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Elkhorn Middle School

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Elkhorn Middle School ranks 17 th of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Elkhorn Middle School is a highly-ranked public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Elkhorn Public Schools district in Elkhorn, Nebraska. With a student population of 638, the school consistently places in the top 15-25 middle schools in the state, thanks to its strong academic performance and other key metrics.

Elkhorn Middle School outperforms the state average in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 81.5% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 58.41%. The school also excels in serving various student subgroups, often ranking in the top 10-15 schools in the state for female students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs. Additionally, Elkhorn Middle School maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate and spends more per student than the state average, which likely contributes to its academic success.

When compared to other middle schools in the Elkhorn Public Schools district, Elkhorn Middle School consistently outperforms its peers, such as Elkhorn Grandview Middle School, Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School, and Elkhorn Valley View Middle School. It also significantly outperforms nearby schools outside the Elkhorn district, such as Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School (Omaha Public Schools) and Douglas County West Middle School.

631

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,849

Per pupil spending ?

19.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 N 207th Plaza
Elkhorn, NE 68022-1289

(402) 289-2428

District: Elkhorn Public Schools

Students who attend Elkhorn Middle School usually attend:

High:

Elkhorn High School

Feeder schools for Elkhorn Middle School:

Elementary:	Hillrise Elementary School
	Westridge Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.6%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (80% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Nebraska middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Elkhorn Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg86%

Nebraska avg61%

17^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Elkhorn Public Schools

2^nd of 118Elkhorn Public Schools among Nebraska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	17 of 133	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	10 of 200	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	23 of 238	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	15 of 249	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	15 of 223	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	8 of 247	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	6 of 225	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	90.1	6 of 236	97.5%	★★★★★
2016	92.8	4 of 255	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	94.2	3 of 256	98.8%	★★★★★
2014	92.7	5 of 252	98.0%	★★★★★
2013	92.8	4 of 248	98.4%	★★★★★
2012	89.0	6 of 255	97.6%	★★★★★
2011	82.6	20 of 246	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	73.7	34 of 254	86.6%	★★★★☆
2009	65.9	69 of 243	71.6%	★★★★☆
2008	64.0	71 of 245	71.0%	★★★★☆
2007	70.2	53 of 227	76.7%	★★★★☆
2006	66.3	67 of 226	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	6 of 72	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	7 of 106	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	11 of 146	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	10 of 150	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	8 of 137	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	6 of 156	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	4 of 147	97.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	85.9	5 of 56	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	1 of 67	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	4 of 61	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	6 of 59	89.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	4 of 46	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	10 of 92	89.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	6 of 144	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	5 of 118	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	82.8	10 of 115	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	6 of 123	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	1 of 120	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	17 of 72	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	11 of 106	89.6%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	24 of 156	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	19 of 160	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.4	15 of 144	89.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.5	7 of 153	95.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.2	8 of 141	94.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	76.1	5 of 32	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	15 of 70	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	4 of 46	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	70.7	8 of 40	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	97.5	3 of 52	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	76.2	6 of 44	86.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	15 of 94	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	9 of 141	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	26 of 217	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	24 of 234	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	16 of 204	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.5	11 of 222	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	6 of 203	97.0%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)91st percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)84th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science90%+11 vs state

Mathematics79%+21 vs state

English Language Arts78%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elkhorn Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 N 207th Plaza	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2428	631	46	13.6	19.7%	502 (79.6%)	9 (1.4%)	52 (8.2%)	33 (5.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)	80.9	17^th of 133 public middle schools	87.2%		87.8	10^th of 200 public middle schools	95.0%	7	74.2	78.1	81.5	78.2	68.3	83.1	82.8	78.6	90.3	90.3	$13,849	$134	$11,887
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	520	38	13.5	16.2%	385 (74.0%)	15 (2.9%)	23 (4.4%)	64 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.0%)	90.3	3^rd of 133 public middle schools	97.7%		93.9	3^rd of 200 public middle schools	98.5%		84.2	83.1	89.6	85.7	84.8	87.2	87.4	86.5	89.0	89.0	$14,159	$134	$12,065
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	424	33	12.7	9.2%	302 (71.2%)	29 (6.8%)	23 (5.4%)	54 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.8%)	84.4	8^th of 133 public middle schools	94.0%		92.6	4^th of 200 public middle schools	98.0%	4	83.4	85.1	77.9	82.1	82.2	85.1	77.1	81.4	85.7	85.7	$16,028	$134	$12,470
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	679	47	14.5	5.0%	579 (85.3%)	15 (2.2%)	30 (4.4%)	34 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.8%)	92.5	1^st of 133 public middle schools	99.2%		95.8	2^nd of 200 public middle schools	99.0%	1	88.3	90.1	89.8	89.4	82.2	91.4	84.1	85.8	95.6	95.6	$12,473	$134	$10,855
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	576	40	14.3	6.1%	444 (77.1%)	10 (1.7%)	46 (8.0%)	50 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.6%)	92.2	2^nd of 133 public middle schools	98.5%		96.1	1^st of 200 public middle schools	99.5%	1	86.6	88.1	87.6	87.4	84.3	87.0	90.8	87.2	92.4	92.4	$13,440	$134	$11,550
Kiewit Middle School	Public	6-8	15650 Howard St	Omaha	68118	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1470	967	57	16.8	23.2%	754 (78.0%)	25 (2.6%)	84 (8.7%)	45 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.0%)	72.8	39^th of 133 public middle schools	70.7%		83.4	19^th of 200 public middle schools	90.5%	20	72.3	74.3	72.7	73.1	80.3	75.8	66.6	74.3	85.2	85.2	$12,413	$239	$10,933
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	599	40	14.8	9.3%	494 (82.5%)	29 (4.8%)	26 (4.3%)	23 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	86.6	5^th of 133 public middle schools	96.2%		89	8^th of 200 public middle schools	96.0%	3	82.6	74.2	83.5	79.9	81.6	81.2	85.1	82.6	92.6	92.6	$13,405	$41	$11,330
Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	14101 Larimore Avenue	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2320	952	50	19.0		447 (47.0%)	219 (23.0%)	135 (14.2%)	53 (5.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (9.8%)	18.4	112^th of 133 public middle schools	15.8%		14.2	180^th of 200 public middle schools	10.0%	68	56.0	56.9	54.9	55.9	48.4	41.9	30.4	40.4	65.7	65.7	$17,786	$1,005	$14,835
Douglas County West Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Pine St	Valley	68064	Douglas County	Douglas County West Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 779-2646	233	23	10.3	25.3%	209 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	71.3	44^th of 133 public middle schools	66.9%		52.3	113^th of 200 public middle schools	43.5%	69	72.2	68.8	87.1	75.0	64.4	78.8	75.8	72.4			$16,520	$306	$15,631
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	431	36	12.0	16.2%	376 (87.2%)	16 (3.7%)	19 (4.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	86.5	6^th of 133 public middle schools	95.5%		87.8	9^th of 200 public middle schools	95.5%	3	74.1	76.8	91.9	80.7	74.8	87.7	89.7	84.1	94.9	94.9	$15,318	$38	$12,881

Frequently Asked Questions about Elkhorn Middle School

Is Elkhorn Middle School a good school?

Elkhorn Middle School ranks 17^th of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Elkhorn Middle School in?

Elkhorn Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Elkhorn Middle School attend?

Students who attend Elkhorn Middle School usually go on to attend Elkhorn High School

What is the racial makeup of Elkhorn Middle School?

Students at Elkhorn Middle School are 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Elkhorn Middle School.

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