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)
317458000965	81	St Libory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	435 St Paul Road	Saint Libory	68872	Howard County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 687-6475	168	13	12.8	41.1%	126 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$15,448			$1,078			$13,799	62.4	48.6	135	54
310354000055	82	Battle Creek High School	Public	7-12	605 West Martin St	Battle Creek	68715	Madison County	Battle Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 675-3705	266	21	12.5	24.4%	246 (92.5%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,077			$46			$13,984	62	47.8	138	56
310546000174	83	Cozad Middle School	Public	6-8	1810 Meridian Ave	Cozad	69130	Dawson County	Cozad Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 784-2746	201	18	11.2	51.7%	149 (74.1%)	3 (1.5%)	39 (19.4%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	$18,797			$252			$14,483	61.2	30.9	184	101
317527001477	84	Papillion Middle School	Public	7-8	423 S Washington St	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0424	621	46	13.4	30.1%	466 (75.0%)	23 (3.7%)	73 (11.8%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (7.2%)	$14,540			$103			$12,337	61.2	65.7	78	6
310279000202	85	Ainsworth Middle School	Public	5-8	520 E 2nd St	Ainsworth	69210	Brown County	Ainsworth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 387-2082	112	11	10.1	43.8%	93 (83.0%)	1 (0.9%)	12 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	$21,877			$1,183			$17,704	61.1	71.9	59	26
317110001012	86	Gothenburg Secondary School	Public	7-12	1322 Avenue I	Gothenburg	69138	Dawson County	Gothenburg Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 537-3651	371	29	12.9	32.6%	337 (90.8%)	7 (1.9%)	21 (5.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$16,680			$1,233			$13,222	61	63.7	88	2
310498000141	87	Chadron Middle School	Public	5-8	551 E 6th St	Chadron	69337	Dawes County	Chadron Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 432-0708	291	22	13.1	46.4%	219 (75.3%)	3 (1.0%)	17 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.8%)	$15,444			$1,034			$13,097	60.1	69.6	64	23
317905001919	88	York Middle School	Public	6-8	1730 N Delaware Ave	York	68467	York County	York Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 362-6655	292	21	14.1	46.2%	231 (79.1%)	2 (0.7%)	44 (15.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	$15,480			$489			$12,634	59.9	66.5	73	15
317593001546	89	Randolph High School	Public	7-12	207 N Pierce St	Randolph	68771	Cedar County	Randolph Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 337-0252	105	13	8	37.1%	99 (94.3%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	$30,810			$1,274			$20,733	59.7	53	124	35
317239000425	90	Sunrise Middle School	Public	6-8	4611 Ave N	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8150	543	42	12.8	51.9%	395 (72.7%)	15 (2.8%)	103 (19.0%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	$14,126			$266			$11,548	59.5	56.7	111	21

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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:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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