90.5%)	3 (1.5%)	12 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	$20,582			$674			$17,724	69.6	58.9	104	47
317239001104	58	Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	915 W 35th St	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8120	631	41	15.3	35.7%	505 (80.0%)	11 (1.7%)	90 (14.3%)	7 (1.1%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.3%)	$12,567			$387			$10,566	69.4	70.5	62	4
317596001549	59	Ravenna Senior High	Public	7-12	41750 Carthage Rd	Ravenna	68869	Buffalo County	Ravenna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 452-3249	168	20	8.3	39.9%	157 (93.5%)	3 (1.8%)	7 (4.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,393			$898			$20,491	69	65.9	76	17
310010500101	60	Bridgeport High School	Public	7-12	800 Q St	Bridgeport	69336	Morrill County	Bridgeport Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 262-0346	253	22	11.5		199 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,367			$599			$17,575	68.7	81	26	34

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