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
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%)	$19,503			$1,268			$15,585	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%)	$20,100			$1,920			$14,090	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%)	$19,976			$950			$15,247	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%)	$15,896			$135			$12,270	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%)	$16,465			$875			$14,127	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%)	$15,072			$578			$12,126	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%)	$19,551			$313			$16,139	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%)	$18,261			$418			$15,122	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%)	$15,132			$1,091			$11,577	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%)	$15,441			$325			$13,258	39.7	45.5	127	37		317566001524

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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.