Middle Schools in Gering Public Schools

Summary:

Gering Public Schools has only one middle school, Gering Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 in the city of Gering, Nebraska. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska middle schools, with a ranking of 98 out of 123 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. While Gering Middle School's 6th-grade proficiency rates in Mathematics were above the state average, the school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science, as well as in 7th and 8th-grade Mathematics, was below the state average.

The school's chronic absenteeism rate for the 2024-2025 school year was 19.3%, which is a concerning metric. Gering Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 54.41% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2023-2024 school year was $15,655, which is higher than the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is 14.9, slightly lower than the state average.

Overall, Gering Public Schools faces several challenges with its lone middle school, including consistent underperformance, mixed academic results, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic factors that may be impacting student learning. The school and district should focus on developing and implementing strategies to address these issues and improve overall student outcomes.

District Detail

1519 10th St
Gering, NE 69341-2942

(308) 436-3125

SchoolDigger Rank:
100^th of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,976

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Gering Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Q St	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 436-3123	408	27	15.3	46.8%	270 (66.2%)	3 (0.7%)	115 (28.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	24.1	103^rd of 133 public middle schools	22.6%		17.4	175^th of 200 public middle schools	12.5%	72	52.5	48.8	50.0	50.5	61.2	48.8	50.0	53.5	73.6	73.6	$15,655	$1,042	$12,608

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Educational Service Unit 13	4.38 mi	8
Scottsbluff Public Schools	5.58 mi	8	104^th
Minatare Public Schools	10.62 mi	4
Mitchell Public Schools	11.88 mi	3	36^th
Banner County Public Schools	15.88 mi	3

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.