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)
310010901464	91	Southern Valley Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	43739 Hwy 89	Oxford	68967	Furnas County	Southern Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 868-2222	153	17	8.8	52.3%	139 (90.8%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$33,098			$1,313			$26,562	62.6	20.1	215	124
317557001498	92	Plainview Secondary School	Public	7-12	301 W Pilcher	Plainview	68769	Pierce County	Plainview Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 582-4991	143	16	8.7	39.9%	130 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,658			$289			$21,171	62.2	58.6	101	9
317152001047	93	Hartington Newcastle High School	Public	7-12	501 S Broadway	Hartington	68739	Cedar County	Hartington Newcastle Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 254-3947	164	18	9.3	40.9%	154 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	$22,116			$642			$18,584	61.9	39.5	163	70
310464000112	94	Burwell Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	190 I St	Burwell	68823	Garfield County	Burwell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 346-4150	133	16	8.3	42.9%	131 (98.5%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,911			$904			$21,673	61.6	33.7	186	92
310007701885	95	Dundy County Stratton High School	Public	7-12	400 9th Ave West	Benkelman	69021	Dundy County	Dundy County Stratton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 423-2738	130	17	7.8	53.1%	104 (80.0%)	4 (3.1%)	22 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$30,833			$797			$24,300	61.3	58.5	102	7
310013001180	96	Cross County Middle School	Public	6-8	1270 123rd Rd	Stromsburg	68666	Polk County	Cross County Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 764-5521	75	8	9.4	45.3%	69 (92.0%)	3 (4.0%)	3 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,819			$276			$17,778	61	74.8	42	54
310003401927	97	Ashland-Greenwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1842 Furnas St	Ashland	68003	Saunders County	Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 944-2114	238	18	13.5	27.3%	209 (87.8%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	14 (5.9%)	$13,048			$692			$10,817	59.7	66.9	74	23
317182001067	98	Hershey High School	Public	7-12	301 S Lincoln	Hershey	69143	Lincoln County	Hershey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 368-5573	254	20	12.6	28.7%	230 (90.6%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$16,710			$572			$14,195	59.6	59.1	99	1
317527001475	99	La Vista Middle School	Public	7-8	7900 Edgewood Blvd	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0436	716	50	14.4	33.2%	511 (71.4%)	30 (4.2%)	102 (14.2%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.8%)	$13,871			$143			$12,052	59.6	62.7	89	10
317215001094	100	Humphrey Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	405 South 7th Street	Humphrey	68642	Platte County	Humphrey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 923-1230	148	12	12.8	14.9%	148 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,362			$423			$16,477	59.4	51.5	121	21

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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