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C L Jones Middle School

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C L Jones Middle School ranks 50 th of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 62% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

C L Jones Middle School is a public middle school in Minden, Nebraska, serving 305 students in grades 4-8. The school is part of the Minden Public Schools district, which is ranked 73 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, C L Jones Middle School has shown a mixed performance compared to the state average. While the school has outperformed the state in some grade levels and subjects, such as 5th and 6th grade English Language Arts and 5th, 6th, and 7th grade Mathematics, it has also underperformed in other areas, particularly in 4th grade English Language Arts and 6th and 7th grade Mathematics. However, the school's performance in Science has been consistently strong, with 8th-grade students outperforming the state average by a significant margin in recent years. The school has also shown notable strengths in the performance of female students and low socioeconomic status students, ranking highly among Nebraska middle schools in these categories.

When compared to the nearby Sunrise Middle School and Horizon Middle School, both part of the Kearney Public Schools district, C L Jones Middle School generally performs at a lower level in academic test scores, particularly in Mathematics and Science. However, C L Jones Middle School has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a lower proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school has also shown some positive trends in recent years, with its statewide ranking improving, but the significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates is a concerning issue that the school and district should address.

283

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,279

Per pupil spending ?

29.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 W 3rd
Minden, NE 68959-0301

(308) 832-2338

District: Minden Public Schools

Students who attend C L Jones Middle School usually attend:

High:

Minden High School

Feeder schools for C L Jones Middle School:

Elementary:

Minden East Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.3%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Asian:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (71% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Nebraska median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

Nebraska avg61%

Elementary school

148^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

50^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 48 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^th of 118Minden 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	148 of 294	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	233 of 428	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.1	239 of 459	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	308 of 457	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	281 of 442	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	210 of 452	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	160 of 450	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.7	209 of 459	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.7	330 of 480	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.0	423 of 488	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.6	323 of 483	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.8	351 of 485	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.2	331 of 480	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.9	163 of 473	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.5	151 of 502	69.9%	★★★★☆
2009	66.6	128 of 471	72.8%	★★★★☆
2008	68.8	88 of 478	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	61.0	185 of 430	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.4	200 of 418	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	66.0	66 of 203	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	161 of 349	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	207 of 337	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	196 of 318	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	165 of 349	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	117 of 341	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	68.3	31 of 112	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.0	196 of 312	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.8	106 of 259	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	89 of 264	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	172 of 298	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	154 of 281	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	37.5	143 of 203	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	200 of 366	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	253 of 356	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	242 of 328	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	173 of 367	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	134 of 347	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	30.5	46 of 57	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	99 of 193	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	171 of 261	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	246 of 385	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	327 of 388	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	305 of 368	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	217 of 391	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	140 of 391	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	50 of 133	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	101 of 200	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	131 of 238	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	135 of 249	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.8	86 of 223	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	148 of 247	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	107 of 225	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.3	126 of 236	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.0	160 of 255	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	26.1	218 of 256	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.8	126 of 252	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.4	71 of 248	71.4%	★★★★☆
2012	58.9	101 of 255	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	69.7	59 of 246	76.0%	★★★★☆
2010	69.1	55 of 254	78.3%	★★★★☆
2009	58.6	108 of 243	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.8	56 of 245	77.1%	★★★★☆
2007	71.7	48 of 227	78.9%	★★★★☆
2006	78.5	22 of 226	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	14 of 72	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	38 of 106	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	83 of 146	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	88 of 150	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	54 of 137	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.0	81 of 156	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.2	59 of 147	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	70.3	26 of 92	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	44.6	93 of 144	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.4	25 of 118	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	49.5	59 of 115	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	15.5	110 of 123	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	89 of 120	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	34 of 72	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	59 of 106	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	81 of 156	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	90 of 160	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	67 of 144	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	102 of 153	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	79 of 141	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	38 of 94	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	73 of 141	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	125 of 217	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	127 of 234	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.3	84 of 204	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	129 of 222	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	96 of 203	52.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)72nd percentile+27 vs school

Female (2024)67th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2024)30th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2023)19th percentile-29 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)81st percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)72nd percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science89%+10 vs state

Mathematics71%+12 vs state

English Language Arts65%+6 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 (2025)
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 4th Grade	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 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	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
C L Jones Middle School	Public	4-8	520 W 3rd	Minden	68959	Kearney County	Minden Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 832-2338	283	24	11.9	29.3%	247 (87.3%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.9%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	67.3	50^th of 133 public middle schools	62.4%		56.3	101^st of 200 public middle schools	49.5%	51	48.2	65.0	73.5	70.2	63.0	64.6	66.1	72.5	70.6	71.6		70.5	88.9	89.4	$19,279	$10	$16,359
Sunrise Middle School	Public	6-8	4611 Ave N	Kearney	68847	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8150	536	44	12.1	38.4%	389 (72.6%)	12 (2.2%)	98 (18.3%)	10 (1.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.7%)	51.9	75^th of 133 public middle schools	43.6%		59.5	90^th of 200 public middle schools	55.0%	15			62.8	61.7	70.1	64.9			63.3	59.4	63.6	62.2	84.8	84.8	$16,619	$230	$13,919
Horizon Middle School	Public	6-8	915 W 35th St	Kearney	68845	Buffalo County	Kearney Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(308) 698-8120	648	43	15.0	29.0%	509 (78.5%)	8 (1.2%)	104 (16.0%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.0%)	63.2	58^th of 133 public middle schools	56.4%		69.4	58^th of 200 public middle schools	71.0%				64.9	72.0	69.2	68.7			69.8	67.9	71.0	69.6	84.1	84.1	$13,969	$220	$12,187

Frequently Asked Questions about C L Jones Middle School

What is the racial makeup of C L Jones Middle School?

Students at C L Jones Middle School are 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is C L Jones Middle School a good school?

C L Jones Middle School ranks 50^th of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is C L Jones Middle School in?

Minden Public Schools

What high school do graduates of C L Jones Middle School attend?

Students who attend C L Jones Middle School usually go on to attend Minden High School

How many students attend C L Jones Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended C L Jones Middle School.

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