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Crete Middle School

Q: Is Crete Middle School a good school?

Crete Middle School ranks 95 th of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Crete Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Crete Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Crete Middle School?

Students at Crete Middle School are 63% Hispanic, 31% White, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Crete Middle School attend?

Students who attend Crete Middle School usually go on to attend Crete High School

Public Grades 6-8

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Crete Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Crete, Nebraska, with 495 students. The school is part of the Crete Public Schools district, which is ranked 108 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crete Middle School has faced several challenges, including below-average test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to state averages. The school has also struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.6% to 21.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Crete Middle School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.6% to 62.5% in recent years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school's student-teacher ratio has been relatively high, ranging from 14.9 to 18.3 over the past few years.

When comparing Crete Middle School to nearby middle schools in the Lincoln Public Schools district, such as Moore Middle School and Scott Middle School, it is clear that Crete lags behind in many key metrics, including test scores and student performance. To improve, Crete Middle School may need to focus on strategies to address chronic absenteeism, provide targeted academic support for struggling students, and examine its resource allocation to ensure funds are being used effectively to support student learning.

471

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,922

Per pupil spending ?

65.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 E 15th St
Crete, NE 68333-1936

(402) 826-5844

District: Crete Public Schools

Students who attend Crete Middle School usually attend:

High:

Crete High School

Feeder schools for Crete Middle School:

Elementary:

Crete Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.1%

White:

31.4%

Asian:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg61%

Nebraska avg61%

95^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

110^th of 118Crete Public Schools among Nebraska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	95 of 133	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.9	122 of 200	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.3	112 of 238	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	142 of 249	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.2	123 of 223	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	102 of 247	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	147 of 225	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.7	161 of 236	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.6	142 of 255	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.9	154 of 256	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.8	168 of 252	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.3	151 of 248	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.7	173 of 255	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.3	174 of 246	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.0	207 of 254	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	60.3	101 of 243	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.8	193 of 245	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	55.7	118 of 227	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.0	196 of 226	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	67.9	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	9 of 35	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	8 of 27	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	56.8	8 of 22	63.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	47 of 72	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	53 of 106	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	67 of 146	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	78 of 150	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	66 of 137	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	71 of 156	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.9	99 of 147	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	8 of 24	66.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	16 of 56	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	13 of 67	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	23 of 61	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	26 of 59	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	16 of 62	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	23 of 56	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	62.4	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2019	70.1	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	19 of 46	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	42 of 92	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	51 of 144	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	56 of 118	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	58 of 115	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.2	43 of 123	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.7	79 of 120	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	43 of 72	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	58 of 106	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	85 of 156	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	117 of 160	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	100 of 144	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	66 of 153	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	96 of 141	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	51.3	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	74.7	14 of 70	80.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	50 of 94	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.7	28 of 141	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	31 of 217	85.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	18 of 234	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	22 of 204	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	28 of 222	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	60 of 203	70.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2023)80th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+30 vs school

Migrant (2019)56th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2023)<1st percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science88%+8 vs state

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Mathematics50%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Crete Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 E 15th St	Crete	68333	Saline County	Crete Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 826-5844	471	28	16.7	65.2%	148 (31.4%)	6 (1.3%)	297 (63.1%)	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	33.9	95^th of 133 public middle schools	28.6%		46.9	122^nd of 200 public middle schools	39.0%	27	56.1	51.3	64.2	57.4	48.4	44.8	55.8	49.8	87.9	87.9	$14,922	$2,060	$10,966
Wilber-Clatonia Middle School	Public	6-8	900 South Franklin St	Wilber	68465	Saline County	Wilber-Clatonia Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 821-2058	154	10	14.6	36.4%	119 (77.3%)	2 (1.3%)	20 (13.0%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	18.1	113^th of 133 public middle schools	15.0%		27.8	159^th of 200 public middle schools	20.5%	46	39.6	50.0	59.2	49.7							$13,757	$1,228	$11,343
Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Pine Lake Road	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1218	1,020	66	15.4	20.9%	767 (75.2%)	35 (3.4%)	86 (8.4%)	52 (5.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.1%)	76.5	29^th of 133 public middle schools	78.2%		81.8	22^nd of 200 public middle schools	89.0%	7	68.7	75.1	70.3	71.4	76.2	79.8	86.3	80.8	88.9	88.9	$13,576	$649	$11,307
Norris Middle School	Public	6-8	25211 S 68th St	Firth	68358	Lancaster County	Norris School District 160	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 791-0020	560	36	15.4	8.0%	521 (93.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	76.9	28^th of 133 public middle schools	78.9%		77.5	34^th of 200 public middle schools	83.0%	6	73.3	73.6	74.7	73.9	77.8	66.3	85.3	76.4	91.6	91.6	$12,480	$106	$10,936
Irving Middle School	Public	6-8	2745 S 22nd St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1214	795	55	14.5	39.6%	515 (64.8%)	54 (6.8%)	100 (12.6%)	29 (3.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (11.3%)	41.6	89^th of 133 public middle schools	33.1%		39.5	135^th of 200 public middle schools	32.5%	46	67.7	57.1	75.9	66.8	58.3	49.8	54.3	54.1	73.6	73.6	$15,132	$1,091	$11,577
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	843	66	12.8		328 (38.9%)	117 (13.9%)	248 (29.4%)	74 (8.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.4%)	14.6	114^th of 133 public middle schools	14.3%		10.8	186^th of 200 public middle schools	7.0%	72	42.9	38.7	55.1	45.5	44.4	39.1	54.2	45.8	69.5	69.5	$17,182	$2,330	$12,460
Pound Middle School	Public	6-8	4740 S 45th St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1217	731	50	14.7	34.3%	510 (69.8%)	39 (5.3%)	87 (11.9%)	12 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.5%)	55.5	71^st of 133 public middle schools	46.6%		65.1	68^th of 200 public middle schools	66.0%	3	65.9	68.5	69.5	68.0	59.0	75.0	61.8	65.0	80.2	80.2	$14,909	$912	$12,050
Nuernberger Education Center	Public	6-8	1801 S 40th St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1255	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Middle School Student Support Program	Public	6-8	1801 South 40th Street	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1694	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Moore Middle School	Public	6-8	8700 Yankee Woods Drive	Lincoln	68526	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1225	849	44	19.1	9.0%	719 (84.7%)	9 (1.1%)	48 (5.7%)	34 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.4%)	83.6	12^th of 133 public middle schools	91.0%		82.4	20^th of 200 public middle schools	90.0%	8	76.6	79.6	78.6	78.3	77.7	85.8	81.0	81.4	90.3	90.3	$12,999	$629	$10,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Crete Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Crete Middle School?

Students at Crete Middle School are 63% Hispanic, 31% White, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Crete Middle School attend?

Students who attend Crete Middle School usually go on to attend Crete High School

Is Crete Middle School a good school?

Crete Middle School ranks 95^th of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Crete Middle School in?

Crete Public Schools

How many students attend Crete Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Crete Middle School.

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