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)
317557001498	131	Plainview Secondary School	Public	7-12	301 W Pilcher	Plainview	68769	Pierce County	Plainview Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 582-4991	150	17	8.9	42.0%	137 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,658			$289			$21,171	41.4	62.2	92	39
310001800075	132	Wauneta Palisade Middle School	Public	6-8	214 W Wichita St	Wauneta	69045	Chase County	Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 394-5650	51	4	12.5	64.7%	45 (88.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$21,060			$1,157			$18,099	40.7	58.7	105	27
317284001175	133	Mickle Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 N 67th St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1216	702	46	15.1	49.3%	500 (71.2%)	31 (4.4%)	92 (13.1%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.3%)	$13,871			$1,043			$11,016	40.5	57.9	108	25
317647001581	134	Bluffs Middle School	Public	6-8	27 East 23rd Street	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 635-6270	805	51	15.7	62.9%	409 (50.8%)	6 (0.7%)	355 (44.1%)	7 (0.9%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	$13,208			$760			$10,569	39.9	43.2	152	18
317284001156	135	Irving Middle School	Public	6-8	2745 S 22nd St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1214	828	59	13.9	44.0%	526 (63.5%)	52 (6.3%)	121 (14.6%)	24 (2.9%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (11.8%)	$13,415			$894			$10,376	39.5	39.5	163	28
310011202219	136	Lakeview Junior High School	Public	7-8	3744 83rd Street	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 564-8518	136	7	19.5	39.7%	95 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$14,915			$195			$11,402	39.2	48.9	134	2
310001101882	137	Broken Bow Middle School	Public	6-8	322 North 9th Avenue	Broken Bow	68822	Custer County	Broken Bow Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 872-2475	165	11	15.4	38.8%	145 (87.9%)	2 (1.2%)	9 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.2%)	$15,650			$1,093			$10,966	39	55.4	115	22
310000402195	138	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Middle School	Public	5-8	203 South Main Street	Coleridge	68727	Cedar County	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 256-3133	103	11	9.1	36.9%	94 (91.3%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$28,112			$948			$22,963	38.8	50	129	9
317374001250	139	Millard Central Middle School	Public	6-8	12801 L St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8225	782	63	12.4	49.1%	484 (61.9%)	59 (7.5%)	167 (21.4%)	21 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	45 (5.8%)	$13,714			$330			$11,723	37.9	33.3	180	41
310495000137	140	Secondary School At Raymond	Public	7-12	1800 W Agnew Rd	Raymond	68428	Lancaster County	Raymond Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 785-2685	363	26	13.8	19.8%	327 (90.1%)	7 (1.9%)	10 (2.8%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$17,486			$122			$14,538	37.3	29.4	186	46

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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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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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