Best Middle Schools in Nebraska for Low Socio Economic Status Students

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Every year, the Nebraska Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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 Tuesday, December 3, 2024.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 92)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	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	514	40	12.9	17.3%	386 (75.1%)	14 (2.7%)	23 (4.5%)	61 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.4%)	$13,273			$131			$11,527	98.9%	98.5%	0.41%			317011002305
2	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	738	47	15.6	18.0%	609 (82.5%)	15 (2.0%)	63 (8.5%)	24 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.4%)	$11,947			$327			$10,629	97.8%	97.5%	0.33%			317374000240
3	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	782	53	14.7	9.8%	672 (85.9%)	14 (1.8%)	43 (5.5%)	17 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.1%)	$12,130			$39			$10,338	96.7%	94.5%	2.24%			317122002362
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	426	31	13.6	22.8%	393 (92.3%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	$14,998			$795			$11,954	95.7%	96.5%	0.85%			317656001592
5	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	179	12	14.7	51.4%	152 (84.9%)	3 (1.7%)	21 (11.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,760			$635			$11,186	94.6%	86.5%	8.07%			317671001602
6	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	476	34	13.9	27.9%	424 (89.1%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	$12,557			$75			$10,973	93.5%	93.5%	0.02%			310410000516
7	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	588	41	14.3	11.6%	498 (84.7%)	27 (4.6%)	22 (3.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	$13,733			$28			$11,321	92.4%	96.0%	3.61%			310399002439
8	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	426	36	11.8	19.5%	364 (85.4%)	15 (3.5%)	21 (4.9%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$15,202			$31			$12,640	91.3%	95.5%	4.20%			310399002357
9	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	341	28	12.1	24.6%	263 (77.1%)	2 (0.6%)	75 (22.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,051			$122			$13,464	90.2%	72.5%	17.72%			310313000030
10	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	638	46	14	20.5%	515 (80.7%)	9 (1.4%)	48 (7.5%)	35 (5.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	$12,519			$131			$10,848	89.1%	95.0%	5.87%			317011001800

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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 December 3, 2024, 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.