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)
317284001165	181	Lefler Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 S 48th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1215	613	47	13	60.7%	339 (55.3%)	60 (9.8%)	107 (17.5%)	27 (4.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.6%)	$15,584			$1,745			$11,887	33	36.3	176	5
310014102390	182	Emerson-Hubbard Middle School	Public	6-8	1503 Dakota St	Emerson	68733	Dakota County	Emerson-Hubbard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 695-2636	66	5	12.9	36.4%	49 (74.2%)	1 (1.5%)	10 (15.2%)	2 (3.0%)	4 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,089			$147			$17,408	32.7	29.3	195	13
310009701274	183	Morrill High School	Public	7-12	411 E Hamilton	Morrill	69358	Scotts Bluff County	Morrill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 247-2149	152	15	10.4	67.8%	108 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$22,758			$745			$19,322	31.8	20.7	213	30
310546000174	184	Cozad Middle School	Public	6-8	1810 Meridian Ave	Cozad	69130	Dawson County	Cozad Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 784-2746	197	18	11	55.3%	149 (75.6%)	3 (1.5%)	35 (17.8%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	$18,797			$252			$14,483	30.9	41.3	156	28
310012202321	185	Lawrence - Nelson Middle School	Public	6-8	850 S Nevada	Nelson	68961	Nuckolls County	South Central Nebraska Unified 5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 225-3371	53	3	15.3	47.2%	50 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,608			$134			$12,492	29.9	40.4	159	26
310495000137	186	Secondary School At Raymond	Public	7-12	1800 W Agnew Rd	Raymond	68428	Lancaster County	Raymond Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 785-2685	361	28	13	19.9%	329 (91.1%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	$17,486			$122			$14,538	29.4	28.6	197	11
317476002298	187	Prairie View School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 East O Street	Ogallala	69153	Keith County	Ogallala Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 284-6087	541	50	10.8	53.4%	432 (79.9%)	3 (0.6%)	86 (15.9%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$17,276			$1,579			$13,987	29.3	51.3	125	62
310306000024	188	Ansley High School	Public	7-12	1124 Cameron St	Ansley	68814	Custer County	Ansley Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 935-1121	79	11	7.2	51.9%	73 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,756			$1,044			$18,602	29.1			(n/a)
317617001559	189	Rock County High School	Public	7-12	East Hwy 20	Bassett	68714	Rock County	Rock County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 684-3411	97	11	9.1	40.2%	95 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$26,933			$315			$22,006	28.8	19.3	219	30
310018902422	190	Summerland High School	Public	7-12	51293 857th Rd	Ewing	68735	Holt County	Summerland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 626-7534	193	18	10.4	47.2%	167 (86.5%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$20,494			$992			$17,114	28	35.4	180	10

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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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