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)
317383001264	101	C L Jones Middle School	Public	4-8	520 W 3rd	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 832-2338	305	24	12.8	34.8%	265 (86.9%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$15,561			$321			$12,976	56.3	49.8	131	30
317710001628	102	Stapleton High School	Public	7-12	702 6th Street	Stapleton	69163	Logan County	Stapleton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 636-2252	72	10	7.5	29.2%	59 (81.9%)	3 (4.2%)	6 (8.3%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.2%)	$22,713			$943			$18,625	55.9			(n/a)
310018502310	103	Central Valley High School	Public	7-12	304 North Shannon Street	Greeley	68842	Greeley County	Central Valley Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 428-3145	129	18	7.1	60.5%	123 (95.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$37,488			$1,946			$31,532	55.8	77.5	34	69
317752001650	104	Sutton Secondary School	Public	7-12	1107 N Saunders	Sutton	68979	Clay County	Sutton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 773-4303	179	17	10.2	38.0%	139 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (20.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$18,291			$109			$15,840	55.7	64.8	83	21
310381001511	105	Logan Fontenelle Middle School	Public	7-8	701 Kayleen Dr South	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4360	468	40	11.8	51.1%	261 (55.8%)	48 (10.3%)	114 (24.4%)	10 (2.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	$18,627			$1,088			$15,374	54.4	56.9	110	5
317242001112	106	Kenesaw Secondary School	Public	7-12	110 N 5th Ave	Kenesaw	68956	Adams County	Kenesaw Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 752-3215	131	15	8.6	26.7%	126 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,609			$625			$15,797	54.1	43.3	151	45
317182001067	107	Hershey High School	Public	7-12	301 S Lincoln	Hershey	69143	Lincoln County	Hershey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 368-5573	239	21	11.3	31.4%	213 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.7%)	$16,710			$572			$14,195	54.1	59.6	98	9
317350001227	108	McCool Junction Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	209 South Gragan Ave	Mc Cool Junction	68401	York County	Mc Cool Junction Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 724-2231	127	12	10.2	37.0%	120 (94.5%)	2 (1.6%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,024			$604			$19,116	53.7	10.1	223	115
310013001180	109	Cross County Middle School	Public	6-8	1270 123rd Rd	Stromsburg	68666	Polk County	Cross County Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 764-5521	86	8	11.4	45.3%	76 (88.4%)	2 (2.3%)	7 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$21,819			$276			$17,778	53.6	61	96	13
310012500744	110	Diller-Odell Secondary School	Public	7-12	506 Perry St	Odell	68415	Gage County	Diller-Odell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 766-4210	110	12	9.3	25.5%	105 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,085			$1,590			$20,007	53.5	27.7	191	81

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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