Middle Schools in Chadron Public Schools

Summary:

Chadron Public Schools has a single middle school, Chadron Middle School, serving students in grades 5-8. Located in Chadron, Nebraska, the school has seen fluctuating performance in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 64th out of 238 Nebraska middle schools in 2022-2023 to 80th out of 123 in 2024-2025.

Chadron Middle School's academic performance has been mixed compared to state averages. In 2024-2025, the school outperformed the state in 7th-grade mathematics but underperformed in 5th-grade English Language Arts. The previous year, the school performed better than the state average in 8th-grade English Language Arts and science but lower in 5th-grade mathematics. With a relatively high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 46.39% in 2023-2024, the school serves a student population with a higher proportion of low-income families.

Despite the fluctuating performance, Chadron Public Schools allocates significant resources to Chadron Middle School, with a spending per student of $16,465 for the 2023-2024 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 13.1 to 1. However, more analysis would be needed to understand how these metrics compare to state or national averages and how they may be impacting the school's academic outcomes.

District Detail

602 E 10th
Chadron, NE 69337

(308) 432-0700

SchoolDigger Rank:
56^th of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 870

Primary Schools: 2
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 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	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
Chadron Middle School	Public	5-8	551 E 6th St	Chadron	69337	Dawes County	Chadron Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 432-0708	295	22	13.6	38.0%	220 (74.6%)	4 (1.4%)	16 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (12.9%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	45.5	85^th of 133 public middle schools	36.1%		60.1	87^th of 200 public middle schools	56.5%	2	46.0	62.3	55.7	55.9	65.8	69.1	63.8	72.1	81.0	$16,465	$875	$14,127

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pine Ridge Job Corps	9.76 mi	1
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Crawford Public Schools	23.12 mi	2
Gordon-Rushville Public Schools	23.83 mi	6
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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.

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