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Bennington Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

6^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Bennington Middle School is a public middle school located in Bennington, Nebraska, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 426 students. The school is part of the Bennington Public Schools district, which is ranked 10th out of 115 districts in Nebraska and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bennington Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 91.91% of 8th-grade students proficient or better in NSCAS/English Language Arts, compared to 87.04% for the Bennington Public Schools district and 58.64% for the state of Nebraska. The school also excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking highly among Nebraska middle schools for female students, male students, white students, multi-racial students, special education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Bennington Middle School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average.

While Bennington Middle School's performance is generally stronger than the nearby Bennington South Middle School, some nearby schools in the Elkhorn Public Schools district, such as Elkhorn Valley View Middle School and Elkhorn Grandview Middle School, have even higher academic performance and rankings than Bennington Middle School.

431

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,989

Per pupil spending ?

16.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11201 North 168 St
Bennington, NE 68007

(402) 238-3082

District: Bennington Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.2%

Hispanic:

4.4%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2019 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (84% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Nebraska middle schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg81%

Nebraska avg61%

6^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Bennington Public Schools

10^th of 118Bennington 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	86.5	6 of 133	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	9 of 200	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	10 of 238	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	11 of 249	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.0	20 of 223	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	7 of 247	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	11 of 72	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	12 of 106	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	5 of 146	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	8 of 150	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	12 of 137	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	12 of 156	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	86.0	8 of 92	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.5	14 of 144	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	15 of 118	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	19 of 115	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	11 of 123	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	8 of 72	88.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	8 of 106	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	13 of 156	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	8 of 160	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	78.6	17 of 144	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	5 of 153	96.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2022	85.1	4 of 28	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	86.9	2 of 32	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	8 of 70	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	7 of 46	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	11 of 40	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	8 of 52	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	8 of 94	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	7 of 141	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	7 of 217	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	12 of 234	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	78.8	23 of 204	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	9 of 222	95.9%	★★★★★

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 (2024)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)91st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)86th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science95%+15 vs state

Mathematics84%+26 vs state

English Language Arts81%+22 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
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
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
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
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	732	41	17.7		264 (36.1%)	222 (30.3%)	94 (12.8%)	81 (11.1%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (8.9%)	7.9	120^th of 133 public middle schools	9.8%		12.6	185^th of 200 public middle schools	7.5%	65	43.7	50.0	46.1	46.6		31.0	29.0	28.5	58.4	58.4	$18,801	$3,138	$13,801
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
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	952	50	19.0		447 (47.0%)	219 (23.0%)	135 (14.2%)	53 (5.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (9.8%)	18.4	112^th of 133 public middle schools	15.8%		14.2	180^th of 200 public middle schools	10.0%	68	56.0	56.9	54.9	55.9	48.4	41.9	30.4	40.4	65.7	65.7	$17,643	$2,698	$13,251
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
Morton Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	4606 Terrace Dr	Omaha	68134	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2480	744	41	18.1		175 (23.5%)	263 (35.3%)	95 (12.8%)	130 (17.5%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	72 (9.7%)	1.4	129^th of 133 public middle schools	3.0%		1.4	194^th of 200 public middle schools	3.0%	65	27.8	33.1	38.4	33.1		21.5	20.4	19.3			$18,695	$3,259	$13,287
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bennington Middle School

How many students attend Bennington Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Bennington Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Bennington Middle School?

Students at Bennington Middle School are 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Bennington Middle School a good school?

Yes! Bennington Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 6^th of 133 Nebraska middle schools.

What district is Bennington Middle School in?

Bennington Public Schools

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