Best Middle Schools in Nebraska

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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
1	Elkhorn Valley View Middle School	Public	6-8	1313 S 208th St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0362	679	47	14.5	5.0%	579 (85.3%)	15 (2.2%)	30 (4.4%)	34 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.8%)	$12,473	$134	$10,855	92.5	95.8	2	1	317011002245
2	Elkhorn Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	17880 Marcy St	Omaha	68118	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 334-9302	576	40	14.3	6.1%	444 (77.1%)	10 (1.7%)	46 (8.0%)	50 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.6%)	$13,440	$134	$11,550	92.2	96.1	1	1	317011002182
3	Elkhorn Grandview Middle School	Public	6-8	17801 Grand Avenue	Omaha	68116	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-9399	520	38	13.5	16.2%	385 (74.0%)	15 (2.9%)	23 (4.4%)	64 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.0%)	$14,159	$134	$12,065	90.3	93.9	3		317011002305
4	Seward Middle School	Public	5-8	2401 Karol Kay Blvd	Seward	68434	Seward County	Seward Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 643-2986	416	31	13.2	19.0%	375 (90.1%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$16,162	$357	$13,576	87.6	89.2	7	3	317656001592
5	Bennington South Middle School	Public	6-8	9809 North 171st Street	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 238-3079	599	40	14.8	9.3%	494 (82.5%)	29 (4.8%)	26 (4.3%)	23 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	$13,405	$41	$11,330	86.6	89	8	3	310399002439
6	Bennington Middle School	Public	6-8	11201 North 168 St	Bennington	68007	Douglas County	Bennington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 238-3082	431	36	12	16.2%	376 (87.2%)	16 (3.7%)	19 (4.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$15,318	$38	$12,881	86.5	87.8	9	3	310399002357
7	Yutan High School	Public	7-12	1200 2nd St	Yutan	68073	Saunders County	Yutan Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 625-2241	219	20	11.1	20.1%	209 (95.4%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$21,668	$00	$17,372	86.4	73.3	47	40	317908001754
8	Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	18330 Purple Martin Parkway	Omaha	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-5787	424	33	12.7	9.2%	302 (71.2%)	29 (6.8%)	23 (5.4%)	54 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.8%)	$16,028	$134	$12,470	84.4	92.6	4	4	317011002426
9	Russell Middle School	Public	6-8	5304 S 172nd St	Omaha	68135	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8500	760	47	16.3	18.2%	613 (80.7%)	21 (2.8%)	65 (8.6%)	24 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	$13,113	$239	$11,544	84.2	90.5	5	4	317374000240
10	Gerald Otte Blair Middle School	Public	6-8	555 Jackson St	Blair	68008	Washington County	Blair Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 426-3678	481	37	12.9	22.0%	428 (89.0%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.9%)	$15,065	$11	$13,086	83.8	85.6	13	3	310410000516
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%)	$23,181	$113	$19,575	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%)	$12,799	$176	$10,603	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%)	$16,094	$473	$13,114	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%)	$19,314	$345	$14,953	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%)	$15,724	$82	$13,174	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%)	$22,711	$587	$19,605	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%)	$13,849	$134	$11,887	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%)	$23,642	$266	$20,205	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%)	$12,857	$239	$11,266	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%)	$20,108	$238	$17,254	79.7	84.5	14	6	317389001269
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%)	$15,616	$173	$12,579	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%)	$21,244	$165	$16,770	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%)	$13,713	$206	$11,760	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%)	$13,103	$238	$12,314	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%)	$20,128	$327	$14,318	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%)	$18,428	$00	$16,010	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%)	$22,773	$00	$19,713	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%)	$13,525	$00	$12,011	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%)	$14,269	$176	$12,268	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%)	$18,188	$445	$13,508	76	70.6	53	23	310003401927
31	Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	7-8	13502 S 38th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-8760	476	35	13.7	26.1%	300 (63.0%)	32 (6.7%)	64 (13.4%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (13.9%)	$15,874	$320	$13,081	75.9	72.5	48	17	310381002001
