Best Middle Schools in Nebraska

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 200)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
310001601027	181	Walnut Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 N Custer Ave	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 385-5990	789	63	12.5	81.4%	183 (23.2%)	29 (3.7%)	545 (69.1%)	9 (1.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	$14,973			$1,486			$11,706	14.1	18.4	207	26
317284001145	182	Dawes Middle School	Public	6-8	5130 Colfax Street	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1211	396	39	10.1	76.5%	206 (52.0%)	45 (11.4%)	78 (19.7%)	14 (3.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (12.4%)	$18,565			$2,714			$12,997	14.1	11.7	217	35
310001601014	183	Barr Middle School	Public	6-8	602 W Stolley Park Rd	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5875	663	52	12.7	75.4%	176 (26.5%)	52 (7.8%)	414 (62.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.7%)	$14,729			$1,127			$11,362	13.9	18	209	26
317098001006	184	Gibbon High School	Public	7-12	1030 Court Street	Gibbon	68840	Buffalo County	Gibbon Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 468-5721	250	21	11.8	55.2%	129 (51.6%)	2 (0.8%)	117 (46.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$18,488			$763			$15,976	12.9	36.7	168	16
317482002278	185	Alfonza W Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	8050 N 129th Avenue	Omaha	68142	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2340	746	39	19		285 (38.2%)	239 (32.0%)	88 (11.8%)	60 (8.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.2%)	$17,578			$2,019			$13,977	12.6	10.3	222	37
317284002122	186	Park Middle School	Public	6-8	855 S 8th St	Lincoln	68508	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1212	784	67	11.7	72.8%	318 (40.6%)	100 (12.8%)	230 (29.3%)	64 (8.2%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.9%)	$15,853			$2,020			$11,693	10.8	13.3	212	26
310534000165	187	Columbus Middle School	Public	5-8	2200 26th St	Columbus	68602	Platte County	Columbus Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 563-7060	1,207	75	16.1	62.6%	529 (43.8%)	21 (1.7%)	605 (50.1%)	12 (1.0%)	16 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.0%)	$13,098			$851			$11,037	10.3	20.8	203	16
317284001149	188	Goodrich Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Lewis Avenue	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1213	852	74	11.5	81.3%	371 (43.5%)	116 (13.6%)	226 (26.5%)	46 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	88 (10.3%)	$14,814			$2,123			$11,142	8.8	11.5	218	30
317482001356	189	Beveridge Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	1616 S 120th St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2280	746	47	16		295 (39.5%)	153 (20.5%)	200 (26.8%)	38 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.0%)	$18,481			$2,358			$14,181	5.9	5.6	227	38
317482001399	190	Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	6901 Burt St	Omaha	68132	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2400	829	41	20.2		232 (28.0%)	266 (32.1%)	198 (23.9%)	68 (8.2%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	53 (6.4%)	$17,294			$2,445			$13,069	2.9	6.7	226	36

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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 December 3, 2024, 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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