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)
317734001642	201	Junior-Senior High At Sumner	Public	7-12	205 E 5th Ave	Sumner	68878	Dawson County	Sumner-Eddyville-Miller Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 752-2925	107	11	10	55.1%	88 (82.2%)	1 (0.9%)	16 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$22,376			$742			$18,702	23	43.7	148	53
317872002417	202	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	143	11	13.5	35.7%	117 (81.8%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	$12,397			$592			$10,593	22.9	34	185	17
310534000165	203	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	1,174	78	15	55.4%	549 (46.8%)	15 (1.3%)	565 (48.1%)	11 (0.9%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.0%)	$13,098			$851			$11,037	20.8	25.5	202	1
310009000057	204	Bayard Secondary School	Public	7-12	726 4th Ave	Bayard	69334	Morrill County	Bayard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 586-1700	158	14	11.3	51.3%	115 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.8%)	$25,844			$1,973			$19,726	19.6	18	221	17
317281001132	205	Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 N Washington	Lexington	68850	Dawson County	Lexington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 324-2349	685	48	14.2	73.1%	96 (14.0%)	57 (8.3%)	515 (75.2%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	$14,836			$1,217			$11,916	19.5	27.3	200	5
317662001596	206	Shelton High School	Public	7-12	210 9th St	Shelton	68876	Buffalo County	Shelton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 647-5459	112	12	9.4	42.0%	99 (88.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,458			$583			$19,960	18.5	50.9	127	79
310001601027	207	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	853	62	13.8	78.0%	217 (25.4%)	31 (3.6%)	570 (66.8%)	9 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	$14,973			$1,486			$11,706	18.4	13.3	233	26
317071000978	208	Fremont Middle School	Public	7-8	540 Johnson Rd	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 727-3100	744	44	16.8	66.1%	399 (53.6%)	10 (1.3%)	314 (42.2%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.7%)	$12,557			$276			$11,536	18.1	19.5	218	10
310001601014	209	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	718	50	14.4	73.8%	216 (30.1%)	50 (7.0%)	415 (57.8%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (3.3%)	$14,729			$1,127			$11,362	18	17.6	222	13
310011000348	210	South Platte High School	Public	7-12	610 Plum St	Big Springs	69122	Deuel County	South Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 889-3622	108	11	10.1	53.7%	87 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	$22,079			$510			$19,829	17	21.2	211	1

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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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