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Bryan Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Bryan Middle School is a public middle school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 828 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Omaha Public Schools district, which is ranked 111 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bryan Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Nebraska middle schools over the past decade, with a ranking of 113 out of 123 schools for the 2024-2025 school year. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on the NSCAS exams, is significantly below state and district averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 37.97% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 58.64%. In 8th-grade math, the proficiency rate was just 24.39%, compared to the state average of 57.43%. Additionally, Bryan Middle School has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 37.9% to 39.2% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Bryan Middle School to nearby schools within the Omaha Public Schools district, such as Norris Middle School and R.M. Marrs Magnet Middle School, the performance gap is significant. In contrast, middle schools in the neighboring Bellevue Public Schools and Westside Community Schools districts, such as Lewis & Clark Middle School and Westside Middle School, significantly outperform Bryan Middle School on academic measures, with proficiency rates often exceeding 60-70% in core subjects.

682

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,184

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8210 S 42nd St
Omaha, NE 68147-1705

(531) 299-2300

District: Omaha Public Schools

Students who attend Bryan Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bryan High School

Feeder schools for Bryan Middle School:

Elementary:	Chandler View Elementary School
	Gateway Elementary School
	Gilder Elementary School
	Highland Elementary School
	More...
	Indian Hill Elementary School
	Pawnee Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

White:

13.5%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (32% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 19% Nebraska)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg35%

Nebraska avg58%

121^st of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 13Middle Schools in the Omaha Public Schools

115^th of 118Omaha 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	6.3	121 of 133	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	192 of 200	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	229 of 238	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	246 of 249	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	218 of 223	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	243 of 247	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	220 of 225	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.3	232 of 236	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.2	247 of 255	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.2	249 of 256	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	247 of 252	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.0	243 of 248	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.4	251 of 255	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.7	239 of 246	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	242 of 254	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	36.4	199 of 243	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.9	225 of 245	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	36.0	173 of 227	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.6	149 of 226	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	24.9	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	29.0	15 of 22	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.4	29 of 35	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	24 of 27	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	3.3	98 of 106	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	140 of 146	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	145 of 150	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.2	133 of 137	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	152 of 156	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	143 of 147	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	17 of 24	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.9	49 of 56	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	57 of 67	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	59 of 61	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	57 of 59	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	56 of 62	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	52 of 56	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	7.5	82 of 92	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	131 of 144	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	110 of 118	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	110 of 115	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	116 of 123	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	114 of 120	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	3.4	100 of 106	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	149 of 156	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	157 of 160	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	140 of 144	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	149 of 153	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	137 of 141	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	9.8	68 of 70	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	45 of 46	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	52 of 52	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	2.9	139 of 141	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.3	217 of 217	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	233 of 234	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	199 of 204	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	210 of 222	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	197 of 203	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2023)23rd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)11th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2024)8th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)3rd percentile~ school

White (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-15 vs state

Mathematics21%-37 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Teachers are great. Activities available are great! Bryan has placed or won trophies in sports, academics and competitions, such as Spelling Bee, Geography Bee, African American History Challenge (won or in top 1/3rd for the past four years), Bookblasters, Robotics, SIMP...etc. Close Quote

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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
Bryan Middle School	Public	6-8	8210 S 42nd St	Omaha	68147	Sarpy County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2300	682	45	15.0		92 (13.5%)	32 (4.7%)	525 (77.0%)	4 (0.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	6.3	121^st of 133 public middle schools	9.0%		1.6	192^nd of 200 public middle schools	4.0%	71	38.0	44.3	48.3	43.3			24.4	20.9			$19,184	$3,481	$13,925
Bluestem Middle School	Public	6-8	5910 South 42 Street	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(531) 299-3080	894	51	17.5		90 (10.1%)	116 (13.0%)	646 (72.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.8%)	1.5	127^th of 133 public middle schools	4.5%		1	197^th of 200 public middle schools	1.5%	70	34.0	30.3	41.8	35.3		19.0	21.2	20.1	45.9	45.9	$19,481	$3,154	$14,085
R M Marrs Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	5619 S 19th Street	Omaha	68107	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2420	1,066	68	15.6		55 (5.2%)	35 (3.3%)	944 (88.6%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.2%)	1.4	128^th of 133 public middle schools	3.8%		1	196^th of 200 public middle schools	2.0%	68	35.3	27.2	40.6	34.2	26.1	19.0		22.1			$17,684	$3,232	$13,023
La Vista Middle School	Public	7-8	7900 Edgewood Blvd	La Vista	68128	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0436	719	48	14.9	28.4%	477 (66.3%)	38 (5.3%)	138 (19.2%)	17 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	42 (5.8%)	52.4	74^th of 133 public middle schools	44.4%		48.6	118^th of 200 public middle schools	41.0%	44		68.4	63.9	66.2		62.9	58.4	60.6	81.8	81.8	$13,868	$126	$12,027
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	480	40	12.1	41.9%	260 (54.2%)	41 (8.5%)	128 (26.7%)	14 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	57.7	70^th of 133 public middle schools	47.4%		54.4	105^th of 200 public middle schools	47.5%	35		70.5	70.8	70.6		62.2	65.3	63.6	77.8	77.8	$19,358	$937	$16,073
Papillion Middle School	Public	7-8	423 S Washington St	Papillion	68046	Sarpy County	Papillion La Vista Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-0424	635	46	13.7	25.0%	481 (75.7%)	22 (3.5%)	77 (12.1%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.6%)	63.7	57^th of 133 public middle schools	57.1%		61.2	84^th of 200 public middle schools	58.0%	27		72.4	75.2	73.8		60.4	62.2	61.3	86.6	86.6	$14,942	$122	$12,612
Ralston Middle School	Public	7-8	8202 Lakeview	Ralston	68127	Douglas County	Ralston Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 331-4701	488	40	12.1	55.7%	191 (39.1%)	32 (6.6%)	221 (45.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	23.4	108^th of 133 public middle schools	18.8%		32	153^rd of 200 public middle schools	23.5%	45		53.2	59.4	56.4		43.4	44.6	44.0	71.7	71.7	$13,932	$358	$11,982
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	1,140	64	17.7		163 (14.3%)	102 (8.9%)	824 (72.3%)	8 (0.7%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.9%)	0.4	132^nd of 133 public middle schools	0.8%		0.5	199^th of 200 public middle schools	0.5%	67	22.1	28.8	29.2	27.3			13.1	13.5	38.6	38.6	$17,487	$3,149	$12,373
Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	7-8	13502 S 38th St	Bellevue	68123	Sarpy County	Bellevue Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 898-8760	476	35	13.7	26.1%	300 (63.0%)	32 (6.7%)	64 (13.4%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (13.9%)	75.9	31^st of 133 public middle schools	76.7%		72.5	48^th of 200 public middle schools	76.0%	17		70.5	82.8	76.6		66.7	79.0	72.8	88.2	88.2	$15,414	$449	$12,520
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	406	31	12.9	46.3%	223 (54.9%)	38 (9.4%)	90 (22.2%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.8%)	28.9	98^th of 133 public middle schools	26.3%		35.4	146^th of 200 public middle schools	27.0%	48		57.1	58.9	58.1		59.7	46.7	52.9	66.8	66.8	$18,772	$1,777	$13,960

Frequently Asked Questions about Bryan Middle School

How many students attend Bryan Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended Bryan Middle School.

What district is Bryan Middle School in?

Omaha Public Schools

What high school do graduates of Bryan Middle School attend?

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

Is Bryan Middle School a good school?

Bryan Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Nebraska middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bryan Middle School?

Students at Bryan Middle School are 77% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

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