32	Elmwood-Murdock Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	300 Wyoming St	Murdock	68407	Cass County	Elmwood-Murdock Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 867-2341	205	21	9.9	9.8%	196 (95.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	$19,662	$00	$16,476	75.7	80.8	25	7	310199201992
33	Lux Middle School	Public	6-8	7800 High St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1220	803	50	16.2	19.7%	635 (79.1%)	13 (1.6%)	62 (7.7%)	29 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.8%)	$14,708	$176	$12,363	75.4	80.1	26	7	317284000392
34	Oakland Craig Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	309 N Davis	Oakland	68045	Burt County	Oakland Craig Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 685-5661	185	19	9.8	31.9%	154 (83.2%)	4 (2.2%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.1%)	$20,456	$165	$17,794	75.2	78.6	31	3	317464001336
35	Fort Calhoun Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	5876 County Road P43	Fort Calhoun	68023	Washington County	Fort Calhoun Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 468-5591	382	26	14.6	15.7%	355 (92.9%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$17,263	$215	$14,047	74.7	76.7	36	1	317065000969
36	Central City Middle School	Public	5-8	2815 17th Ave	Central City	68826	Merrick County	Central City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 946-3056	223	18	12.1	35.4%	204 (91.5%)	3 (1.3%)	11 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$17,223	$150	$14,271	74.6	79.3	29	7	310492000130
37	Milford High School	Public	7-12	301 G Street	Milford	68405	Seward County	Milford Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 761-2525	379	32	11.9	22.4%	341 (90.0%)	9 (2.4%)	19 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	$19,639	$00	$15,884	73.2	64.6	70	33	317371001239
38	Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 Centennial Middle School	Utica	68456	Seward County	Centennial Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 534-2321	101	1	117.4	39.6%	92 (91.1%)	3 (3.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$25,335	$154	$19,536	73.1	75.5	40	2	310009902447
39	Kiewit Middle School	Public	6-8	15650 Howard St	Omaha	68118	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1470	967	57	16.8	23.2%	754 (78.0%)	25 (2.6%)	84 (8.7%)	45 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.0%)	$12,413	$239	$10,933	72.8	83.4	19	20	317374001934
40	Ravenna Senior High	Public	7-12	41750 Carthage Rd	Ravenna	68869	Buffalo County	Ravenna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 452-3249	170	20	8.4	32.9%	153 (90.0%)	6 (3.5%)	11 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,021	$474	$22,275	72.4	69	59	19	317596001549
41	Gretna Middle School	Public	6-8	11705 South 216th Street	Gretna	68028	Sarpy County	Gretna Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 332-3048	784	49	15.9	12.0%	686 (87.5%)	8 (1.0%)	53 (6.8%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	$14,244	$206	$12,474	72.3	71.5	52	11	317122000257
42	Elm Creek High School	Public	7-12	230 East Calkins Avenue	Elm Creek	68836	Buffalo County	Elm Creek Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 856-4300	149	14	10.8	24.2%	141 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$19,796	$489	$16,403	72.2	74.5	45	3	317014000930
43	Pierce Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 N Sunset	Pierce	68767	Pierce County	Pierce Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 329-6217	340	25	13.5	18.5%	314 (92.4%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	$17,848	$17	$14,551	71.8	57.3	97	54	317551001495
44	Douglas County West Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Pine St	Valley	68064	Douglas County	Douglas County West Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 779-2646	233	23	10.3	25.3%	209 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$16,520	$306	$15,631	71.3	52.3	113	69	310016501787
45	Tri County Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	72520 Hwy 103	De Witt	68341	Jefferson County	Tri County Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 683-2015	189	17	11.3	23.3%	178 (94.2%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$26,448	$154	$21,314	70.5	32.6	152	107	310597000201
46	Waverly Middle School	Public	6-8	13801 Amberly Rd	Waverly	68462	Lancaster County	Waverly School District 145	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 786-2348	512	38	13.4	18.6%	96 (18.8%)	2 (0.4%)	410 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$14,514	$255	$12,604	70	78	33	13	310002101853
47	West Point - Beemer Middle School	Public	5-8	1200 E Washington	West Point	68788	Cuming County	West Point Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 372-5546	181	17	10.8	53.0%	120 (66.3%)	2 (1.1%)	58 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$18,820	$718	$15,541	68.9	79.9	28	19	310000602249
48	Millard North Middle School	Public	6-8	2828 S 139th Plaza	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1280	820	54	15.1	27.6%	461 (56.2%)	37 (4.5%)	85 (10.4%)	173 (21.1%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	56 (6.8%)	$13,187	$239	$11,689	68.9	72.2	51	3	317374001253
