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
121	Bryan Middle School	Public	6-8	8210 S 42nd St	Omaha	68147	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2300	682	45	15		92 (13.5%)	32 (4.7%)	525 (77.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	$19,184			$3,481			$13,925	6.3	1.6	192	71		317482001358
122	Goodrich Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Lewis Avenue	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1213	849	67	12.7		331 (39.0%)	113 (13.3%)	244 (28.7%)	55 (6.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (12.0%)	$15,658			$2,171			$11,789	6.2	8.8	188	66		317284001149
123	Beveridge Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	1616 S 120th St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2280	740	48	15.4		291 (39.3%)	138 (18.6%)	204 (27.6%)	37 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.1%)	$20,245			$3,158			$14,610	5.7	5.9	189	66		317482001356
124	Schuyler Middle School	Public	6-8	200 W 10th St	Schuyler	68661	Colfax County	Schuyler Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 352-5514	400	30	13.4	49.5%	42 (10.5%)	10 (2.5%)	345 (86.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,366			$1,349			$12,023	5	16.1	178	54		317645002216
125	Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	6143 Whitmore St	Omaha	68152	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2360	685	35	19.5		88 (12.8%)	209 (30.5%)	99 (14.5%)	236 (34.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.2%)	$18,438			$3,174			$13,190	2.8	1.4	193	68		317482001384
126	King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	3720 Florence Blvd	Omaha	68110	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2380	610	35	17.4		85 (13.9%)	285 (46.7%)	142 (23.3%)	51 (8.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.9%)	$20,700			$3,549			$14,340	1.9	1.1	195	69		317482001940
127	Bluestem Middle School	Public	6-8	5910 South 42 Street	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(531) 299-3080	894	51	17.5		90 (10.1%)	116 (13.0%)	646 (72.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.8%)	$19,481			$3,154			$14,085	1.5	1	197	70		317482002454
128	R M Marrs Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	5619 S 19th Street	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2420	1,066	68	15.6		55 (5.2%)	35 (3.3%)	944 (88.6%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.2%)	$17,684			$3,232			$13,023	1.4	1	196	68		317482001438
129	Morton Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	4606 Terrace Dr	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2480	744	41	18.1		175 (23.5%)	263 (35.3%)	95 (12.8%)	130 (17.5%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	72 (9.7%)	$18,695			$3,259			$13,287	1.4	1.4	194	65		317482001413
130	Culler Middle School	Public	6-8	5201 Vine St	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1210	677	64	10.5		274 (40.5%)	103 (15.2%)	186 (27.5%)	45 (6.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.5%)	$17,535			$2,676			$12,733	1.1	1.7	191	61		317284001141

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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.