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)
310291000012	221	Alliance Middle School	Public	6-8	11th & Laramie	Alliance	69301	Box Butte County	Alliance Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 762-3079	286	21	13.4	57.0%	175 (61.2%)	2 (0.7%)	74 (25.9%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	$15,557			$918			$11,695	10.5	15.4	229	8
317482002278	222	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	759	45	16.7		277 (36.5%)	256 (33.7%)	95 (12.5%)	54 (7.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (9.6%)	$17,578			$2,019			$13,977	10.3	12.2	235	13
317350001227	223	McCool Junction Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	209 South Gragan Ave	Mc Cool Junction	68401	York County	Mc Cool Junction Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 724-2231	120	13	9.2	38.3%	112 (93.3%)	2 (1.7%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,024			$604			$19,116	10.1	22.7	208	15
317718001632	224	Southern Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	115 S 11th St	Wymore	68466	Gage County	Southern School District 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 645-3326	171	13	12.8		150 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.6%)	$20,011			$248			$15,777	10.1	5.3	239	15
317155002353	225	Harvard Middle School	Public	6-8	506 East North Street	Harvard	68944	Clay County	Harvard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 772-2171	54	5	11.2		31 (57.4%)	1 (1.9%)	21 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,923			$1,207			$6,927	8.9			(n/a)
317482001399	226	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	860	49	17.5		261 (30.3%)	255 (29.7%)	206 (24.0%)	63 (7.3%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	65 (7.6%)	$17,294			$2,445			$13,069	6.7	6.3	238	12
317482001356	227	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	816	54	15.1		282 (34.6%)	161 (19.7%)	277 (33.9%)	31 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.7%)	$18,481			$2,358			$14,181	5.6	9.9	236	9
317284001141	228	Culler Middle School	Public	6-8	5201 Vine St	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1210	703	63	11.1	74.3%	293 (41.7%)	109 (15.5%)	170 (24.2%)	49 (7.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	77 (11.0%)	$16,377			$2,333			$12,077	4.2	7.4	237	9
317482001358	229	Bryan Middle School	Public	6-8	8210 S 42nd St	Omaha	68147	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2300	866	56	15.4		110 (12.7%)	77 (8.9%)	641 (74.0%)	6 (0.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	$17,488			$2,479			$13,509	2.2	1.9	246	17
317482001384	230	Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	6143 Whitmore St	Omaha	68152	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2360	620	38	16.3		76 (12.3%)	222 (35.8%)	79 (12.7%)	205 (33.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.3%)	$17,945			$2,497			$13,632	2	2.2	244	14

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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