49	Sidney Middle School	Public	7-8	1122 19th Ave	Sidney	69162	Cheyenne County	Sidney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 254-5855	152	12	12.5	41.4%	124 (81.6%)	4 (2.6%)	19 (12.5%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,931	$10	$15,062	68.9	80	27	22	317671001602
50	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%)	$19,279	$10	$16,359	67.3	56.3	101	51	317383001264
51	Westside Middle School	Public	7-8	8601 Arbor Street	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6464	948	74	12.8	37.1%	598 (63.1%)	95 (10.0%)	122 (12.9%)	33 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (10.3%)	$17,162	$135	$15,078	67	66.6	65	14	317866001915
52	Mc Cook Junior High School	Public	6-8	800 W 7th St	Mc Cook	69001	Red Willow County	Mc Cook Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 345-6940	305	21	14.4	36.4%	263 (86.2%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	$16,557	$47	$14,445	65.7	70.2	56	4	317347001221
53	Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 W Agnew Rd	Raymond	68428	Lancaster County	Raymond Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 785-2615	155	11	13.8	11.6%	147 (94.8%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$13,543	$142	$12,684	65.3			(n/a)	310495002262
54	Louisville Middle School	Public	7-8	202 W 3rd St	Louisville	68037	Cass County	Louisville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 234-3585	107	10	11	12.1%	99 (92.5%)	2 (1.9%)	4 (3.7%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,879	$326	$15,357	65	63.6	75	21	317305000717
55	Bridgeport High School	Public	7-12	800 Q St	Bridgeport	69336	Morrill County	Bridgeport Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 262-0346	253	22	11.2		193 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (21.7%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,818	$285	$19,716	65	68.7	60	5	310010500101
56	St Paul Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1305 Howard Ave	Saint Paul	68873	Howard County	St Paul Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 754-4433	277	23	11.9	26.0%	256 (92.4%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$19,135	$00	$15,974	64	59.5	91	35	310008502369
57	Papillion Middle School	Public	7-8	423 S Washington St	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0424	635	46	13.7	25.0%	481 (75.7%)	22 (3.5%)	77 (12.1%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.6%)	$15,011	$90	$12,733	63.7	61.2	84	27	317527001477
58	Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	915 W 35th St	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8120	648	43	15	29.0%	509 (78.5%)	8 (1.2%)	104 (16.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.0%)	$13,969	$220	$12,187	63.2	69.4	58		317239001104
59	Sandy Creek Middle School	Public	6-8	30671 Hwy 14	Fairfield	68938	Clay County	Sandy Creek Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(402) 726-2151	80	9	8.4	42.5%	70 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	$27,539	$00	$16,297	63			(n/a)	317047002465
60	York Middle School	Public	6-8	1730 N Delaware Ave	York	68467	York County	York Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 362-6655	307	20	15.4	42.7%	239 (77.9%)	2 (0.7%)	51 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$16,603	$653	$13,208	62	59.9	88	28	317905001919
61	Platteview Central Junior High School	Public	7-8	14801 S 108th St	Springfield	68059	Sarpy County	Springfield Platteview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 339-5052	179	14	13	20.7%	167 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$17,985	$310	$15,555	62	64.3	71	10	317563001902
62	Conestoga Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	8404 42nd St	Murray	68409	Cass County	Conestoga Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 235-2271	321	28	11.6	27.1%	290 (90.3%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$21,473	$270	$18,673	61.9	72.5	49	13	317420001290
63	Aurora Middle School	Public	6-8	300 L St	Aurora	68818	Hamilton County	Aurora Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 694-6923	256	24	10.8	30.5%	221 (86.3%)	3 (1.2%)	20 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	$22,046	$12	$17,598	61.9	74.9	43	20	310336000045
64	Amherst High School	Public	7-12	100 N Sycamore	Amherst	68812	Buffalo County	Amherst Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 826-3131	157	16	9.8	17.2%	148 (94.3%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$19,637	$1,020	$14,445	61.2	46.1	126	62	310007000019
65	Auburn Middle School	Public	6-8	1829 Central Ave	Auburn	68305	Nemaha County	Auburn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 274-4328	190	16	11.8	40.5%	176 (92.6%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	$16,137	$30	$14,358	60.6	57.2	99	34	310333000039
66	Wood River Rural Middle School	Public	6-8	13800 W Wood River Rd	Wood River	68883	Hall County	Wood River Rural Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 583-2249	98	9	10.8	48.0%	65 (66.3%)	4 (4.1%)	25 (25.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$590	$00	$546	58.8	75.4	41	25	317894001560
