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)
310342000047	61	Axtell High School	Public	7-12	500 Main St	Axtell	68924	Kearney County	Axtell Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 743-2415	138	14	9.7	34.8%	128 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$21,117			$264			$17,939	68.6	67.2	69	8
310516000151	62	Clarkson Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	649 Cherry St	Clarkson	68629	Colfax County	Clarkson Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 892-3454	122	13	9.5	35.2%	113 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	$23,730			$188			$19,419	67.7	59.3	102	40
310344000049	63	Bancroft-Rosalie Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	708 Main St	Bancroft	68004	Cuming County	Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 648-3336	125	14	8.8		84 (67.2%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.8%)	1 (0.8%)	30 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$19,482			$1,339			$14,888	67.3	46.4	142	79
317152001047	64	Hartington Newcastle High School	Public	7-12	501 S Broadway	Hartington	68739	Cedar County	Hartington Newcastle Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 254-3947	157	18	8.9	38.2%	147 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	$22,116			$642			$18,584	67	61.9	93	29
317866001915	65	Westside Middle School	Public	7-8	8601 Arbor St	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6464	939	74	12.7	38.4%	613 (65.3%)	103 (11.0%)	107 (11.4%)	25 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (9.4%)	$15,324			$382			$13,368	66.6	59.1	103	38
317257001117	66	Kimball Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	901 S Nadine St	Kimball	69145	Kimball County	Kimball Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 235-4861	165	15	10.9	46.7%	141 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.9%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$25,097			$323			$18,834	66.4	65.6	80	14
310017801758	67	Southwest Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	900 Coke St	Bartley	69020	Red Willow County	Southwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 692-3223	121	18	6.9	54.5%	100 (82.6%)	2 (1.7%)	12 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	$33,096			$152			$26,252	65.3	39.9	162	95
317284001170	68	Pound Middle School	Public	6-8	4740 S 45th St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1217	719	49	14.5	42.8%	493 (68.6%)	34 (4.7%)	83 (11.5%)	18 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	85 (11.8%)	$14,144			$1,023			$11,311	65.1	70.1	63	5
310000300918	69	High School At Brainard	Public	7-12	212 S Madison	Brainard	68626	Butler County	East Butler Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 545-2081	139	18	7.9	7.9%	134 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$27,586			$596			$24,638	64.6			(n/a)
317371001239	70	Milford High School	Public	7-12	301 G Street	Milford	68405	Seward County	Milford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 761-2525	376	32	11.7	23.4%	340 (90.4%)	6 (1.6%)	21 (5.6%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$19,416			$409			$15,075	64.6	74	46	24

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