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)
317894001560	41	Wood River Rural Middle School	Public	6-8	13800 W Wood River Rd	Wood River	68883	Hall County	Wood River Rural Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 583-2249	109	9	11.8	45.9%	82 (75.2%)	2 (1.8%)	21 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	$493			$00			$462	75.4	52.6	126	85
310001502316	42	Cambridge Middle School	Public	5-8	1003 Nelson Street	Cambridge	69022	Furnas County	Cambridge Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 697-3322	74	5	13.8	44.6%	70 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,674			$432			$14,689	75	49	133	91
310336000045	43	Aurora Middle School	Public	6-8	300 L St	Aurora	68818	Hamilton County	Aurora Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 694-6923	265	24	11.2	32.1%	229 (86.4%)	2 (0.8%)	24 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$19,769			$46			$15,447	74.9	66.9	70	27
310011400547	44	Logan View Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2163 County Road G	Hooper	68031	Dodge County	Logan View Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 654-3317	265	22	11.9	33.6%	246 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$18,047			$385			$13,980	74.8	53.9	121	77
317014000930	45	Elm Creek High School	Public	7-12	230 East Calkins Avenue	Elm Creek	68836	Buffalo County	Elm Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 856-4300	155	14	10.8	26.5%	146 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$18,814			$642			$14,880	74.5	48.1	136	91
310282000701	46	Boone Central Middle School	Public	5-8	605 S 6th	Albion	68620	Boone County	Boone Central Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 395-2134	177	11	15.4	43.5%	160 (90.4%)	3 (1.7%)	9 (5.1%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,468			$412			$13,919	73.5	65.9	77	31
317908001754	47	Yutan High School	Public	7-12	1200 2nd St	Yutan	68073	Saunders County	Yutan Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 625-2241	213	19	11.4	22.5%	201 (94.4%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$19,787			$104			$15,481	73.3	74.8	44	3
310381002001	48	Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	7-8	13502 S 38th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-8760	475	34	13.7	24.0%	329 (69.3%)	30 (6.3%)	48 (10.1%)	10 (2.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.2%)	$15,439			$539			$12,611	72.5	75.7	41	7
317420001290	49	Conestoga Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	8404 42nd St	Murray	68409	Cass County	Conestoga Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 235-2271	325	28	11.8	28.0%	294 (90.5%)	3 (0.9%)	23 (7.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	$18,819			$773			$16,033	72.5	58.4	107	58
310011502304	50	North Bend Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1320 Walnut St	North Bend	68649	Dodge County	North Bend Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 652-3268	132	11	12.4	27.3%	119 (90.2%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$22,051			$363			$15,723	72.5	69.4	65	15

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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.