67	Hartington Newcastle High School	Public	7-12	501 S Broadway	Hartington	68739	Cedar County	Hartington Newcastle Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 254-3947	170	19	8.7	34.7%	159 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	$26,153	$343	$21,850	58.5	67	64	3	317152001047
68	Doniphan-Trumbull Secondary	Public	7-12	302 W Plum	Doniphan	68832	Hall County	Doniphan-Trumbull Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 845-6531	221	20	10.9	19.0%	206 (93.2%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$20,242	$82	$17,623	58.1	64.2	72	4	310012100750
69	Broken Bow Middle School	Public	6-8	322 North 9th Avenue	Broken Bow	68822	Custer County	Broken Bow Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 872-2475	166	12	13.3	38.6%	135 (81.3%)	2 (1.2%)	20 (12.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)	$15,115	$10	$13,672	58	39	137	68	310001101882
70	Logan Fontenelle Middle School	Public	7-8	701 Kayleen Dr South	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4360	480	40	12.1	41.9%	260 (54.2%)	41 (8.5%)	128 (26.7%)	14 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	$20,235	$1,280	$16,678	57.7	54.4	105	35	310381001511
71	Pound Middle School	Public	6-8	4740 S 45th St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1217	731	50	14.7	34.3%	510 (69.8%)	39 (5.3%)	87 (11.9%)	12 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.5%)	$15,099	$176	$12,918	55.5	65.1	68	3	317284001170
72	Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	311 E Benton	Bloomfield	68718	Knox County	Bloomfield Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 373-4800	141	14	10.2	42.6%	113 (80.1%)	2 (1.4%)	20 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$26,070	$271	$21,413	54.2	78.1	32	40	310414000093
73	Heartland Community High School	Public	7-12	1501 Front St	Henderson	68371	York County	Heartland Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 723-4434	148	16	9.3	33.1%	138 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)	4 (2.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,317	$450	$20,874	53.2	53.2	111	38	310011700602
74	La Vista Middle School	Public	7-8	7900 Edgewood Blvd	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0436	719	48	14.9	28.4%	477 (66.3%)	38 (5.3%)	138 (19.2%)	17 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	42 (5.8%)	$13,374	$81	$11,605	52.4	48.6	118	44	317527001475
75	Sunrise Middle School	Public	6-8	4611 Ave N	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8150	536	44	12.1	38.4%	389 (72.6%)	12 (2.2%)	98 (18.3%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.7%)	$16,619	$230	$13,919	51.9	59.5	90	15	317239000425
76	Holdrege Middle School	Public	5-8	600 14th Ave	Holdrege	68949	Phelps County	Holdrege Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 995-5421	290	25	11.3	40.3%	250 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (12.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$18,014	$120	$15,747	51.9	62.5	80	4	317194001075
77	Harry Andersen Middle School	Public	6-8	15404 Adams St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8440	898	58	15.6	37.8%	608 (67.7%)	37 (4.1%)	144 (16.0%)	46 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	56 (6.2%)	$13,234	$239	$11,818	51.5	63	76	1	317374001896
78	High School At Tekamah	Public	7-12	112 N 13th St	Tekamah	68061	Burt County	Tekamah-Herman Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 374-2156	248	25	10	33.9%	235 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$23,836	$256	$19,559	50.2	76.3	38	40	310007101662
79	Cozad Middle School	Public	6-8	1810 Meridian Ave	Cozad	69130	Dawson County	Cozad Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 784-2746	216	18	12.1	43.1%	159 (73.6%)	1 (0.5%)	40 (18.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	4 (1.9%)	$18,228	$76	$13,775	49.9	61.2	83	4	310546000174
80	Arlington High School	Public	7-12	705 N 9th	Arlington	68002	Washington County	Arlington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 478-4171	330	27	12	24.5%	307 (93.0%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$18,233	$153	$15,500	48.2	70.3	55	25	310313000030
81	Gothenburg Secondary School	Public	7-12	1322 Avenue I	Gothenburg	69138	Dawson County	Gothenburg Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 537-3651	353	30	11.7	34.8%	318 (90.1%)	7 (2.0%)	24 (6.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$20,745	$785	$17,183	47.7	61	86	5	317110001012
82	Ord Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	320 N 19th	Ord	68862	Valley County	Ord Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 728-3241	239	26	9	31.0%	222 (92.9%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$20,390	$1,163	$15,159	47.6	46.9	124	42	317494001454
83	Fillmore Central Middle School	Public	5-8	950 F St	Fairmont	68354	Fillmore County	Fillmore Central Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 268-3411	169	16	10.8	29.0%	153 (90.5%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$19,863	$51	$16,241	47.4	58.8	92	9	310011800734
