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)
310011700602	111	Heartland Community High School	Public	7-12	1501 Front St	Henderson	68371	York County	Heartland Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 723-4434	152	16	9.5	27.6%	141 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,443			$1,219			$17,606	53.2	86.8	11	100
310017602022	112	Johnson County Central Middle School	Public	6-8	407 N 1st St	Cook	68392	Johnson County	Johnson County Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 864-4181	120	10	12	51.7%	87 (72.5%)	2 (1.7%)	26 (21.7%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$17,953			$267			$13,926	53.2	63.4	89	23
310016501787	113	Douglas County West Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Pine St	Valley	68064	Douglas County	Douglas County West Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 779-2646	245	22	10.9	32.2%	215 (87.8%)	2 (0.8%)	17 (6.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	$15,581			$725			$14,291	52.3	55.3	116	3
310014102390	114	Emerson-Hubbard Middle School	Public	6-8	1503 Dakota St	Emerson	68733	Dakota County	Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 695-2636	50	5	9.8	40.0%	39 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	$21,089			$147			$17,408	52.2	32.7	182	68
317485001448	115	O'Neill High School	Public	7-12	540 E Hynes	Oneill	68763	Holt County	O'Neill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 336-1544	365	32	11.5	49.9%	299 (81.9%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (13.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$19,475			$463			$16,492	51.9	42.6	154	39
310402000080	116	Bertrand High School	Public	7-12	503 School St	Bertrand	68927	Phelps County	Bertrand Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 472-3427	114	12	9.5	53.5%	96 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,219			$475			$17,657	51.1	54.8	119	3
310009600988	117	Friend High Schools	Public	7-12	501 Main St	Friend	68359	Saline County	Friend Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 947-2781	98	12	8.4	25.5%	92 (93.9%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$26,459			$44			$20,955	50.2	35.3	172	55
317527001475	118	La Vista Middle School	Public	7-8	7900 Edgewood Blvd	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0436	700	49	14.2	33.6%	482 (68.9%)	23 (3.3%)	127 (18.1%)	19 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (6.1%)	$13,871			$143			$12,052	48.6	59.6	99	19
310018702355	119	Boyd County Middle School (Spencer)	Public	5-8	106 E Greig St	Spencer	68777	Boyd County	Boyd County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 589-1333	91	8	11.6	63.7%	82 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.3%)	$16,973			$1,071			$13,038	48.6	52.8	125	6
317080000991	120	Garden County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 W 4th St	Oshkosh	69154	Garden County	Garden County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 772-3242	93	13	6.8	24.7%	79 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$34,146			$1,756			$26,710	48	50.3	128	8

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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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Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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