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)
317011002182	1	Elkhorn Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	17880 Marcy St	Omaha	68118	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 334-9302	531	41	13	6.0%	422 (79.5%)	8 (1.5%)	33 (6.2%)	44 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	18 (3.4%)	$12,574			$131			$11,002	96.1	94.3	3	2
317011002245	2	Elkhorn Valley View Middle School	Public	6-8	1313 S 208th St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0362	622	44	14.1	5.8%	534 (85.9%)	14 (2.3%)	28 (4.5%)	26 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.7%)	$11,635			$131			$10,135	95.8	94.8	2
317011002305	3	Elkhorn Grandview Middle School	Public	6-8	17801 Grand Avenue	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-9399	514	40	12.9	17.3%	386 (75.1%)	14 (2.7%)	23 (4.5%)	61 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.4%)	$13,273			$131			$11,527	93.9	94.1	4	1
317011002426	4	Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	18330 Purple Martin Parkway	Omaha	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-5787	366	26	14	11.7%	273 (74.6%)	22 (6.0%)	23 (6.3%)	36 (9.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	$16,200			$131			$12,910	92.6	91.2	6	2
317374000240	5	Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	5304 S 172nd St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8500	738	47	15.6	18.0%	609 (82.5%)	15 (2.0%)	63 (8.5%)	24 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	$11,947			$327			$10,629	90.5	84.7	17	12
317527002341	6	Liberty Middle School	Public	7-8	10820 Wittmuss Dr	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 514-3600	541	35	15.4	20.7%	406 (75.0%)	15 (2.8%)	60 (11.1%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	42 (7.8%)	$15,429			$286			$12,547	89.4	84.6	18	12
317656001592	7	Seward Middle School	Public	5-8	2401 Karol Kay Blvd	Seward	68434	Seward County	Seward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 643-2986	426	31	13.6	22.8%	393 (92.3%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$14,998			$795			$11,954	89.2	84.6	19	12
310399002439	8	Bennington South Middle School	Public	6-8	9809 North 171st Street	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 238-3079	588	41	14.3	11.6%	498 (84.7%)	27 (4.6%)	22 (3.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	$13,733			$28			$11,321	89	89.6	7	1
310399002357	9	Bennington Middle School	Public	6-8	11201 North 168 St	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-3082	426	36	11.8	19.5%	364 (85.4%)	15 (3.5%)	21 (4.9%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$15,202			$31			$12,640	87.8	87	10	1
317011001800	10	Elkhorn Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 N 207th Plaza	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2428	638	46	14	20.5%	515 (80.7%)	9 (1.4%)	48 (7.5%)	35 (5.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	$12,519			$131			$10,848	87.8	83.5	23	13

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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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