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)
310008000017	161	Alma High School	Public	7-12	515 Jewell St	Alma	68920	Harlan County	Alma Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 928-2131	183	16	11.7	40.4%	175 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$20,843			$1,140			$16,911	27.8	44.5	149	12
317215001094	162	Humphrey Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	405 South 7th Street	Humphrey	68642	Platte County	Humphrey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 923-1230	133	12	11.5	18.8%	132 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,362			$423			$16,477	27.8	59.4	100	62
317854002318	163	Weeping Water Middle School	Public	6-8	204 West O	Weeping Water	68463	Cass County	Weeping Water Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 267-2445	47	6	8.1	23.4%	42 (89.4%)	2 (4.3%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)	$8,411			$46			$4,601	26.7	36.3	169	6
317476002298	164	Prairie View School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 East O Street	Ogallala	69153	Keith County	Ogallala Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 284-6087	549	48	11.4	58.3%	443 (80.7%)	6 (1.1%)	85 (15.5%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$17,276			$1,579			$13,987	25.9	29.3	187	23
317506001462	165	Overton High School	Public	7-12	401 7th St	Overton	68863	Dawson County	Overton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 987-2424	115	14	8.3	47.0%	98 (85.2%)	2 (1.7%)	15 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,837			$161			$19,176	23.7	24.2	199	34
317158001053	166	Hastings Middle School	Public	6-8	201 N Marian Road	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 461-7520	773	58	13.4	61.2%	522 (67.5%)	7 (0.9%)	201 (26.0%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.5%)	$14,139			$721			$11,652	22.8	25	196	30
317323000599	167	Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	700 S Kent	Madison	68748	Madison County	Madison Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 454-3336	102	8	12.2	67.6%	20 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (71.6%)	8 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$16,787			$4,099			$11,101	22.3	11.2	219	52
317686001615	168	South Sioux City Middle School	Public	6-8	3625 G Street	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 494-3061	760	60	12.6	77.1%	123 (16.2%)	74 (9.7%)	487 (64.1%)	17 (2.2%)	19 (2.5%)	19 (2.5%)	21 (2.8%)	$16,673			$1,064			$14,300	21.9	27.4	193	25
317044000948	169	Fairbury Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1501 9th St	Fairbury	68352	Jefferson County	Fairbury Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 729-6116	375	33	11.3	52.0%	316 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	$19,423			$203			$16,133	20.9	34.1	175	6
317422001292	170	Neligh-Oakdale High School	Public	7-12	600 J St	Neligh	68756	Antelope County	Neligh-Oakdale Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 887-4166	141	14	10.1	34.8%	118 (83.7%)	1 (0.7%)	19 (13.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$23,373			$1,399			$20,483	20.6	58.7	106	64

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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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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