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)
317284002215	171	School Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Penrose Drive	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1222	917	61	14.9		533 (58.1%)	79 (8.6%)	132 (14.4%)	56 (6.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	113 (12.3%)	$12,656			$1,067			$9,891	36.3	43.9	145	26
310009600988	172	Friend High Schools	Public	7-12	501 Main St	Friend	68359	Saline County	Friend Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 947-2781	104	11	9.3	28.8%	97 (93.3%)	2 (1.9%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$26,459			$44			$20,955	35.3	52.7	115	57
317494001454	173	Ord Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	320 N 19th	Ord	68862	Valley County	Ord Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 728-3241	246	25	9.7	39.8%	235 (95.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$18,944			$1,553			$13,680	35	15.2	231	58
317309001195	174	Loup City High School	Public	7-12	800 N 8th St	Loup City	68853	Sherman County	Loup City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 745-0548	129	16	7.9	58.9%	115 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$28,221			$784			$20,575	34.3	23.7	205	31
317044000948	175	Fairbury Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1501 9th St	Fairbury	68352	Jefferson County	Fairbury Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 729-6116	377	35	10.7	54.6%	330 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$19,423			$203			$16,133	34.1	20.4	214	39
310008502369	176	St Paul Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1305 Howard Ave	Saint Paul	68873	Howard County	St Paul Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 754-4433	318	23	14	26.7%	298 (93.7%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$16,144			$456			$12,847	34.1	35.3	181	5
310555000179	177	Creighton Community High School	Public	7-12	1609 Redick Ave	Creighton	68729	Knox County	Creighton Community Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 358-5000	115	15	7.7	36.5%	104 (90.4%)	2 (1.7%)	2 (1.7%)	3 (2.6%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,669			$1,074			$23,308	33.9	38.3	169	8
317359001231	178	Mead High School	Public	7-12	114 N Vine	Mead	68041	Saunders County	Mead Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 624-3435	125	13	9.7	33.6%	112 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$24,367			$235			$19,937	33.9	36.3	177	1
317443001310	179	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	641	49	13	52.3%	392 (61.2%)	6 (0.9%)	177 (27.6%)	4 (0.6%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.0%)	$15,530			$641			$12,282	33.7	35.5	179
317374001250	180	Millard Central Middle School	Public	6-8	12801 L St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8225	825	60	13.7	46.7%	524 (63.5%)	52 (6.3%)	178 (21.6%)	24 (2.9%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.8%)	37 (4.5%)	$13,714			$330			$11,723	33.3	26.1	201	21

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About our rankings:

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:

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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.