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)
317665001598	141	Shickley High School	Public	7-12	104 E Murray	Shickley	68436	Fillmore County	Shickley Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 627-3375	58	8	6.9	13.8%	52 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,253			$234			$26,582	46.8			(n/a)
310344000049	142	Bancroft-Rosalie Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	708 Main St	Bancroft	68004	Cuming County	Bancroft-Rosalie Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 648-3336	149	15	10.2		102 (68.5%)	3 (2.0%)	4 (2.7%)	2 (1.3%)	33 (22.1%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	$19,482			$1,339			$14,888	46.4	30.2	192	50
310381001512	143	Bellevue Mission Middle School	Public	7-8	2202 Washington St	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4260	391	31	12.4	51.2%	236 (60.4%)	30 (7.7%)	79 (20.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (9.7%)	$18,894			$1,426			$14,237	46.2	29.2	196	53
317852001701	144	Wayne Junior High School	Public	7-8	611 West 7th Street	Wayne	68787	Wayne County	Wayne Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 375-3150	158	10	15.6	36.7%	113 (71.5%)	6 (3.8%)	36 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$13,297			$314			$10,905	46.1	44.1	143	1
310013401368	145	Wilcox-Hildreth Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	404 E Sapp St	Wilcox	68982	Kearney County	Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 478-5265	98	12	7.9	36.7%	94 (95.9%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$27,973			$290			$23,574	46	43.4	149	4
310414000093	146	Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	311 E Benton	Bloomfield	68718	Knox County	Bloomfield Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 373-4800	136	14	9.9	44.9%	112 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (13.2%)	1 (0.7%)	5 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,899			$884			$18,740	45.8	58.7	100	46
310001601864	147	Westridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4111 W 13th St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5886	599	45	13.2	43.1%	373 (62.3%)	10 (1.7%)	185 (30.9%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	$15,907			$1,607			$12,154	45.5	55.2	109	38
317053001804	148	Falls City Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 Morton St	Falls City	68355	Richardson County	Falls City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 245-3455	174	14	12.8	59.2%	141 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (5.7%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (10.3%)	$16,929			$838			$13,472	45.5	31.7	189	41
310008000017	149	Alma High School	Public	7-12	515 Jewell St	Alma	68920	Harlan County	Alma Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 928-2131	167	15	11.1	37.1%	160 (95.8%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$20,843			$1,140			$16,911	44.5	72.3	51	98
317569001527	150	Pleasanton High School	Public	7-12	303 Church St	Pleasanton	68866	Buffalo County	Pleasanton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 388-2041	128	10	12.2	32.8%	123 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,977			$945			$14,333	43.5	51	126	24

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