Best Middle Schools in Nebraska

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NSCAS test scores by the Nebraska Department of Education. The most recent update was on Sunday, November 30, 2025.

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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
11	Ainsworth Middle School	Public	5-8	520 E 2nd St	Ainsworth	69210	Brown County	Ainsworth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 387-2082	107	11	9.6	35.5%	89 (83.2%)	2 (1.9%)	12 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$22,226			$650			$18,228	83.7	61.1	85	74		310279000202
12	Moore Middle School	Public	6-8	8700 Yankee Woods Drive	Lincoln	68526	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1225	849	44	19.1	9.0%	719 (84.7%)	9 (1.1%)	48 (5.7%)	34 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.4%)	$12,999			$629			$10,224	83.6	82.4	20	8		317284002363
13	Chase County Middle School	Public	5-8	520 East 9th Street	Imperial	69033	Chase County	Chase County Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(308) 882-4304	179	14	12.5	41.3%	131 (73.2%)	1 (0.6%)	43 (24.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$15,352			$437			$12,604	82.7			(n/a)		310016302334
14	North Bend Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1320 Walnut St	North Bend	68649	Dodge County	North Bend Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 652-3268	123	10	12.1	24.4%	114 (92.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$18,008			$517			$13,078	82.5	72.5	50	36		310011502304
15	Liberty Middle School	Public	7-8	10820 Wittmuss Dr	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 514-3600	522	35	14.8	16.3%	382 (73.2%)	15 (2.9%)	61 (11.7%)	17 (3.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (7.9%)	$14,920			$197			$12,336	81.7	89.4	6	9		317527002341
16	Valentine Middle School	Public	5-8	239 N Wood	Valentine	69201	Cherry County	Valentine Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 376-3367	159	16	10.2	45.3%	115 (72.3%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.8%)	$21,965			$1,115			$18,281	81.6	58.8	93	77		317802001673
17	Elkhorn Middle School	Public	6-8	3200 N 207th Plaza	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-2428	631	46	13.6	19.7%	502 (79.6%)	9 (1.4%)	52 (8.2%)	33 (5.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)	$13,107			$110			$11,249	80.9	87.8	10	7		317011001800
18	Elkhorn Valley High School	Public	7-12	601 S Madison Street	Tilden	68781	Madison County	Elkhorn Valley Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 368-5301	190	17	11.3	25.3%	167 (87.9%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$21,203			$518			$17,756	80.5	81.6	23	5		310002501665
19	Beadle Middle School	Public	6-8	18201 Jefferson St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-6100	1,011	60	16.8	16.0%	852 (84.3%)	20 (2.0%)	65 (6.4%)	33 (3.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	36 (3.6%)	$12,445			$155			$10,978	80.4	81.8	21	2		317374000723
20	Mitchell Secondary School	Public	7-12	1819 19th Ave	Mitchell	69357	Scotts Bluff County	Mitchell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 623-1707	261	24	11	36.8%	211 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	$19,670			$545			$16,531	79.7	84.5	14	6		317389001269

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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.

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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.