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Douglas County West Middle School

Q: Is Douglas County West Middle School a good school?

Douglas County West Middle School ranks 44 th of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 67% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Douglas County West Middle School is a public middle school in Valley, Nebraska, serving 245 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Douglas County West Community Schools district.

The school has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 43 to 135 out of Nebraska middle schools in recent years. While the school's performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments has generally been above the state average, there are some areas of concern. Female students have consistently outperformed male students, and white students have performed better than their low socioeconomic status (SES) peers. Additionally, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.1% to 21.1%, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby higher-performing schools, such as those in the Elkhorn Public Schools district, Douglas County West Middle School's performance is generally lower. For example, Elkhorn Valley View Middle School, located about 7 miles away, ranked 1st out of 123 Nebraska middle schools in 2024-2025 and had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, around 30-35%, suggests a higher proportion of students from low-income backgrounds, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

233

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,122

Per pupil spending ?

25.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 S Pine St
Valley, NE 68064-0378

(402) 779-2646

District: Douglas County West Community Schools

Students who attend Douglas County West Middle School usually attend:

High:

Douglas County West High School

Feeder schools for Douglas County West Middle School:

Elementary:

Douglas County West Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.7%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (74% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Nebraska median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg68%

Nebraska avg58%

44^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

69^th of 118Douglas County West Community 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	71.3	44 of 133	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	113 of 200	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	116 of 238	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	82 of 249	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	111 of 223	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	53 of 247	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	94 of 225	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.9	124 of 236	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.1	131 of 255	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.1	135 of 256	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	79.9	29 of 252	88.5%	★★★★☆
2013	65.7	77 of 248	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.7	88 of 255	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.9	182 of 246	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.3	168 of 254	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.9	179 of 243	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.6	198 of 245	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	69.7	55 of 227	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	8 of 72	88.9%	★★★★★
2024	59.4	47 of 106	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	51 of 146	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	35 of 150	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	56 of 137	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.1	24 of 156	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	35 of 147	76.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	43.8	53 of 92	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	97 of 144	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	58 of 118	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	71 of 115	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	35 of 123	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	48.7	61 of 120	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	41 of 72	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	56 of 106	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	87 of 156	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	78 of 160	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	77 of 144	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	54 of 153	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	82 of 141	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	33 of 94	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	83 of 141	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	115 of 217	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	96 of 234	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	120 of 204	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.0	37 of 222	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.1	80 of 203	60.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)89th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)42nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+16 vs state

Mathematics72%+14 vs state

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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

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Schools Near Douglas County West Middle School

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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 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Douglas County West Middle School	Public	6-8	401 S Pine St	Valley	68064	Douglas County	Douglas County West Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 779-2646	233	23	10.3	25.3%	209 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	71.3	44^th of 133 public middle schools	66.9%		52.3	113^th of 200 public middle schools	43.5%	69		72.2	68.8	87.1	75.0		64.4	78.8	75.8	72.4				$16,122	$436	$15,121
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	631	46	13.6	19.7%	502 (79.6%)	9 (1.4%)	52 (8.2%)	33 (5.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.8%)	80.9	17^th of 133 public middle schools	87.2%		87.8	10^th of 200 public middle schools	95.0%	7		74.2	78.1	81.5	78.2		68.3	83.1	82.8	78.6		90.3	90.3	$13,107	$110	$11,249
Elkhorn Valley View Middle School	Public	6-8	1313 S 208th St	Elkhorn	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-0362	679	47	14.5	5.0%	579 (85.3%)	15 (2.2%)	30 (4.4%)	34 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.8%)	92.5	1^st of 133 public middle schools	99.2%		95.8	2^nd of 200 public middle schools	99.0%	1		88.3	90.1	89.8	89.4		82.2	91.4	84.1	85.8		95.6	95.6	$12,499	$110	$10,907
Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	18330 Purple Martin Parkway	Omaha	68022	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 289-5787	424	33	12.7	9.2%	302 (71.2%)	29 (6.8%)	23 (5.4%)	54 (12.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	12 (2.8%)	84.4	8^th of 133 public middle schools	94.0%		92.6	4^th of 200 public middle schools	98.0%	4		83.4	85.1	77.9	82.1		82.2	85.1	77.1	81.4		85.7	85.7	$15,298	$113	$12,005
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	520	38	13.5	16.2%	385 (74.0%)	15 (2.9%)	23 (4.4%)	64 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (6.0%)	90.3	3^rd of 133 public middle schools	97.7%		93.9	3^rd of 200 public middle schools	98.5%			84.2	83.1	89.6	85.7		84.8	87.2	87.4	86.5		89.0	89.0	$14,301	$110	$12,191
Elkhorn Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	17880 Marcy St	Omaha	68118	Douglas County	Elkhorn Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 334-9302	576	40	14.3	6.1%	444 (77.1%)	10 (1.7%)	46 (8.0%)	50 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	21 (3.6%)	92.2	2^nd of 133 public middle schools	98.5%		96.1	1^st of 200 public middle schools	99.5%	1		86.6	88.1	87.6	87.4		84.3	87.0	90.8	87.2		92.4	92.4	$13,429	$110	$11,669
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	599	40	14.8	9.3%	494 (82.5%)	29 (4.8%)	26 (4.3%)	23 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.0%)	86.6	5^th of 133 public middle schools	96.2%		89	8^th of 200 public middle schools	96.0%	3		82.6	74.2	83.5	79.9		81.6	81.2	85.1	82.6		92.6	92.6	$13,354	$47	$11,223
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	431	36	12.0	16.2%	376 (87.2%)	16 (3.7%)	19 (4.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	86.5	6^th of 133 public middle schools	95.5%		87.8	9^th of 200 public middle schools	95.5%	3		74.1	76.8	91.9	80.7		74.8	87.7	89.7	84.1		94.9	94.9	$14,989	$45	$12,515
Johnson Crossing Academic Center (5-6)	Public	5-6	200 Johnson Road	Fremont	68025	Dodge County	Fremont Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 721-2003	759	52	14.4	69.2%	340 (44.8%)	8 (1.1%)	386 (50.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.6%)								(n/a)	35.7	41.5			38.6	42.1	40.2			41.1	79.9		79.9	$13,669	$320	$12,788
Kiewit Middle School	Public	6-8	15650 Howard St	Omaha	68118	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-1470	967	57	16.8	23.2%	754 (78.0%)	25 (2.6%)	84 (8.7%)	45 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (6.0%)	72.8	39^th of 133 public middle schools	70.7%		83.4	19^th of 200 public middle schools	90.5%	20		72.3	74.3	72.7	73.1		80.3	75.8	66.6	74.3		85.2	85.2	$12,073	$155	$10,704

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas County West Middle School

What district is Douglas County West Middle School in?

Douglas County West Community Schools

Is Douglas County West Middle School a good school?

Douglas County West Middle School ranks 44^th of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Douglas County West Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Douglas County West Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Douglas County West Middle School attend?

Students who attend Douglas County West Middle School usually go on to attend Douglas County West High School

What is the racial makeup of Douglas County West Middle School?

Students at Douglas County West Middle School are 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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