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)
317482001413	231	Morton Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	4606 Terrace Dr	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2480	724	46	15.7		175 (24.2%)	295 (40.7%)	89 (12.3%)	85 (11.7%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (9.8%)	$18,459			$2,644			$14,012	1.7	3.5	242	11
317881001737	232	Winnebago Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	202 Osborne St	Winnebago	68071	Thurston County	Winnebago Public Schools District 17	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 878-2224	429	43	9.9		2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	410 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$28,645			$3,927			$21,550	1.6	2	245	13
317830001690	233	Walthill High School	Public	7-12	602 Main St	Walthill	68067	Thurston County	Walthill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 846-5432	123	15	8		3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,153			$1,185			$25,283	1.1			(n/a)
317482001940	234	King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	3720 Florence Blvd	Omaha	68110	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2380	667	41	16.2		86 (12.9%)	351 (52.6%)	128 (19.2%)	52 (7.8%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.3%)	$18,452			$2,590			$13,638	1	2.3	243	9
317482001438	235	R M Marrs Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	5619 S 19th Street	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2420	1,066	72	14.9		73 (6.8%)	25 (2.3%)	948 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (1.7%)	$17,014			$2,494			$13,246	1	4.4	240	5
317482001415	236	Norris Middle School	Public	6-8	2235 S 46th St	Omaha	68106	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2500	1,187	67	17.6		164 (13.8%)	109 (9.2%)	859 (72.4%)	6 (0.5%)	13 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.9%)	$16,684			$2,429			$12,573	0.8	1.2	248	12
317482001408	237	Mc Millan Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	3802 Redick Ave	Omaha	68112	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2440	751	48	15.8		133 (17.7%)	330 (43.9%)	160 (21.3%)	58 (7.7%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.3%)	$19,546			$3,564			$13,750	0.8	1.9	247	10
317482001412	238	Monroe Middle School	Public	6-8	5105 Bedford Ave	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2460	769	44	17.6		121 (15.7%)	310 (40.3%)	129 (16.8%)	142 (18.5%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.0%)	$18,632			$2,552			$14,005	0.5	1	249	11

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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.