Best Middle Schools in Nebraska

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 133)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
21	Middle School At Syracuse	Public	4-8	1430 Education Drive	Syracuse	68446	Otoe County	Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 269-2388	286	21	13.4	19.2%	264 (92.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	$14,823			$585			$11,938	79.6	83.4	18	3		317755002238
22	Boone Central Middle School	Public	5-8	605 S 6th	Albion	68620	Boone County	Boone Central Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 395-2134	146	12	12.4	43.2%	133 (91.1%)	3 (2.1%)	7 (4.8%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,263			$433			$13,517	79.4	73.5	46	24		310282000701
23	Aspen Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	18414 Summit Drive	Omaha	68136	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 332-3866	863	55	15.6	7.4%	727 (84.2%)	21 (2.4%)	55 (6.4%)	22 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.9%)	$13,785			$195			$11,678	79	87.6	11	12		317122002362
24	Cedar Hollow School	Public	PK, KG-8	4900 S Engleman Rd	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Northwest Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-6306	378	23	16.7	14.0%	328 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$12,682			$636			$11,511	78.8	83.5	17	7		317458000253
25	Wahoo Middle School	Public	6-8	2201 N Locust	Wahoo	68066	Saunders County	Wahoo Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 443-3101	226	17	13.2	29.6%	201 (88.9%)	2 (0.9%)	16 (7.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$15,988			$1,104			$13,350	78.7	78.9	30	5		317821001683
26	Pender High School	Public	7-12	609 Whitney St	Pender	68047	Thurston County	Pender Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 385-3244	191	14	13.4	39.3%	167 (87.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$17,903			$00			$15,629	78.1			(n/a)		317539001489
27	Adams Central Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1090 S Adams Central Rd	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Adams Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 463-3285	452	37	12.1	12.6%	421 (93.1%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$21,799			$04			$19,381	77.6	81.4	24	3		310277000003
28	Norris Middle School	Public	6-8	25211 S 68th St	Firth	68358	Lancaster County	Norris School District 160	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 791-0020	560	36	15.4	8.0%	521 (93.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$12,480			$106			$10,936	76.9	77.5	34	6		310008801317
29	Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Pine Lake Road	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1218	1,020	66	15.4	20.9%	767 (75.2%)	35 (3.4%)	86 (8.4%)	52 (5.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.1%)	$13,576			$649			$11,307	76.5	81.8	22	7		317284000393
30	Ashland-Greenwood Middle School	Public	6-8	807 N 17th	Ashland	68003	Saunders County	Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 944-2114	247	16	15	17.0%	220 (89.1%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.3%)	$17,012			$661			$12,063	76	70.6	53	23		310003401927

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NSCAS English Language Arts, NSCAS Mathematics, NSCAS Science test scores released by the Nebraska Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on November 30, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Nebraska Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Nebraska Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.