Best Middle Schools in Nebraska

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 200)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
310008502369	91	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	295	22	13.1	28.5%	268 (90.8%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$16,144			$456			$12,847	59.5	34.1	176	85
310011800734	92	Fillmore Central Middle School	Public	5-8	950 F St	Fairmont	68354	Fillmore County	Fillmore Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 268-3411	158	15	10.6	45.6%	138 (87.3%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	$17,696			$680			$14,206	58.8	72.7	57	35
317802001673	93	Valentine Middle School	Public	5-8	239 N Wood	Valentine	69201	Cherry County	Valentine Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 376-3367	154	15	10.2	48.7%	105 (68.2%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.5%)	1 (0.6%)	19 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.7%)	$21,213			$982			$18,002	58.8	81.7	25	68
310420000095	94	Blue Hill High School	Public	7-12	606 S Sycamore	Blue Hill	68930	Webster County	Blue Hill Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 756-3043	126	17	7.4	34.9%	119 (94.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$23,264			$886			$20,750	58.8	71.5	60	34
317521002445	95	Palmyra Middle School	Public	6-8	425 F St	Palmyra	68418	Otoe County	Palmyra District O R 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 780-5327	149	1	149	19.5%	145 (97.3%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$3,176			$148			$1,592	58.6	48.1	137	42
317321001204	96	Northeast Secondary School	Public	7-12	400 S 5th St	Lyons	68038	Burt County	Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 687-2349	145	13	11.5	57.9%	119 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (6.9%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	$25,938			$2,090			$21,220	58.6	49.1	132	36
317551001495	97	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	331	25	13.3	21.5%	306 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$16,838			$321			$13,369	57.3	74.1	45	52
310018301090	98	Howells Senior High School	Public	7-12	417 Center Street	Howells	68641	Colfax County	Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 986-1621	137	14	9.6	33.6%	122 (89.1%)	1 (0.7%)	14 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,200			$150			$17,325	57.3	65	82	16
310333000039	99	Auburn Middle School	Public	6-8	1829 Central Ave	Auburn	68305	Nemaha County	Auburn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 274-4328	191	15	12.3	44.5%	178 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,312			$99			$13,448	57.2	66.8	71	28
310007701885	100	Dundy County Stratton High School	Public	7-12	400 9th Ave West	Benkelman	69021	Dundy County	Dundy County Stratton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 423-2738	125	16	7.6		101 (80.8%)	4 (3.2%)	18 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$30,833			$797			$24,300	57.1	61.3	95	5

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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 December 3, 2024, 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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.