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)
310012500744	191	Diller-Odell Secondary School	Public	7-12	506 Perry St	Odell	68415	Gage County	Diller-Odell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 766-4210	99	12	8.6	23.2%	92 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,085			$1,590			$20,007	27.7	51.4	124	67
317590001540	192	Ralston Middle School	Public	7-8	8202 Lakeview	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 331-4701	464	39	12	63.6%	205 (44.2%)	28 (6.0%)	196 (42.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.8%)	$14,725			$766			$12,330	27.6	12.8	234	42
317686001615	193	South Sioux City Middle School	Public	6-8	3625 G Street	South Sioux City	68776	Dakota County	So Sioux City Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 494-3061	773	58	13.3	73.9%	123 (15.9%)	74 (9.6%)	492 (63.6%)	18 (2.3%)	25 (3.2%)	16 (2.1%)	25 (3.2%)	$16,673			$1,064			$14,300	27.4	33.4	187	6
310011100470	194	Eustis-Farnam High School	Public	7-12	504 N Ingalls St	Eustis	69028	Frontier County	Eustis-Farnam Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 486-3991	79	12	6.7	20.3%	75 (94.9%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,531			$655			$24,750	26.4	27.4	199	5
317482001431	195	Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	14101 Larimore Avenue	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2320	1,124	65	17.2		544 (48.4%)	245 (21.8%)	148 (13.2%)	58 (5.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	126 (11.2%)	$16,482			$2,105			$13,105	25.7	25.2	203	8
317158001053	196	Hastings Middle School	Public	6-8	201 N Marian Road	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 461-7520	780	57	13.6	52.2%	531 (68.1%)	13 (1.7%)	200 (25.6%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.6%)	$14,139			$721			$11,652	25	36.9	174	22
317645002216	197	Schuyler Middle School	Public	6-8	200 W 10th St	Schuyler	68661	Colfax County	Schuyler Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 352-5514	401	32	12.7	70.1%	37 (9.2%)	10 (2.5%)	353 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,722			$1,279			$11,139	24.9	20	217	20
310017001850	198	Gordon-Rushville Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Sprague	Rushville	69360	Sheridan County	Gordon-Rushville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 327-2491	101	12	8.2		59 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.9%)	$21,475			$1,320			$17,217	24.8	38.5	168	30
317506001462	199	Overton High School	Public	7-12	401 7th St	Overton	68863	Dawson County	Overton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 987-2424	113	14	7.8	41.6%	97 (85.8%)	2 (1.8%)	14 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,837			$161			$19,176	24.2	17.2	225	26
316984000913	200	Dorchester High School	Public	7-12	506 W 9th	Dorchester	68343	Saline County	Dorchester Public School	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 946-2781	91	10	8.6	44.0%	54 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	$21,461			$766			$18,285	24	38.1	170	30

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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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Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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