84	Lakeview Junior High School	Public	7-8	3744 83rd Street	Columbus	68601	Platte County	Lakeview Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 564-8518	152	7	21.8	33.6%	105 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	$14,478	$64	$11,127	45.8	39.2	136	52	310011202219
85	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%)	$16,145	$576	$14,110	45.5	60.1	87	2	310498000141
86	Wayne Junior High School	Public	7-8	611 West 7th Street	Wayne	68787	Wayne County	Wayne Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 375-3150	148	10	14.3	35.1%	114 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (18.2%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.0%)	$17,328	$303	$14,251	45.5	35	147	61	317852001701
87	Sutton Secondary School	Public	7-12	1107 N Saunders	Sutton	68979	Clay County	Sutton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 773-4303	174	18	9.8	29.3%	135 (77.6%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$20,016	$69	$16,458	43.3	55.7	104	17	317752001650
88	Falls City Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 Morton St	Falls City	68355	Richardson County	Falls City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 245-3455	168	13	13.4	50.0%	139 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	3 (1.8%)	13 (7.7%)	$18,247	$315	$15,112	41.8	33.4	150	62	317053001804
89	Irving Middle School	Public	6-8	2745 S 22nd St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1214	795	55	14.5	39.6%	515 (64.8%)	54 (6.8%)	100 (12.6%)	29 (3.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (11.3%)	$15,579	$269	$12,459	41.6	39.5	135	46	317284001156
90	Plattsmouth Middle School	Public	5-8	1724 8th Ave	Plattsmouth	68048	Cass County	Plattsmouth Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 296-3174	386	28	13.6	34.7%	319 (82.6%)	4 (1.0%)	35 (9.1%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.4%)	$15,667	$174	$13,633	39.7	45.5	127	37	317566001524
91	Bluffs Middle School	Public	6-8	27 East 23rd Street	Scottsbluff	69361	Scotts Bluff County	Scottsbluff Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 635-6270	754	50	14.9	60.3%	382 (50.7%)	9 (1.2%)	336 (44.6%)	7 (0.9%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	$16,192	$544	$13,608	37.5	39.9	134	43	317647001581
92	O'Neill High School	Public	7-12	540 E Hynes	Oneill	68763	Holt County	O'Neill Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 336-1544	338	33	10.1	44.1%	273 (80.8%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$21,681	$154	$18,276	37	51.9	115	23	317485001448
93	Mickle Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 N 67th St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1216	705	47	14.8	44.7%	493 (69.9%)	32 (4.5%)	97 (13.8%)	21 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (8.1%)	$14,999	$248	$12,775	35.8	40.5	133	40	317284001175
94	Alliance Middle School	Public	6-8	11th & Laramie	Alliance	69301	Box Butte County	Alliance Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 762-3079	261	18	14.4	60.5%	156 (59.8%)	1 (0.4%)	78 (29.9%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	$18,733	$615	$15,023	34.7	16.2	177	83	310291000012
95	Crete Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 E 15th St	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 826-5844	471	28	16.7	65.2%	148 (31.4%)	6 (1.3%)	297 (63.1%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	$16,293	$1,473	$12,833	33.9	46.9	122	27	310009501759
96	Gordon-Rushville Middle School	Public	6-8	310 Sprague	Rushville	69360	Sheridan County	Gordon-Rushville Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 327-2491	114	11	10.5		63 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.6%)	$20,506	$1,989	$15,790	33.4	34.9	148	52	310017001850
97	Beatrice Middle School	Public	6-8	215 N 5th St	Beatrice	68310	Gage County	Beatrice Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 223-1545	466	34	13.7	49.4%	380 (81.5%)	4 (0.9%)	58 (12.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.1%)	$16,213	$181	$13,545	30.8	43.1	128	31	310360000061
98	Bellevue Mission Middle School	Public	7-8	2202 Washington St	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4260	406	31	12.9	46.3%	223 (54.9%)	38 (9.4%)	90 (22.2%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.8%)	$19,978	$2,520	$14,358	28.9	35.4	146	48	310381001512
99	School Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Penrose Drive	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1222	1,006	64	15.8	44.4%	607 (60.3%)	86 (8.5%)	132 (13.1%)	61 (6.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	115 (11.4%)	$13,118	$176	$11,200	28	34.6	149	50	317284002215
100	Millard Central Middle School	Public	6-8	12801 L St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8225	811	62	13	50.9%	505 (62.3%)	62 (7.6%)	167 (20.6%)	32 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	39 (4.8%)	$15,899	$239	$13,967	27.9	37.9	139	39	317374001250

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