Best Middle Schools in Nebraska for African American Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Nebraska!

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, African American 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 (African American vs All Students - 2024)					ID
Rank (of 16)	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 (African American)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (African American)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)	ID
1	Barr Middle School	Public	6-8	602 W Stolley Park Rd	Grand Island	68801	Hall County	Grand Island Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 385-5875	663	52	12.7	75.4%	176 (26.5%)	52 (7.8%)	414 (62.4%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.7%)	$14,729			$1,127			$11,362	93.8%	8.5%	85.25%			310001601014
2	Logan Fontenelle Middle School	Public	7-8	701 Kayleen Dr South	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4360	468	40	11.8	51.1%	261 (55.8%)	48 (10.3%)	114 (24.4%)	10 (2.1%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (6.2%)	$18,627			$1,088			$15,374	87.5%	47.5%	40.00%			310381001511
3	Bellevue Mission Middle School	Public	7-8	2202 Washington St	Bellevue	68005	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 293-4260	421	32	12.9	48.9%	249 (59.1%)	46 (10.9%)	77 (18.3%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (9.5%)	$18,894			$1,426			$14,237	81.3%	27.0%	54.25%			310381001512
4	Westside Middle School	Public	7-8	8601 Arbor St	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6464	939	74	12.7	38.4%	613 (65.3%)	103 (11.0%)	107 (11.4%)	25 (2.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (9.4%)	$15,324			$382			$13,368	75.0%	67.5%	7.50%			317866001915
5	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	852	74	11.5	81.3%	371 (43.5%)	116 (13.6%)	226 (26.5%)	46 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	88 (10.3%)	$14,814			$2,123			$11,142	68.8%	6.0%	62.75%			317284001149
6	Park Middle School	Public	6-8	855 S 8th St	Lincoln	68508	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1212	784	67	11.7	72.8%	318 (40.6%)	100 (12.8%)	230 (29.3%)	64 (8.2%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.9%)	$15,853			$2,020			$11,693	62.5%	7.0%	55.50%			317284002122
7	Alfonza W Davis Middle School	Public	6-8	8050 N 129th Avenue	Omaha	68142	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2340	746	39	19		285 (38.2%)	239 (32.0%)	88 (11.8%)	60 (8.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (9.2%)	$17,578			$2,019			$13,977	56.3%	7.5%	48.75%			317482002278
8	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	746	47	16		295 (39.5%)	153 (20.5%)	200 (26.8%)	38 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.0%)	$18,481			$2,358			$14,181	50.0%	5.5%	44.50%			317482001356
9	Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	14101 Larimore Avenue	Omaha	68164	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2320	913	51	17.9		412 (45.1%)	224 (24.5%)	119 (13.0%)	47 (5.1%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (11.6%)	$16,482			$2,105			$13,105	43.8%	10.0%	33.75%			317482001431
10	Norris Middle School	Public	6-8	2235 S 46th St	Omaha	68106	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2500	1,162	60	19.2		151 (13.0%)	99 (8.5%)	851 (73.2%)	11 (0.9%)	13 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.1%)	$16,684			$2,429			$12,573	37.5%	0.5%	37.00%			317482001415

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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