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Alfonza W Davis Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 10% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Alfonza W Davis Middle School is a public middle school in Omaha, Nebraska, serving 746 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.

Alfonza W Davis Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Nebraska middle schools, with a 1-star rating and significantly below-average proficiency rates on state assessments. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th-grade proficiency rates were 46.12% in English Language Arts, 28.98% in Mathematics, and 58.37% in Science, compared to the state averages of 57.43%, 57.43%, and 76.11%, respectively. The school also faces high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 19.3% to 40.5% over the past few years.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Omaha Public Schools district, such as Nathan Hale Magnet Middle School and Beveridge Magnet Middle School, also perform poorly. However, schools in the Millard Public Schools district, such as Kiewit Middle School, and the Elkhorn Public Schools district, such as Elkhorn Grandview Middle School and Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School, significantly outperform Alfonza W Davis Middle School across all academic measures.

732

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,801

Per pupil spending ?

51%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8050 N 129th Avenue
Omaha, NE 68142-1804

(531) 299-2340

District: Omaha Public Schools

Students who attend Alfonza W Davis Middle School usually attend:

High:

Northwest High School

Feeder schools for Alfonza W Davis Middle School:

Elementary:	Boyd Elementary School
	Prairie Wind Elementary School
	Saddlebrook Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.1%

African American:

30.3%

Hispanic:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Omaha Public Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (40% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% Nebraska)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg39%

Nebraska avg61%

120^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	7.9	120 of 133	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	185 of 200	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	222 of 238	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	235 of 249	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	188 of 223	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	186 of 247	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	183 of 225	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.2	195 of 236	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	52.5	129 of 255	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.2	157 of 256	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	55.3	7 of 16	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.2	20 of 30	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	16 of 24	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	14 of 21	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	56.3	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2023	29.7	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	49.7	17 of 35	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	62 of 72	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	89 of 106	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	131 of 146	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	136 of 150	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	111 of 137	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	120 of 156	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	117 of 147	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	49.8	28 of 56	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	45 of 67	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	47 of 61	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.8	23 of 59	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	27 of 62	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	21 of 56	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	10.3	81 of 92	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	139 of 144	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	108 of 118	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	101 of 115	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	104 of 123	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	109 of 120	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	61 of 72	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	90 of 106	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	143 of 156	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	146 of 160	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	121 of 144	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	122 of 153	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	120 of 141	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	13.4	26 of 29	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	24 of 28	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	12 of 17	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	10 of 17	41.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	16.0	58 of 70	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	49 of 52	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	78 of 94	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	112 of 141	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	195 of 217	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	208 of 234	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	138 of 204	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	82 of 222	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	111 of 203	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)56th percentile+49 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)51st percentile+45 vs school

Asian (2024)50th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2024)50th percentile+42 vs school

Special Education (2023)17th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)12th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)10th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science58%-21 vs state

English Language Arts47%-12 vs state

Mathematics28%-30 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, August 10, 2019

I think it’s a excellent school Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 30, 2018

Have 2 children at Davis. The staff is terrific and Bartels communicates with the parents extremely well. Very pleased with all aspects of this school and has exceeded my expectations. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 23, 2017

I have 2 boys at this school and have been very pleased with the academic rigor and the leadership of the staff. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, May 19, 2016

This is the worst school i've been in. The teacher are racist and send my peers out for no reason. Close Quote

Schools Near Alfonza W Davis 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 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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Beveridge Magnet Middle School	Public	6-8	1616 S 120th St	Omaha	68144	Douglas County	Omaha Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(531) 299-2280	740	48	15.4		291 (39.3%)	138 (18.6%)	204 (27.6%)	37 (5.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (9.1%)	5.7	123^rd of 133 public middle schools	7.5%		5.9	189^th of 200 public middle schools	5.5%	66	46.4	37.5	48.7	44.0	28.6	31.3	32.5	30.8	59.4	59.4	$20,245	$3,158	$14,610

Frequently Asked Questions about Alfonza W Davis Middle School

Is Alfonza W Davis Middle School a good school?

Alfonza W Davis Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Nebraska middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Alfonza W Davis Middle School?

Students at Alfonza W Davis Middle School are 36% White, 30% African American, 13% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Alfonza W Davis Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Alfonza W Davis Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Alfonza W Davis Middle School attend?

Students who attend Alfonza W Davis Middle School usually go on to attend Northwest High School

What district is Alfonza W Davis Middle School in?

Omaha Public Schools

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