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Monroe Middle School

Q: Is Monroe Middle School a good school?

Monroe Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Nebraska middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Monroe Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 716 students attended Monroe Middle School.

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

Students at Monroe Middle School are 36% African American, 21% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 14% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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

Students who attend Monroe Middle School usually go on to attend Benson High School

Public Grades 6-8

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Monroe Middle School is a public middle school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 755 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.

Monroe Middle School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Nebraska, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 37.9% to 45.1% in recent years, and its students perform well below state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 21.19% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 36.32% for the Omaha Public Schools district and 58.41% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics is even more concerning, with only 14.13% of 7th-grade students and 18.5% of 8th-grade students proficient or better.

While the nearby Norris Middle School, Morton Magnet Middle School, and King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School also perform poorly, they generally outperform Monroe Middle School. In contrast, Westside Middle School, which is part of the Westside Community Schools district, demonstrates significantly higher academic performance, with 70-80% of students proficient or better in ELA, Math, and Science.

716

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,803

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5105 Bedford Ave
Omaha, NE 68104-3598

(531) 299-2460

District: Omaha Public Schools

Students who attend Monroe Middle School usually attend:

High:

Benson High School

Feeder schools for Monroe Middle School:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary School
	Benson West Elementary School
	Druid Hill Elementary School
	Fontenelle Elementary School
	More...
	King Elementary School
	Rose Hill Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.3%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Asian:

18.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (19% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 19% Nebraska)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg35%

Nebraska avg58%

131^st of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	0.6	131 of 133	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.2	200 of 200	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.5	238 of 238	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.0	249 of 249	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.8	223 of 223	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	247 of 247	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.4	225 of 225	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.5	236 of 236	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.9	251 of 255	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.5	253 of 256	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.4	250 of 252	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.3	245 of 248	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.0	252 of 255	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.0	240 of 246	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.7	251 of 254	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.9	230 of 243	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.2	238 of 245	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.0	212 of 227	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	35.4	183 of 226	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	10.9	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	28 of 30	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	24 of 24	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	22 of 24	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	5 of 6	16.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	10.0	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	13 of 14	7.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	25 of 35	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.9	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	1.1	106 of 106	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.0	146 of 146	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.0	150 of 150	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.9	136 of 137	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	156 of 156	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	147 of 147	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	2.8	67 of 67	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	61 of 61	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	60 of 62	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	56 of 56	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	3.3	92 of 92	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	144 of 144	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	118 of 118	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	115 of 115	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	122 of 123	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	120 of 120	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	0.7	106 of 106	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.7	156 of 156	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.2	160 of 160	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.7	144 of 144	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	153 of 153	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.5	141 of 141	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	11.3	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	14.1	64 of 70	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	43 of 46	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	0.4	141 of 141	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	216 of 217	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	230 of 234	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.4	222 of 222	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	203 of 203	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)18th percentile+18 vs school

Asian (2024)17th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Migrant (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)<1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-35 vs state

Mathematics15%-43 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
Monroe Middle School	Public	6-8	5105 Bedford Ave	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2460	716	42	17.0		99 (13.8%)	260 (36.3%)	152 (21.2%)	134 (18.7%)	10 (1.4%)	6 (0.8%)	55 (7.7%)	0.6	131^st of 133 public middle schools	1.5%		0.2	200^th of 200 public middle schools	0.0%	69		21.2	34.8	23.9		14.1	18.5	14.8			$19,803	$3,394	$13,972
Radius Middle School	Public	6-8	5040 Grand Avenue	Omaha	68104	Douglas County	Radius Omaha	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(531) 895-0055	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Secondary Success Program	Public	7-8	3030 Spaulding St	Omaha	68111	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2940	0	6	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public	6-8	6901 Burt St	Omaha	68132	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2400	839	44	19.0		246 (29.3%)	264 (31.5%)	194 (23.1%)	80 (9.5%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.8%)	8.5	118^th of 133 public middle schools	11.3%		2.9	190^th of 200 public middle schools	5.0%	72	37.4	48.3	51.1	48.5		36.5	29.3	31.9	54.7	54.7	$17,669	$3,152	$12,421
Ops Virtual Middle School	Public, Virtual	6-8	3230 Burt St	Omaha	68131	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(531) 299-0269	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	6143 Whitmore St	Omaha	68152	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2360	685	35	19.5		88 (12.8%)	209 (30.5%)	99 (14.5%)	236 (34.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.2%)	2.8	125^th of 133 public middle schools	6.0%		1.4	193^rd of 200 public middle schools	3.5%	68	35.3	39.6	38.2	37.7				18.9	50.3	50.3	$18,438	$3,174	$13,190
Mc Millan Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	3802 Redick Ave	Omaha	68112	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2440	654	38	17.4		127 (19.4%)	256 (39.1%)	165 (25.2%)	40 (6.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.2%)	0.4	133^rd of 133 public middle schools	0.0%		0.6	198^th of 200 public middle schools	1.0%	65	18.1	21.5	33.3	24.6		10.6	17.8	13.0	39.6	39.6	$21,052	$3,571	$14,541
King Science/Technical Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	3720 Florence Blvd	Omaha	68110	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(531) 299-2380	610	35	17.4		85 (13.9%)	285 (46.7%)	142 (23.3%)	51 (8.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.9%)	1.9	126^th of 133 public middle schools	5.3%		1.1	195^th of 200 public middle schools	2.5%	69	35.6	33.5	44.3	37.6	18.8	20.9		19.6	48.7	48.7	$20,700	$3,549	$14,340
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe Middle School

What high school do graduates of Monroe Middle School attend?

Students who attend Monroe Middle School usually go on to attend Benson High School

Is Monroe Middle School a good school?

Monroe Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Nebraska middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Monroe Middle School?

Students at Monroe Middle School are 36% African American, 21% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 14% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Monroe Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 716 students attended Monroe Middle School.

What district is Monroe Middle School in?

Omaha Public Schools

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