Best Middle Schools in Nebraska for Special Education Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Nebraska!

Every year, the Nebraska Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Special Education students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Nebraska test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

Alert! We are expecting the release of this year's test scores by the Nebraska Department of Education any day now! We will update our rankings as soon as they are released!

Alert! New test scores and rankings are expected from the Nebraska Department of Education any day now!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (Special Education vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 70)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Special Education)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Special Education)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
317011002426	1	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	98.6%	97.5%	1.09%
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	97.1%	99.2%	2.02%
317821001683	3	Wahoo Middle School	Public	6-8	2201 N Locust	Wahoo	68066	Saunders County	Wahoo Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 443-3101	235	17	13.7	34.9%	216 (91.9%)	4 (1.7%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,268			$396			$12,311	95.7%	74.4%	21.34%
317011002182	4	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%	98.7%	4.45%
317011002305	5	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	92.9%	98.3%	5.46%
310008801317	6	Norris Middle School	Public	6-8	25211 S 68th St	Firth	68358	Lancaster County	Norris School District 160	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 791-0020	595	37	16.2	11.8%	535 (89.9%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (6.1%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	$11,392			$132			$9,833	91.4%	86.1%	5.29%
317656001592	7	Seward Middle School	Public	5-8	2401 Karol Kay Blvd	Seward	68434	Seward County	Seward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 643-2986	422	31	13.5	20.4%	387 (91.7%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$14,998			$795			$11,954	90.0%	92.0%	2.02%
310399002357	8	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	88.6%	95.8%	7.23%
317374000240	9	Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	5304 S 172nd St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8500	779	48	16.3	16.2%	643 (82.5%)	12 (1.5%)	66 (8.5%)	23 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.2%)	$11,947			$327			$10,629	87.1%	92.9%	5.71%
317122002362	10	Aspen Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	18414 Summit Drive	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 332-3866	777	51	15.3	9.1%	669 (86.1%)	14 (1.8%)	42 (5.4%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.2%)	$12,130			$39			$10,338	85.7%	93.3%	7.56%

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About our rankings:

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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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