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)
317272001126	1	Leigh High School	Public	7-12	222 W 4th St	Leigh	68643	Colfax County	Leigh Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 487-2228	99	11	8.8	26.3%	93 (93.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$24,373			$562			$20,717	95.2	88.5	8	7
317011002245	2	Elkhorn Valley View Middle School	Public	6-8	1313 S 208th St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0362	604	42	14.5	4.1%	529 (87.6%)	12 (2.0%)	24 (4.0%)	22 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	$11,635			$131			$10,135	94.8	97.6	2
317011002182	3	Elkhorn Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	17880 Marcy St	Omaha	68118	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 334-9302	545	40	13.5	5.0%	437 (80.2%)	5 (0.9%)	32 (5.9%)	48 (8.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.3%)	$12,574			$131			$11,002	94.3	97.1	3
317011002305	4	Elkhorn Grandview Middle School	Public	6-8	17801 Grand Avenue	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-9399	518	39	13.4	14.9%	387 (74.7%)	20 (3.9%)	27 (5.2%)	54 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.4%)	$13,273			$131			$11,527	94.1	96.7	4
317233501099	5	High School At Johnson	Public	7-12	310 Main St	Johnson	68378	Nemaha County	Johnson-Brock Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 868-5235	161	14	11.7	32.9%	154 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,723			$754			$13,431	92.5	98.4	1	4
317011002426	6	Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	18330 Purple Martin Parkway	Omaha	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-5787	313	25	12.6	9.3%	245 (78.3%)	9 (2.9%)	21 (6.7%)	25 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	$16,200			$131			$12,910	91.2	95.8	5	1
310399002439	7	Bennington South Middle School	Public	6-8	9809 North 171st Street	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 238-3079	510	38	13.5	9.4%	429 (84.1%)	23 (4.5%)	18 (3.5%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.1%)	$13,733			$28			$11,321	89.6			(n/a)
310011600593	8	Freeman High School	Public	7-12	415 Eighth St	Adams	68301	Gage County	Freeman Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 988-2525	199	17	11.5	18.6%	197 (99.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,212			$293			$15,151	89.5	73.3	47	39
317389001269	9	Mitchell Secondary School	Public	7-12	1819 19th Ave	Mitchell	69357	Scotts Bluff County	Mitchell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 623-1707	268	24	11.3	44.8%	213 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (14.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$18,551			$377			$15,644	89.2	68.4	65	56
310399002357	10	Bennington Middle School	Public	6-8	11201 North 168 St	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-3082	410	34	11.9	19.0%	349 (85.1%)	20 (4.9%)	21 (5.1%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$15,202			$31			$12,640	87	87	11	1

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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