Best Middle Schools in Nebraska

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)
317173001063	121	Hemingford High School	Public	7-12	911 Niobrara Ave	Hemingford	69348	Box Butte County	Hemingford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 487-3328	171	19	8.9	28.7%	152 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$20,112			$322			$18,124	47.6	55.1	118	3
310009501759	122	Crete Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 E 15th St	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 826-5844	477	31	15.6		170 (35.6%)	2 (0.4%)	283 (59.3%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.0%)	$14,496			$1,357			$11,204	46.9	56.3	112	10
310004101626	123	Stanton High School	Public	7-12	1007 Kingwood St	Stanton	68779	Stanton County	Stanton Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 439-2250	176	18	9.5	39.8%	156 (88.6%)	2 (1.1%)	10 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	$27,150			$282			$22,315	46.9	57.3	109	14
317494001454	124	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	46.9	35	173	49
310006502440	125	Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 M Street	Franklin	68939	Franklin County	Franklin Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(308) 425-6283	71	0		59.2%	67 (94.4%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$5,800			$325			$2,755	46.8	47.4	139	14
310007000019	126	Amherst High School	Public	7-12	100 N Sycamore	Amherst	68812	Buffalo County	Amherst Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 826-3131	170	17	10.2	22.4%	159 (93.5%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$14,009			$1,260			$11,165	46.1	55.2	117	9
317566001524	127	Plattsmouth Middle School	Public	5-8	1724 8th Ave	Plattsmouth	68048	Cass County	Plattsmouth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 296-3174	395	30	12.9	42.8%	325 (82.3%)	5 (1.3%)	42 (10.6%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	$14,813			$336			$12,632	45.5	50	130	3
310360000061	128	Beatrice Middle School	Public	6-8	215 N 5th St	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 223-1545	421	33	12.8	48.5%	355 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$16,092			$344			$13,028	43.1	53.4	122	6
310018902422	129	Summerland High School	Public	7-12	51293 857th Rd	Ewing	68735	Holt County	Summerland Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 626-7534	193	18	10.4	47.2%	167 (86.5%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$20,494			$992			$17,114	42.8	28	190	61
317718001632	130	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	42.8	10.1	224	94

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