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)
310381002001	41	Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	7-8	13502 S 38th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-8760	512	36	14	29.7%	363 (70.9%)	34 (6.6%)	60 (11.7%)	10 (2.0%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.2%)	$15,439			$539			$12,611	75.7	79.7	26	15
317671001602	42	Sidney Middle School	Public	7-8	1122 19th Ave	Sidney	69162	Cheyenne County	Sidney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 254-5855	187	12	15.3	48.1%	162 (86.6%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.6%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	$15,760			$635			$11,186	75.6	71.2	58	16
310012901076	43	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	190	19	10.2	27.9%	175 (92.1%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.7%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$22,874			$515			$20,455	75	63.3	85	42
317908001754	44	Yutan High School	Public	7-12	1200 2nd St	Yutan	68073	Saunders County	Yutan Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 625-2241	225	20	11.4	20.0%	213 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	$19,787			$104			$15,481	74.8	52.4	118	74
317551001495	45	Pierce Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 N Sunset	Pierce	68767	Pierce County	Pierce Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 329-6217	346	25	13.8	22.8%	321 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	$16,838			$321			$13,369	74.1	67.2	72	27
317371001239	46	Milford High School	Public	7-12	301 G Street	Milford	68405	Seward County	Milford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 761-2525	358	30	11.9	23.2%	326 (91.1%)	4 (1.1%)	19 (5.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$19,416			$409			$15,075	74	78	35	11
310012202285	47	Sandy Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	30671 Highway 14	Fairfield	68938	Clay County	South Central Nebraska Unified 5	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 762-3561	96	8	12.2	50.0%	82 (85.4%)	1 (1.0%)	9 (9.4%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.1%)	$18,949			$134			$15,687	73.8	56.5	108	61
310410000516	48	Gerald Otte Blair Middle School	Public	6-8	555 Jackson St	Blair	68008	Washington County	Blair Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 426-3678	506	34	14.9	25.7%	441 (87.2%)	4 (0.8%)	34 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.0%)	$12,557			$75			$10,973	73.8	80	25	23
310018402300	49	Riverside Middle School	Public	6-8	124 S Ash	Spalding	68665	Greeley County	Riverside Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 497-2431	48	5	10.2	62.5%	42 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$25,330			$538			$20,434	73.7	79.7	27	22
317826001688	50	Wallace High School	Public	7-12	151 N Wallace Rd	Wallace	69169	Lincoln County	Wallace Public School District 65 R	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 387-4323	83	11	7.3	25.3%	69 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.6%)	$28,862			$455			$25,070	73.6			(n/a)

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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

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.