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)
310009801000	211	Gering Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Q St	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 436-3123	414	24	17.2	53.1%	276 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (28.7%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$13,594			$509			$11,158	14.6	16.7	227	16
317284002122	212	Park Middle School	Public	6-8	855 S 8th St	Lincoln	68508	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1212	834	67	12.4	67.6%	345 (41.4%)	113 (13.5%)	238 (28.5%)	61 (7.3%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.0%)	$15,853			$2,020			$11,693	13.3	19	220	8
317599001551	213	Red Cloud High School	Public	7-12	121 W 7th Ave	Red Cloud	68970	Webster County	Red Cloud Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 746-2818	106	11	9.7	46.2%	77 (72.6%)	1 (0.9%)	23 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	$23,889			$830			$18,660	13.2	37.5	171	42
317698001622	214	St Edward High School	Public	7-12	601 Clark St	Saint Edward	68660	Boone County	St Edward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 678-2282	78	10	7.6	42.3%	60 (76.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (21.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,429			$1,024			$21,762	13.2	41.4	155	59
317380001263	215	Minatare High School	Public	9-12	1107 7th St	Minatare	69356	Scotts Bluff County	Minatare Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 783-1733	78	11	7.2		32 (41.0%)	1 (1.3%)	39 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.4%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	$35,079			$1,284			$28,194	13.1	39.3	164	51
317416001284	216	Nebraska City Middle School	Public	6-8	909 1st Corso	Nebraska City	68410	Otoe County	Nebraska City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 873-5591	326	23	14.2	54.0%	246 (75.5%)	2 (0.6%)	69 (21.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$13,345			$749			$10,723	11.9	4.4	241	25
317284001145	217	Dawes Middle School	Public	6-8	5130 Colfax Street	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1211	405	36	11.1	48.4%	218 (53.8%)	45 (11.1%)	69 (17.0%)	11 (2.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (14.3%)	$18,565			$2,714			$12,997	11.7	15.3	230	13
317284001149	218	Goodrich Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Lewis Avenue	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1213	877	74	11.9	78.4%	382 (43.6%)	108 (12.3%)	252 (28.7%)	40 (4.6%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (9.6%)	$14,814			$2,123			$11,142	11.5	17.5	223	5
317323000599	219	Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	700 S Kent	Madison	68748	Madison County	Madison Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 454-3336	106	8	12.5	72.6%	20 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (76.4%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$16,787			$4,099			$11,101	11.2	15	232	13
310002902416	220	Superior Middle School	Public	6-8	601 West 8th St	Superior	68978	Nuckolls County	Superior Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 879-3257	84	8	10.8	52.4%	78 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,492			$312			$15,309	10.7	15.7	228	8

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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