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)
317242001112	151	Kenesaw Secondary School	Public	7-12	110 N 5th Ave	Kenesaw	68956	Adams County	Kenesaw Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 752-3215	141	14	10	23.4%	135 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,609			$625			$15,797	43.3	50.2	130	21
317647001581	152	Bluffs Middle School	Public	6-8	27 East 23rd Street	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 635-6270	785	50	15.6	63.1%	389 (49.6%)	5 (0.6%)	357 (45.5%)	7 (0.9%)	18 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	$13,208			$760			$10,569	43.2	37.2	172	20
310009100990	153	Fullerton High School	Public	7-12	606 4th St	Fullerton	68638	Nance County	Fullerton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 536-2431	135	14	10	38.5%	130 (96.3%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,500			$168			$19,068	43.2	45.9	138	15
317485001448	154	O'Neill High School	Public	7-12	540 E Hynes	Oneill	68763	Holt County	O'Neill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 336-1544	353	34	10.4	47.3%	293 (83.0%)	3 (0.8%)	42 (11.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	$19,475			$463			$16,492	42.6	50.4	129	25
317845001696	155	Wausa High School	Public	7-12	300 S Bismarck	Wausa	68786	Knox County	Wausa Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 586-2255	114	9	12.4	30.7%	108 (94.7%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$20,570			$258			$18,293	41.7	68.2	66	89
310012001562	156	Hitchcock County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	318 West D	Trenton	69044	Hitchcock County	Hitchcock County School System	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 334-5575	123	12	10	51.2%	115 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$26,995			$1,341			$19,653	41.4	66.6	75	81
317500001228	157	Osceola Middle School	Public	6-8	565 S Kimmel	Osceola	68651	Polk County	Osceola Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 747-3121	57	4	13.8	31.6%	49 (86.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)	$5,519			$215			$218	41.1	54.9	113	44
310309000026	158	Arapahoe High School	Public	7-12	610 Walnut	Arapahoe	68922	Furnas County	Arapahoe Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 962-5458	151	15	10	54.3%	134 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	$19,095			$151			$15,991	41	30.3	191	33
310429000099	159	Brady High School	Public	7-12	112 E Popleton Ave	Brady	69123	Lincoln County	Brady Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 584-3317	96	9	10.9	47.9%	92 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$23,499			$374			$20,160	40.8	39.6	162	3
310001200120	160	Callaway High School	Public	7-12	101 N Needham	Callaway	68825	Custer County	Callaway Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 836-2272	79	12	6.7	36.7%	73 (92.4%)	3 (3.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	$29,643			$224			$25,824	40.2	57.9	103	57

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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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Educational resources:

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Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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