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)
310011400547	121	Logan View Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2163 County Road G	Hooper	68031	Dodge County	Logan View Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 654-3317	274	23	12	29.2%	244 (89.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,047			$385			$13,980	53.9	43.8	147	26
310360000061	122	Beatrice Middle School	Public	6-8	215 N 5th St	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 223-1545	421	33	12.8	48.5%	355 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$16,092			$344			$13,028	53.4	43.1	150	28
317200001083	123	Homer High School	Public	7-12	212 S 3rd	Homer	68030	Dakota County	Homer Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 698-2377	191	17	11.5	40.3%	137 (71.7%)	2 (1.0%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.3%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	$19,866			$453			$16,825	53.3	42.7	151	28
317593001546	124	Randolph High School	Public	7-12	207 N Pierce St	Randolph	68771	Cedar County	Randolph Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 337-0252	106	13	8	34.9%	100 (94.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$30,810			$1,274			$20,733	53	48.9	134	10
310018702355	125	Boyd County Middle School (Spencer)	Public	5-8	106 E Greig St	Spencer	68777	Boyd County	Boyd County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 589-1333	105	7	15.2	47.6%	92 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.8%)	$16,973			$1,071			$13,038	52.8	51.9	119	6
317894001560	126	Wood River Rural Middle School	Public	6-8	13800 W Wood River Rd	Wood River	68883	Hall County	Wood River Rural Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 583-2249	126	11	11.4	46.8%	97 (77.0%)	3 (2.4%)	24 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$493			$00			$462	52.6	46.5	136	10
317536001487	127	Paxton High School	Public	7-12	308 N Elm	Paxton	69155	Keith County	Paxton Consolidated Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 239-4283	97	11	9.1	38.1%	83 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,942			$739			$20,306	52	55.1	110	17
317080000991	128	Garden County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	200 W 4th St	Oshkosh	69154	Garden County	Garden County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 772-3242	97	13	7.6	50.5%	83 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$34,146			$1,756			$26,710	50.3	31.4	190	62
310000402195	129	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Middle School	Public	5-8	203 South Main Street	Coleridge	68727	Cedar County	Laurel-Concord-Coleridge School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 256-3133	119	11	10.5	37.8%	109 (91.6%)	1 (0.8%)	6 (5.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	$28,112			$948			$22,963	50	34.6	184	55
317566001524	130	Plattsmouth Middle School	Public	5-8	1724 8th Ave	Plattsmouth	68048	Cass County	Plattsmouth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 296-3174	395	30	12.9	42.8%	325 (82.3%)	5 (1.3%)	42 (10.6%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	$14,813			$336			$12,632	50	34.8	183	53

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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

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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