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)
317659002257	151	Shelby - Rising City Middle School	Public	6-8	650 N Walnut St	Shelby	68662	Polk County	Shelby - Rising City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 527-5946	84	6	15	40.5%	67 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	$20,372			$566			$16,237	32.6	37.1	167	16
310597000201	152	Tri County Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	72520 Hwy 103	De Witt	68341	Saline County	Tri County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 683-2015	188	16	11.5	26.1%	176 (93.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.2%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$24,036			$224			$18,891	32.6	68.2	67	85
317590001540	153	Ralston Middle School	Public	7-8	8202 Lakeview	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 331-4701	473	37	12.8	63.0%	201 (42.5%)	30 (6.3%)	194 (41.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.9%)	$14,725			$766			$12,330	32	27.6	192	39
310012901076	154	Twin River Senior High School	Public	7-12	816 Willard Ave	Genoa	68640	Nance County	Twin River Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 993-2911	185	20	9.4	34.6%	165 (89.2%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$22,874			$515			$20,455	31.1	75	43	111
317824001686	155	Wakefield High School	Public	7-12	802 Highland	Wakefield	68784	Dixon County	Wakefield Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 287-2012	241	20	11.9	61.0%	94 (39.0%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (61.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,801			$891			$16,380	30.5	54.1	120	35
310002201321	156	Adams Middle School	Public	7-8	1200 S Mc Donald Rd	North Platte	69103	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7112	533	43	12.5	50.1%	392 (73.5%)	11 (2.1%)	106 (19.9%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	$16,807			$895			$13,326	30.3	37.1	166	10
310001601864	157	Westridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4111 W 13th St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5886	624	51	12.3	50.8%	354 (56.7%)	13 (2.1%)	220 (35.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	$15,907			$1,607			$12,154	29.5	45.5	147	10
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	147	15	9.9	49.7%	133 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	$19,095			$151			$15,991	29.3	41	158
317872002417	159	Wilber-Clatonia Middle School	Public	6-8	900 South Franklin St	Wilber	68465	Saline County	Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 821-2058	144	11	12.9	34.7%	117 (81.3%)	2 (1.4%)	15 (10.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	$12,397			$592			$10,593	27.8	22.9	202	43
317443001310	160	Norfolk Junior High School	Public	7-8	510 Pasewalk Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2516	644	49	13	57.3%	390 (60.6%)	8 (1.2%)	184 (28.6%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.7%)	$15,530			$641			$12,282	27.8	33.7	179	19

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