Ralston Middle School

Summary:

Ralston Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 7-8 in Ralston, Nebraska, part of the Ralston Public Schools district. With 464 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska middle schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ralston Middle School faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates on standardized tests ranging from 47.92% to 63.33%, below the state averages of 55.38% to 65.61%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.5% to 29.0%, and a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, from 51.77% to 63.58%. While the school performs well for some student subgroups, it ranks much lower for white, Hispanic, and special education students.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Millard Central Middle School and Liberty Middle School, Ralston Middle School significantly underperforms on academic measures. The school's ranking and star rating have also steadily declined over the past decade, suggesting the need for comprehensive improvement strategies to better serve its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 8202 Lakeview
       Ralston, NE  68127-2777


(402) 331-4701

District: Ralston Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
153rd of 200 Nebraska Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,725 Help


Students who attend Ralston Middle School usually attend:

High:    Ralston High School

Feeder schools for Ralston Middle School:

Elementary:    Blumfield Elementary School
    Karen Western Elementary School
    Meadows Elementary School
    Mockingbird Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  473

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.5%
Hispanic:
41.0%
Two or more races:
8.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ralston Middle School ranks worse than 76.5% of middle schools in Nebraska. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.03. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (42.5%), Hispanic (41%), two or more races (8.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 63% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ralston Middle School is 12.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ralston Middle School is $14,725.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ralston Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ralston Middle School 153rd of 200 Nebraska public middle schools. (See Ralston Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Ralston Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Ralston Public Schools 159th of 182 Nebraska school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ralston Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Ralston Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 67.28 65th 226 71.2%
2007 43.30 159th 227 30.0%
2008 46.59 176th 245 28.2%
2009 50.30 152nd 243 37.4%
2010 56.72 112th 254 55.9%
2011 33.93 189th 246 23.2%
2012 35.86 196th 255 23.1%
2013 48.68 136th 248 45.2%
2014 44.03 156th 252 38.1%
2015 36.22 192nd 256 25.0%
2016 32.32 193rd 255 24.3%
2017 28.22 190th 236 19.5%
2018 28.03 184th 225 18.2%
2019 21.37 211th 247 14.6%
2021 13.59 204th 223 8.5%
2022 12.83 234th 249 6.0%
2023 27.57 192nd 238 19.3%
2024 32.03 153rd 200 23.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ralston Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 78.60 5th 28 82.1%
2023 69.98 6th 29 79.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ralston Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.54 7th 22 68.2%
2023 53.59 15th 35 57.1%
2024 79.89 3rd 22 86.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ralston Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.39 29th 44 34.1%
2019 37.60 29th 52 44.2%
2023 48.99 34th 70 51.4%
2024 36.70 24th 32 25.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ralston Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.95 93rd 120 22.5%
2019 33.28 89th 123 27.6%
2021 19.10 99th 115 13.9%
2022 17.13 104th 118 11.9%
2023 39.58 100th 144 30.6%
2024 48.60 49th 92 46.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Ralston Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.27 130th 147 11.6%
2019 19.32 140th 156 10.3%
2021 16.42 124th 137 9.5%
2022 9.74 138th 150 8.0%
2023 27.26 111th 146 24.0%
2024 29.55 77th 106 27.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Ralston Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.94 108th 141 23.4%
2019 25.68 126th 153 17.6%
2021 11.25 134th 144 6.9%
2022 19.67 138th 160 13.8%
2023 33.41 114th 156 26.9%
2024 46.91 61st 106 42.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Ralston Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.10 10th 24 58.3%
2023 80.57 6th 30 80.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ralston Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.94 43rd 56 23.2%
2019 30.03 45th 62 27.4%
2021 17.97 54th 59 8.5%
2022 19.06 54th 61 11.5%
2023 41.10 42nd 67 37.3%
2024 41.65 38th 56 32.1%
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Rank History for White students at Ralston Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.05 134th 203 34.0%
2019 32.27 161st 222 27.5%
2021 17.82 185th 204 9.3%
2022 22.52 200th 234 14.5%
2023 36.79 146th 217 32.7%
2024 63.05 54th 141 61.7%
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Data source: test scores: Nebraska Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Nebraska Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Ralston Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 494 7 3 3 1 n/a n/a 0 508
1989 485 5 4 3 1 n/a n/a 0 498
1990 486 7 7 10 4 n/a n/a 0 514
1991 487 9 9 6 1 n/a n/a 0 512
1992 462 8 10 6 1 n/a n/a 0 487
1993 472 7 9 11 0 n/a n/a 0 499
1994 482 8 7 12 3 n/a n/a 0 512
1995 470 20 11 14 1 n/a n/a 0 516
1996 470 20 11 14 1 n/a n/a 0 516
1997 460 8 11 12 0 n/a n/a 0 491
1998 482 9 14 18 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1999 458 14 7 6 0 n/a n/a 12 497
2000 436 14 15 20 0 n/a n/a 0 485
2001 403 13 18 27 1 n/a n/a 0 462
2002 421 20 13 44 2 n/a n/a 0 500
2003 421 20 13 44 2 n/a n/a 0 500
2004 418 25 12 65 1 n/a n/a 0 521
2005 385 21 9 54 1 n/a n/a 0 470
2006 397 18 13 53 1 n/a n/a 0 482
2007 392 29 15 67 2 n/a n/a 0 505
2008 363 25 9 86 1 n/a n/a 0 484
2009 326 24 7 88 4 n/a n/a 0 449
2010 298 20 11 83 5 n/a n/a 0 417
2011 272 25 8 97 4 0 0 0 406
2012 276 30 6 108 4 1 2 0 427
2013 279 30 11 116 5 2 11 0 454
2014 293 22 15 140 4 1 23 0 498
2015 293 24 10 140 4 0 23 0 494
2016 293 27 7 121 2 2 28 0 480
2017 259 34 7 133 1 3 30 0 467
2018 242 37 4 158 1 3 24 0 469
2019 224 35 3 165 4 3 22 0 456
2020 226 36 6 174 3 2 28 0 475
2021 238 31 6 182 0 2 32 0 491
2022 228 31 2 188 1 2 29 0 481
2023 205 28 3 196 3 2 27 0 464
2024 201 30 2 194 3 1 42 0 473

