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)
310000200192	31	David City Secondary School	Public	7-12	750 D St	David City	68632	Butler County	David City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 367-3187	308	27	11.6	45.8%	250 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$22,187			$930			$17,579	78.7	70.8	60	29
317563001902	32	Platteview Central Junior High School	Public	7-8	14801 S 108th St	Springfield	68059	Sarpy County	Springfield Platteview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 339-5052	181	13	13.9	22.1%	160 (88.4%)	3 (1.7%)	10 (5.5%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$15,980			$299			$14,050	78.6	67.7	71	39
310008801317	33	Norris Middle School	Public	6-8	25211 S 68th St	Firth	68358	Lancaster County	Norris School District 160	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 791-0020	595	37	16.2	11.8%	535 (89.9%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$11,392			$132			$9,833	77.6	61.4	92	59
310018502310	34	Central Valley High School	Public	7-12	304 North Shannon Street	Greeley	68842	Greeley County	Central Valley Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 428-3145	124	19	6.5	54.0%	118 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$37,488			$1,946			$31,532	77.5	61.4	91	57
310000602249	35	West Point - Beemer Middle School	Public	5-8	1200 E Washington	West Point	68788	Cuming County	West Point Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 372-5546	187	17	11	61.0%	111 (59.4%)	1 (0.5%)	73 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$16,972			$1,009			$13,701	77.3	63.3	84	49
317065000969	36	Fort Calhoun Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5876 County Road P43	Fort Calhoun	68023	Washington County	Fort Calhoun Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 468-5591	368	24	15.3	16.6%	341 (92.7%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (3.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$16,009			$195			$12,736	77.3	65.7	77	41
310015701827	37	Perkins County Junior- Senior High School	Public	7-12	740 Sherman Ave	Grant	69140	Perkins County	Perkins County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 352-4735	169	17	9.8	32.0%	145 (85.8%)	2 (1.2%)	22 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,149			$429			$20,457	77	82.2	20	17
317755002238	38	Middle School At Syracuse	Public	4-8	1430 Education Drive	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 269-2388	305	21	14.3	19.0%	284 (93.1%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$14,044			$417			$11,413	76.8	78.9	30	8
310013201258	39	Thayer Central High School	Public	7-12	930 Eads Ave	Hebron	68370	Thayer County	Thayer Central Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 768-6117	190	15	12.5	30.0%	186 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$20,884			$230			$17,154	76.2	78.5	32	7
310017902190	40	Htrs Middle School	Public	6-8	810 Central Ave	Humboldt	68376	Richardson County	Humboldt Table Rock Steinauer	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 862-2151	62	8	7.4	32.3%	61 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	$26,317			$2,094			$23,014	75.7	42.5	152	112

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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:

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

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

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