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Westside Middle School

Q: Is Westside Middle School a good school?

Westside Middle School ranks 51 st of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Westside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 948 students attended Westside Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Westside Middle School?

Students at Westside Middle School are 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 10% African American, 3% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Westside Middle School attend?

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

Public Grades 7-8

51^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 62% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Westside Middle School is a public middle school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 939 students in grades 7-8 and part of the Westside Community Schools district. This school consistently performs above the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates 10-15 percentage points higher than the state in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Westside Middle School's academic performance is a particular strength, ranking in the top half of Nebraska middle schools and earning 3-4 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The school excels in supporting certain student subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, and White students, who rank in the top quartile of Nebraska middle schools. However, the school's performance for Special Education students is relatively weaker, an area the school may want to focus on improving. Westside Middle School also has a higher per-student spending of around $16,750, which is higher than nearby Millard Central Middle School and La Vista Middle School, potentially contributing to its academic success.

While Westside Middle School has seen fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 14.9% to 21.1% over the past few years, the school's rate is generally in line with or better than the state and district averages. Overall, Westside Middle School stands out as a strong-performing middle school in the Omaha area, with consistently high academic achievement and effective support for certain student subgroups.

948

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,750

Per pupil spending ?

37.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8601 Arbor Street
Omaha, NE 68124-2149

(402) 390-6464

District: Westside Community Schools

Students who attend Westside Middle School usually attend:

High:

Westside High School

Feeder schools for Westside Middle School:

Elementary:	Carl A Swanson Elementary School
	Hillside Elementary School
	Loveland Elementary School
	Oakdale Elementary School
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	Paddock Road Elementary School
	Prairie Lane Elementary School
	Rockbrook Elementary School
	Sunset Hills Elementary School
	Westbrook Elementary School
	Westgate Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.1%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 42nd percentile in 2022 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (73% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 62nd (2025) from a 42nd-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the Nebraska median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg71%

Nebraska avg61%

51^st of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 118Westside Community 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	67.0	51 of 133	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	65 of 200	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	103 of 238	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	144 of 249	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.0	51 of 223	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	86 of 247	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	76 of 225	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	94 of 236	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.2	54 of 255	78.8%	★★★★☆
2015	68.0	61 of 256	76.2%	★★★★☆
2014	76.9	37 of 252	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	86.7	11 of 248	95.6%	★★★★★
2012	84.5	12 of 255	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	79.2	29 of 246	88.2%	★★★★☆
2010	60.9	89 of 254	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	88 of 243	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.5	132 of 245	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.4	94 of 227	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.6	112 of 226	50.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	67.3	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.6	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	72.9	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	6 of 12	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	7 of 14	50.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	85.4	2 of 35	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.2	5 of 27	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	27 of 72	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	34 of 106	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	71 of 146	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.7	102 of 150	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	71.3	30 of 137	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	57 of 156	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	43 of 147	70.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	6 of 24	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	9 of 56	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	15 of 67	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	41.1	35 of 61	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	24 of 59	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	12 of 62	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	9 of 56	83.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	12 of 46	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	44 of 92	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.1	95 of 144	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	100 of 118	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	66 of 115	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	84 of 123	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	92 of 120	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	28 of 72	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	35 of 106	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	59 of 156	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	91 of 160	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.2	39 of 144	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	72 of 153	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	61 of 141	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	11 of 29	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.9	25 of 28	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	15 of 17	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.7	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2024	26.9	26 of 32	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	57 of 70	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	39 of 46	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	37 of 40	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	43 of 52	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	35 of 44	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	17 of 94	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	17 of 141	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	51 of 217	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	89 of 234	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.1	15 of 204	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	66.6	61 of 222	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	45 of 203	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)94th percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2024)75th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2023)67th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile-62 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science82%+3 vs state

