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)
317374001896	101	Harry Andersen Middle School	Public	6-8	15404 Adams St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8440	911	59	15.5	31.2%	686 (75.3%)	40 (4.4%)	94 (10.3%)	35 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	51 (5.6%)	$12,052			$320			$10,848	59.4	59.2	98	3
310516000151	102	Clarkson Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	649 Cherry St	Clarkson	68629	Colfax County	Clarkson Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 892-3454	116	13	8.9	35.3%	106 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	$23,730			$188			$19,419	59.3	59.6	96	6
317866001915	103	Westside Middle School	Public	7-8	8601 Arbor St	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6464	979	71	13.8	38.9%	635 (64.9%)	109 (11.1%)	111 (11.3%)	35 (3.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (8.7%)	$15,324			$382			$13,368	59.1	43.9	144	41
316295000818	104	Centura Secondary School	Public	7-12	201 N Hwy 11	Cairo	68824	Hall County	Centura Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 485-4258	208	23	9.1	32.7%	189 (90.9%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$20,582			$674			$17,724	58.9	68.2	67	37
310001800075	105	Wauneta Palisade Middle School	Public	6-8	214 W Wichita St	Wauneta	69045	Chase County	Wauneta-Palisade Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 394-5650	52	4	13.1	75.0%	44 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	$21,060			$1,157			$18,099	58.7	51.7	120	15
317422001292	106	Neligh-Oakdale High School	Public	7-12	600 J St	Neligh	68756	Antelope County	Neligh-Oakdale Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 887-4166	140	15	9.3	49.3%	122 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	$23,373			$1,399			$20,483	58.7	37.1	173	67
317420001290	107	Conestoga Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	8404 42nd St	Murray	68409	Cass County	Conestoga Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 235-2271	316	27	11.7	22.8%	287 (90.8%)	5 (1.6%)	20 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,819			$773			$16,033	58.4	40.8	158	51
317284001175	108	Mickle Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 N 67th St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1216	694	49	14.2	46.4%	497 (71.6%)	23 (3.3%)	83 (12.0%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.2%)	$13,871			$1,043			$11,016	57.9	52.5	116	8
310004101626	109	Stanton High School	Public	7-12	1007 Kingwood St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 439-2250	176	18	9.5	39.8%	156 (88.6%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$27,150			$282			$22,315	57.3	39	165	56
310381001511	110	Logan Fontenelle Middle School	Public	7-8	701 Kayleen Dr South	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4360	493	40	12.4	55.8%	281 (57.0%)	42 (8.5%)	116 (23.5%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.3%)	$18,627			$1,088			$15,374	56.9	52.5	117	7

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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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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.