Summary:
Aurora Public Schools in Nebraska has one standout middle school, Aurora Middle School, which has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Nebraska middle schools over the past 3 years, reaching as high as the top 22% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels, with 8th graders achieving an 84.21% proficiency rate in Science compared to the state average of 65.61%.
Despite having a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free/reduced lunch (33.46%), Aurora Middle School is able to maintain strong academic outcomes, likely due to its favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.3 to 1 and higher-than-average spending per student of $19,769. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.1% is slightly higher than the state's target of 10%, but still within a reasonable range.
Overall, Aurora Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution within the Aurora Public Schools district, consistently exceeding district and state averages in academic performance and providing a quality education to its students.
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