Middle Schools in Minden Public Schools

Summary:

Minden Public Schools in Nebraska has a single middle school, C L Jones Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has demonstrated strong academic performance, with several grade levels outperforming the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. However, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 49th out of 123 Nebraska middle schools in 2024-2025 to 131st out of 238 in 2022-2023.

C L Jones Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 34.75% in 2023-2024, which may indicate socioeconomic challenges within the school's population. The school's student-teacher ratio is 12.8, lower than the state average, suggesting smaller class sizes. In 8th grade science, the school's proficiency rate is notably high at 88.89%, compared to the state average of 76.11%.

One area of concern for C L Jones Middle School is its chronic absenteeism rate, which was 19.3% in the 2024-2025 school year. This is a metric that warrants further investigation to understand the underlying causes and implement strategies to address this issue, as it could have a significant impact on student outcomes.

District Detail

543 West Fifth
Minden, NE 68959-0301

(308) 832-2440

SchoolDigger Rank:
70^th of 118 Nebraska districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 794

Primary Schools: 1
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 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th 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
C L Jones Middle School	Public	4-8	520 W 3rd	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 832-2338	283	24	11.9	29.3%	247 (87.3%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	67.3	50^th of 133 public middle schools	62.4%		56.3	101^st of 200 public middle schools	49.5%	51	48.2	65.0	73.5	70.2	63.0	64.6	66.1	72.5	70.6	71.6	70.5	88.9	89.4	$17,309	$00	$14,616

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Axtell Community Schools	8.94 mi	2
Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools	12.11 mi	3
Kearney Public Schools	14.74 mi	15	54^th
West Kearney High School	16.72 mi	1
Gibbon Public Schools	17.59 mi	2	92^nd

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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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