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ralston Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 508 34.3 14.8 5.9
1989 498 36.4 13.6 6.4
1990 514 37.4 13.7 7
1991 512 34.9 14.6 8.2
1992 487 35.1 13.8 9.2
1993 499 34.9 14.3 9.6
1994 512 36.5 14.0 9.8
1995 516 38.1 13.5 10.9
1996 516 38.1 13.5 10.9
1997 491 38.6 12.7 11.8
1998 523 36.6 14.3 11.5
1999 497 37.0 13.4 15.9
2000 485 35.7 13.6 15.1
2001 462 34.8 13.3 16.2
2002 500 33.3 15.0 20.8
2003 500 33.3 15.0 20.8
2004 521 31.3 16.6 27.3
2005 470 32.0 14.7 32.3
2006 482 33.1 14.6 31.5
2007 505 32.7 15.4 35.4
2008 484 33.5 14.4 39.5
2009 449 35.1 12.8 43.2
2010 417 35.3 11.8 42.9
2011 406 35.3 11.5 46.3
2012 427 35.0 12.1 54.6
2013 454 35.0 12.9 51.3
2014 498 34.3 14.4 57
2015 494 35.0 14.1 57.9
2016 480 36.0 13.3 55.2
2017 467 35.9 12.9 60.6
2018 469 36.4 12.8 61.6
2019 456 34.0 13.3 57.5
2020 475 34.3 13.8 64.2
2021 491 33.4 14.6 63.3
2022 481 36.1 13.2 51.8
2023 464 38.5 12.0 63.6
2024 473 36.8 12.8 63

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ralston Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 508 34.3 14.8 5.9
1989 498 36.4 13.6 6.4
1990 514 37.4 13.7 7
1991 512 34.9 14.6 8.2
1992 487 35.1 13.8 9.2
1993 499 34.9 14.3 9.6
1994 512 36.5 14.0 9.8
1995 516 38.1 13.5 10.9
1996 516 38.1 13.5 10.9
1997 491 38.6 12.7 11.8
1998 523 36.6 14.3 11.5
1999 497 37.0 13.4 15.9
2000 485 35.7 13.6 15.1
2001 462 34.8 13.3 16.2
2002 500 33.3 15.0 20.8
2003 500 33.3 15.0 20.8
2004 521 31.3 16.6 27.3
2005 470 32.0 14.7 32.3
2006 482 33.1 14.6 31.5
2007 505 32.7 15.4 35.4
2008 484 33.5 14.4 39.5
2009 449 35.1 12.8 43.2
2010 417 35.3 11.8 42.9
2011 406 35.3 11.5 46.3
2012 427 35.0 12.1 54.6
2013 454 35.0 12.9 51.3
2014 498 34.3 14.4 57
2015 494 35.0 14.1 57.9
2016 480 36.0 13.3 55.2
2017 467 35.9 12.9 60.6
2018 469 36.4 12.8 61.6
2019 456 34.0 13.3 57.5
2020 475 34.3 13.8 64.2
2021 491 33.4 14.6 63.3
2022 481 36.1 13.2 51.8
2023 464 38.5 12.0 63.6
2024 473 36.8 12.8 63

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ralston Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $177 (1.3%) $11,432 (86.1%) $13,273
2020 $346 (2.7%) $11,035 (85.0%) $12,986
2021 $303 (2.4%) $10,923 (85.6%) $12,766
2022 $428 (3.1%) $11,778 (85.6%) $13,757
2023 $766 (5.2%) $12,330 (83.7%) $14,725

Data source: Nebraska Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ralston Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 211th of 247 Middle schoolsRanks 192nd of 238 Middle schools
 4.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Ralston Middle School)3352
 19%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ralston Public Schools)3352
 19%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)4954
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Ralston Middle School)3855
 17%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ralston Public Schools)3855
 17%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)4866
 18%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Ralston Middle School)4455
 11%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Ralston Public Schools)4455
 11%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Nebraska)5062
 12%
8th Grade Mathematics (Ralston Middle School)3244
 12%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ralston Public Schools)3244
 12%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Nebraska)4761
 14%
8th Grade Science (Ralston Middle School)5766
 9%
   8th Grade Science (Ralston Public Schools)5766
 9%
   8th Grade Science (Nebraska)6264
 2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students456464
 1.8%
African American3528
 20%
American Indian43
 25%
Asian33
Hispanic165196
 18.8%
Pacific Islander32
 33.3%
White224205
 8.5%
Two or More Races2227
 22.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57.5%63.6%
 6.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ralston Middle School

Students who attend Ralston Middle School usually go on to attend Ralston High School

Students at Ralston Middle School are 42% White, 41% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American.

Ralston Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Nebraska middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 473 students attended Ralston Middle School.


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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.

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