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
101	Westridge Middle School	Public	6-8	4111 W 13th St	Grand Island	68803	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5886	694	51	13.7		347 (50.0%)	20 (2.9%)	285 (41.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	$16,815			$1,122			$13,427	27.3	29.5	157	56		310001601864
102	Adams Middle School	Public	7-8	1200 S Mc Donald Rd	North Platte	69103	Lincoln County	North Platte Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 535-7112	513	42	12.1	47.6%	376 (73.3%)	12 (2.3%)	99 (19.3%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$18,518			$879			$14,924	24.6	30.3	156	54		310002201321
103	Gering Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Q St	Gering	69341	Scotts Bluff County	Gering Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 436-3123	408	27	15.3	46.8%	270 (66.2%)	3 (0.7%)	115 (28.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$15,655			$1,042			$12,608	24.1	17.4	175	72		310009801000
104	Nebraska City Middle School	Public	6-8	909 1st Corso	Nebraska City	68410	Otoe County	Nebraska City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 873-5591	271	24	11.5	58.3%	196 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (24.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$14,759			$665			$12,107	24.1	15.1	179	75		317416001284
105	Norfolk Junior High School	Public	7-8	510 Pasewalk Ave	Norfolk	68701	Madison County	Norfolk Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 644-2516	631	49	13	54.5%	365 (57.8%)	13 (2.1%)	200 (31.7%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.7%)	$16,612			$633			$13,147	23.7	27.8	160	55		317443001310
106	Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 N Washington	Lexington	68850	Dawson County	Lexington Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 324-2349	672	49	13.6	74.0%	90 (13.4%)	58 (8.6%)	514 (76.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	$15,071			$862			$12,512	23.6	18.3	174	68		317281001132
107	Hastings Middle School	Public	6-8	201 N Marian Road	Hastings	68901	Adams County	Hastings Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 461-7520	757	62	12.2	63.0%	482 (63.7%)	5 (0.7%)	219 (28.9%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.5%)	$14,424			$483			$12,172	23.4	22.8	166	59		317158001053
108	Ralston Middle School	Public	7-8	8202 Lakeview	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 331-4701	488	40	12.1	55.7%	191 (39.1%)	32 (6.6%)	221 (45.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	$13,932			$358			$11,982	23.4	32	153	45		317590001540
109	Lefler Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 S 48th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1215	584	46	12.7		299 (51.2%)	53 (9.1%)	110 (18.8%)	35 (6.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (13.9%)	$16,948			$2,043			$12,786	23.4	36.3	142	33		317284001165
110	Fremont Middle School	Public	7-8	540 Johnson Rd	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 727-3100	689	44	15.7	65.6%	358 (52.0%)	11 (1.6%)	299 (43.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.9%)	$13,111			$268			$12,109	23.2	20.5	171	61		317071000978

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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:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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