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)
317383001264	131	C L Jones Middle School	Public	4-8	520 W 3rd	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 832-2338	324	0		33.6%	287 (88.6%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$15,561			$321			$12,976	49.8	48.3	135	4
317321001204	132	Northeast Secondary School	Public	7-12	400 S 5th St	Lyons	68038	Burt County	Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 687-2349	124	11	10.9	48.4%	103 (83.1%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.3%)	1 (0.8%)	9 (7.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,938			$2,090			$21,220	49.1	64.1	81	51
310001502316	133	Cambridge Middle School	Public	5-8	1003 Nelson Street	Cambridge	69022	Furnas County	Cambridge Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 697-3322	72	6	12.6	44.4%	67 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.6%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,674			$432			$14,689	49	38.9	166	33
310011202219	134	Lakeview Junior High School	Public	7-8	3744 83rd Street	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 564-8518	147	7	20	41.5%	104 (70.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$14,915			$195			$11,402	48.9	63.1	87	47
317458000965	135	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	167	14	11.6	38.9%	128 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$15,448			$1,078			$13,799	48.6	79.1	29	106
317014000930	136	Elm Creek High School	Public	7-12	230 East Calkins Avenue	Elm Creek	68836	Buffalo County	Elm Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 856-4300	149	13	11.9	33.6%	138 (92.6%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$18,814			$642			$14,880	48.1	48.9	133	3
317521002445	137	Palmyra Middle School	Public	6-8	425 F St	Palmyra	68418	Otoe County	Palmyra District O R 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 780-5327	148	0		18.9%	144 (97.3%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$3,176			$148			$1,592	48.1			(n/a)
310354000055	138	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	273	21	12.7	23.8%	255 (93.4%)	4 (1.5%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	$16,077			$46			$13,984	47.8	29.6	193	55
310006502440	139	Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 M Street	Franklin	68939	Franklin County	Franklin Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(308) 425-6283	71	0		59.2%	67 (94.4%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,800			$325			$2,755	47.4			(n/a)
317101001008	140	Giltner High School	Public	7-12	#2 West 6th Rd	Giltner	68841	Hamilton County	Giltner Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 849-2238	94	10	9	41.5%	86 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	$22,077			$560			$17,798	47	67.7	69	71

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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.
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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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