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)
310011700602	11	Heartland Community High School	Public	7-12	1501 Front St	Henderson	68371	York County	Heartland Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 723-4434	156	14	11.3	28.8%	142 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	4 (2.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,443			$1,219			$17,606	86.8	73.2	48	37
317458000253	12	Cedar Hollow School	Public	PK, KG-8	4900 S Engleman Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-6306	378	26	14.5	21.2%	337 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$11,890			$579			$10,791	85.7	74.7	43	31
310002101853	13	Waverly Middle School	Public	6-8	13801 Amberly Rd	Waverly	68462	Lancaster County	Waverly School District 145	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 786-2348	532	37	14.5	19.5%	492 (92.5%)	6 (1.1%)	22 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	$12,960			$418			$11,090	85.5	71.6	56	43
317284002363	14	Moore Middle School	Public	6-8	8700 Yankee Woods Drive	Lincoln	68526	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1225	738	38	19.2	10.0%	631 (85.5%)	7 (0.9%)	33 (4.5%)	31 (4.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.2%)	$12,315			$678			$9,581	85.3	94.7	6	8
317329001210	15	Malcolm Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	10002 N W 112th St	Malcolm	68402	Lancaster County	Malcolm Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 796-2151	308	22	14.3	14.9%	291 (94.5%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,123			$350			$11,831	85.1	70.3	62	47
317122002362	16	Aspen Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	18414 Summit Drive	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 332-3866	777	51	15.3	9.1%	669 (86.1%)	14 (1.8%)	42 (5.4%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.2%)	$12,130			$39			$10,338	84.8	80.4	23	7
317374000240	17	Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	5304 S 172nd St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8500	779	48	16.3	16.2%	643 (82.5%)	12 (1.5%)	66 (8.5%)	23 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	$11,947			$327			$10,629	84.7	88	9	8
317527002341	18	Liberty Middle School	Public	7-8	10820 Wittmuss Dr	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 514-3600	499	36	13.8	18.4%	381 (76.4%)	24 (4.8%)	47 (9.4%)	11 (2.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.0%)	$15,429			$286			$12,547	84.6	82.6	19	1
317656001592	19	Seward Middle School	Public	5-8	2401 Karol Kay Blvd	Seward	68434	Seward County	Seward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 643-2986	422	31	13.5	20.4%	387 (91.7%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$14,998			$795			$11,954	84.6	89.5	7	12
317284000393	20	Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Pine Lake Road	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1218	1,136	71	16	21.6%	886 (78.0%)	31 (2.7%)	83 (7.3%)	52 (4.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.0%)	$12,560			$611			$10,468	84.3	87.2	10	10

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