Nebraska Middle School Rankings

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Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Nebraska test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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 Wednesday, November 23, 2022.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 249)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
317215001094	121	Humphrey Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	405 South 7th Street	Humphrey	68642	Platte County	Humphrey Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 923-1230	120	12	10.3	20.8%	120 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,223			$636			$16,552	51.5	28.1	176	55
317577001531	122	Ponca High School	Public	7-12	505 3rd St	Ponca	68770	Dixon County	Ponca Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 755-5701	201	18	10.8	12.4%	187 (93.0%)	5 (2.5%)	7 (3.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,560			$481			$14,499	51.4	76.7	32	90
310002301215	123	Maxwell High School	Public	7-12	415 E Hwy 30	Maxwell	69151	Lincoln County	Maxwell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 582-4585	143	11	12.9	45.5%	124 (86.7%)	1 (0.7%)	17 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$19,788			$295			$15,779	51.4	12.9	206	83
310012500744	124	Diller-Odell Secondary School	Public	7-12	506 Perry St	Odell	68415	Gage County	Diller-Odell Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 766-4210	102	13	7.8	18.6%	95 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$23,546			$1,154			$18,017	51.4	59.4	85	39
317476002298	125	Prairie View School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 East O Street	Ogallala	69153	Keith County	Ogallala Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(308) 284-6087	550	47	11.6	47.5%	435 (79.1%)	2 (0.4%)	92 (16.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	$16,102			$1,382			$13,124	51.3	51.8	113	12
317569001527	126	Pleasanton High School	Public	7-12	303 Church St	Pleasanton	68866	Buffalo County	Pleasanton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 388-2041	130	10	13.4	33.1%	127 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	$15,494			$441			$12,586	51	25.5	184	58
317662001596	127	Shelton High School	Public	7-12	210 9th St	Shelton	68876	Buffalo County	Shelton Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 647-5459	108	11	9.4	26.9%	89 (82.4%)	1 (0.9%)	16 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$23,111			$677			$19,456	50.9			(n/a)
310008201640	128	Stuart High School	Public	7-12	404 E 2nd	Stuart	68780	Holt County	Stuart Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 924-3302	73	10	7.3	41.1%	70 (95.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$24,547			$1,226			$21,290	50.8	78.6	28	100
317485001448	129	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	348	34	10.3	42.5%	285 (81.9%)	4 (1.1%)	45 (12.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$19,898			$825			$16,484	50.4	53.3	105	24
317242001112	130	Kenesaw Secondary School	Public	7-12	110 N 5th Ave	Kenesaw	68956	Adams County	Kenesaw Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 752-3215	127	13	9.7	21.3%	122 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,282			$1,140			$15,728	50.2	64.5	71	59

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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 23, 2022, 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:

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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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.