Best Middle Schools in Nebraska

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 238)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
310487000126	161	Cedar Bluffs High School	Public	9-12	110 E Main St	Cedar Bluffs	68015	Saunders County	Cedar Bluffs Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 628-2080	171	15	11.2	44.4%	144 (84.2%)	5 (2.9%)	19 (11.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$18,983			$510			$15,710	40.1	21.1	212	51
310017801758	162	Southwest Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	900 Coke St	Bartley	69020	Red Willow County	Southwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 692-3223	115	18	6.4	55.7%	97 (84.3%)	2 (1.7%)	9 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	$33,096			$152			$26,252	39.9	45.5	140	22
317284001156	163	Irving Middle School	Public	6-8	2745 S 22nd St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1214	890	60	14.8	45.6%	557 (62.6%)	68 (7.6%)	126 (14.2%)	29 (3.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (11.7%)	$13,415			$894			$10,376	39.5	45.3	141	22
317533001485	164	Pawnee City Secondary School	Public	7-12	729 E St	Pawnee City	68420	Pawnee County	Pawnee City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 852-2988	117	15	7.7	53.8%	115 (98.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,059			$384			$24,927	39.3	16.9	226	62
317581001533	165	Potter-Dix Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	303 Walnut	Potter	69156	Cheyenne County	Potter-Dix Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 879-4434	75	9	8	34.7%	71 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$32,622			$622			$26,196	39.1	46	137	28
310002201321	166	Adams Middle School	Public	7-8	1200 S Mc Donald Rd	North Platte	69103	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7112	566	42	13.5	48.2%	420 (74.2%)	8 (1.4%)	101 (17.8%)	6 (1.1%)	9 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.7%)	$16,807			$895			$13,326	37.1	40.1	160	6
317659002257	167	Shelby - Rising City Middle School	Public	6-8	650 N Walnut St	Shelby	68662	Polk County	Shelby - Rising City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 527-5946	89	6	16	44.9%	68 (76.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	$20,372			$566			$16,237	37.1	22.9	207	40
317098001006	168	Gibbon High School	Public	7-12	1030 Court Street	Gibbon	68840	Buffalo County	Gibbon Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 468-5721	236	20	12	52.5%	119 (50.4%)	1 (0.4%)	113 (47.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$18,488			$763			$15,976	36.7	20	216	48
317854002318	169	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	60	7	8.1	38.3%	54 (90.0%)	1 (1.7%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.0%)	$8,411			$46			$4,601	36.3	38.9	167	2
317884001740	170	Winside High School	Public	7-12	203 Crawford Ave	Winside	68790	Wayne County	Winside Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 286-4465	97	15	6.4	35.1%	85 (87.6%)	3 (3.1%)	3 (3.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	$25,204			$119			$20,487	36.3	28.4	198	28

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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 November 23, 2023, 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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.