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)
317239000425	111	Sunrise Middle School	Public	6-8	4611 Ave N	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8150	577	43	13.3	47.7%	430 (74.5%)	11 (1.9%)	110 (19.1%)	7 (1.2%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.9%)	$14,126			$266			$11,548	56.7	56.7	106	5
310009501759	112	Crete Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 E 15th St	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 826-5844	477	31	15.6		170 (35.6%)	2 (0.4%)	283 (59.3%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$14,496			$1,357			$11,204	56.3	44.3	142	30
310002401648	113	Sutherland High School	Public	7-12	401 Walnut	Sutherland	69165	Lincoln County	Sutherland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 386-4656	153	16	9.5	28.8%	137 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)	2 (1.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$22,192			$388			$18,126	55.6	17.5	224	111
310002501665	114	Elkhorn Valley High School	Public	7-12	601 S Madison Street	Tilden	68781	Madison County	Elkhorn Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 368-5301	188	16	11.4	26.6%	172 (91.5%)	6 (3.2%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,873			$570			$18,457	55.5	21.5	210	96
310001101882	115	Broken Bow Middle School	Public	6-8	322 North 9th Avenue	Broken Bow	68822	Custer County	Broken Bow Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 872-2475	175	11	15.4	40.0%	158 (90.3%)	3 (1.7%)	11 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	$15,650			$1,093			$10,966	55.4	41.1	157	42
310016501787	116	Douglas County West Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Pine St	Valley	68064	Douglas County	Douglas County West Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 779-2646	240	18	13	30.4%	208 (86.7%)	5 (2.1%)	15 (6.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	$15,581			$725			$14,291	55.3	63.7	82	34
310007000019	117	Amherst High School	Public	7-12	100 N Sycamore	Amherst	68812	Buffalo County	Amherst Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 826-3131	170	17	10.2	22.4%	159 (93.5%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,009			$1,260			$11,165	55.2	49.2	132	15
317173001063	118	Hemingford High School	Public	7-12	911 Niobrara Ave	Hemingford	69348	Box Butte County	Hemingford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 487-3328	171	19	8.9	28.7%	152 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$20,112			$322			$18,124	55.1	22.6	209	91
310402000080	119	Bertrand High School	Public	7-12	503 School St	Bertrand	68927	Phelps County	Bertrand Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 472-3427	121	13	9.4	46.3%	106 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,219			$475			$17,657	54.8	35	182	63
317824001686	120	Wakefield High School	Public	7-12	802 Highland	Wakefield	68784	Dixon County	Wakefield Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 287-2012	225	19	11.7	59.6%	89 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (60.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,801			$891			$16,380	54.1	43.9	146	26

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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

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