English Language Arts74%+15 vs state

Mathematics68%+10 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 (2024)
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
Westside Middle School	Public	7-8	8601 Arbor Street	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6464	948	74	12.8	37.1%	598 (63.1%)	95 (10.0%)	122 (12.9%)	33 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (10.3%)	67	51^st of 133 public middle schools	61.7%		66.6	65^th of 200 public middle schools	67.5%	14		73.2	73.9	73.6		64.4	72.4	68.4	82.3	82.3	$16,750	$238	$14,704
Ralston Middle School	Public	7-8	8202 Lakeview	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 331-4701	488	40	12.1	55.7%	191 (39.1%)	32 (6.6%)	221 (45.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	23.4	108^th of 133 public middle schools	18.8%		32	153^rd of 200 public middle schools	23.5%	45		53.2	59.4	56.4		43.4	44.6	44.0	71.7	71.7	$13,932	$358	$11,982
Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	6901 Burt St	Omaha	68132	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2400	839	44	19.0		246 (29.3%)	264 (31.5%)	194 (23.1%)	80 (9.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.8%)	8.5	118^th of 133 public middle schools	11.3%		2.9	190^th of 200 public middle schools	5.0%	72	37.4	48.3	51.1	48.5		36.5	29.3	31.9	54.7	54.7	$17,669	$3,152	$12,421
Beveridge Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	1616 S 120th St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2280	740	48	15.4		291 (39.3%)	138 (18.6%)	204 (27.6%)	37 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.1%)	5.7	123^rd of 133 public middle schools	7.5%		5.9	189^th of 200 public middle schools	5.5%	66	46.4	37.5	48.7	44.0	28.6	31.3	32.5	30.8	59.4	59.4	$20,245	$3,158	$14,610
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	1,140	64	17.7		163 (14.3%)	102 (8.9%)	824 (72.3%)	8 (0.7%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.9%)	0.4	132^nd of 133 public middle schools	0.8%		0.5	199^th of 200 public middle schools	0.5%	67	22.1	28.8	29.2	27.3			13.1	13.5	38.6	38.6	$17,487	$3,149	$12,373
Millard Central Middle School	Public	6-8	12801 L St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8225	811	62	13.0	50.9%	505 (62.3%)	62 (7.6%)	167 (20.6%)	32 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	39 (4.8%)	27.9	100^th of 133 public middle schools	24.8%		37.9	139^th of 200 public middle schools	30.5%	39	56.5	54.9	63.9	58.5	46.6	44.4	50.4	47.2	76.3	76.3	$16,067	$155	$14,208
La Vista Middle School	Public	7-8	7900 Edgewood Blvd	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0436	719	48	14.9	28.4%	477 (66.3%)	38 (5.3%)	138 (19.2%)	17 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	42 (5.8%)	52.4	74^th of 133 public middle schools	44.4%		48.6	118^th of 200 public middle schools	41.0%	44		68.4	63.9	66.2		62.9	58.4	60.6	81.8	81.8	$13,868	$126	$12,027
Bluestem Middle School	Public	6-8	5910 South 42 Street	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(531) 299-3080	894	51	17.5		90 (10.1%)	116 (13.0%)	646 (72.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.8%)	1.5	127^th of 133 public middle schools	4.5%		1	197^th of 200 public middle schools	1.5%	70	34.0	30.3	41.8	35.3		19.0	21.2	20.1	45.9	45.9	$19,481	$3,154	$14,085
Millard North Middle School	Public	6-8	2828 S 139th Plaza	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1280	820	54	15.1	27.6%	461 (56.2%)	37 (4.5%)	85 (10.4%)	173 (21.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	56 (6.8%)	68.9	48^th of 133 public middle schools	63.9%		72.2	51^st of 200 public middle schools	74.5%	3	72.8	73.0	80.3	75.3	61.2	67.4	72.9	67.1	88.5	88.5	$12,725	$155	$11,343
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	716	42	17.0		99 (13.8%)	260 (36.3%)	152 (21.2%)	134 (18.7%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.8%)	55 (7.7%)	0.6	131^st of 133 public middle schools	1.5%		0.2	200^th of 200 public middle schools	0.0%	69		21.2	34.8	23.9		14.1	18.5	14.8			$19,803	$3,394	$13,972

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside Middle School

How many students attend Westside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 948 students attended Westside Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Westside Middle School attend?

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

What district is Westside Middle School in?

Westside Community Schools

What is the racial makeup of Westside Middle School?

Students at Westside Middle School are 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 10% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Westside Middle School a good school?

Westside Middle School ranks 51^st of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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