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)
317101001008	141	Giltner High School	Public	7-12	#2 West 6th Rd	Giltner	68841	Hamilton County	Giltner Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 849-2238	97	12	8.1	38.1%	90 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$22,077			$560			$17,798	36.7	47	140	1
317284001165	142	Lefler Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 S 48th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1215	611	47	12.9	64.8%	323 (52.9%)	59 (9.7%)	111 (18.2%)	32 (5.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (12.6%)	$15,584			$1,745			$11,887	36.3	33	181	39
317200001083	143	Homer High School	Public	7-12	212 S 3rd	Homer	68030	Dakota County	Homer Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 698-2377	191	17	11.4	47.1%	135 (70.7%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (19.9%)	5 (2.6%)	4 (2.1%)	$19,866			$453			$16,825	36.3	53.3	123	20
317569001527	144	Pleasanton High School	Public	7-12	303 Church St	Pleasanton	68866	Buffalo County	Pleasanton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 388-2041	135	10	13.3	31.1%	129 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,977			$945			$14,333	35.7	43.5	150	6
310009100990	145	Fullerton High School	Public	7-12	606 4th St	Fullerton	68638	Nance County	Fullerton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 536-2431	135	13	10.8	45.9%	129 (95.6%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,500			$168			$19,068	35.5	43.2	153	8
310381001512	146	Bellevue Mission Middle School	Public	7-8	2202 Washington St	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4260	421	32	12.9	48.9%	249 (59.1%)	46 (10.9%)	77 (18.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.5%)	$18,894			$1,426			$14,237	35.4	46.2	143	3
317852001701	147	Wayne Junior High School	Public	7-8	611 West 7th Street	Wayne	68787	Wayne County	Wayne Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 375-3150	161	11	14.8	41.0%	121 (75.2%)	2 (1.2%)	32 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.5%)	$13,297			$314			$10,905	35	46.1	144	3
310017001850	148	Gordon-Rushville Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Sprague	Rushville	69360	Sheridan County	Gordon-Rushville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 327-2491	114	9	12.3		64 (56.1%)	1 (0.9%)	10 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (16.7%)	$21,475			$1,320			$17,217	34.9	24.8	198	50
317284002215	149	School Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Penrose Drive	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1222	926	64	14.4	48.3%	567 (61.2%)	80 (8.6%)	117 (12.6%)	54 (5.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (11.3%)	$12,656			$1,067			$9,891	34.6	36.3	171	22
317053001804	150	Falls City Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 Morton St	Falls City	68355	Richardson County	Falls City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 245-3455	171	13	13.6	61.4%	146 (85.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.3%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.0%)	$16,929			$838			$13,472	33.4	45.5	148	2

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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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