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Ralston Middle School

Public Grades 7-8

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Ralston Middle School in Ralston, NE, serves 488 students in grades 7 and 8 and is part of the Ralston Public Schools district, where over 55% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This school stands out for its exceptional support of specific student groups, ranking in the 86th percentile for English Language Learners and the 80th percentile for African American students—far exceeding its overall state ranking of the 19th percentile. While the school’s overall academic performance is mixed, it shows notable strength in English Language Arts (56.4% proficiency, nearly matching the state average) and science (71.71% proficiency), but struggles significantly in mathematics (44.01% proficiency, well below the state average of 58.07%).

Compared to nearby schools, Ralston offers a clear advantage over struggling peers in the Omaha Public Schools district. For instance, Ralston’s ELA proficiency is nearly double that of Norris Middle School (27.3%) and Bluestem Middle School (35.3%), while its math proficiency is more than triple Norris’s 13.5%. However, it lags behind high-performing suburban schools like Liberty Middle School in the Papillion La Vista Community Schools district, which boasts 80.9% ELA and 73.2% math proficiency. Ralston also benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1, smaller than most nearby competitors, and spends less per student ($14,641) than many area schools, suggesting efficient use of resources.

Chronic absenteeism, a major challenge at 22.0%, has improved significantly from a peak of 32.7% in 2021-2022, contributing to the school’s rising state ranking. This improvement, combined with targeted programs for vulnerable students, makes Ralston a school of contrasts: a low-performing school overall that is a hidden gem for specific groups, particularly English Language Learners. For families in the area, Ralston provides a better educational option than nearby Omaha Public Schools options, though it does not yet match the performance of higher-spending suburban districts like Westside Community Schools.

488

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,641

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8202 Lakeview
Ralston, NE 68127-2777

(402) 331-4701

District: Ralston Public Schools

Students who attend Ralston Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ralston High School

Feeder schools for Ralston Middle School:

Elementary:	Blumfield Elementary School
	Karen Western Elementary School
	Meadows Elementary School
	Mockingbird Elementary School
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	Seymour Elementary School
	Wildewood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.3%

White:

39.1%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2022 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2025) from a 6th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (55% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Nebraska average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg54%

Nebraska avg61%

108^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd of 118Ralston 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	23.4	108 of 133	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	153 of 200	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	192 of 238	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	234 of 249	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	204 of 223	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	211 of 247	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	184 of 225	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	190 of 236	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.3	193 of 255	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.2	192 of 256	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.0	156 of 252	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.7	136 of 248	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.9	196 of 255	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.9	189 of 246	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	56.7	112 of 254	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.3	152 of 243	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.6	176 of 245	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.3	159 of 227	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	67.3	65 of 226	71.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	80.6	6 of 30	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	10 of 24	58.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	79.9	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2023	53.6	15 of 35	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	7 of 22	68.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	57 of 72	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	77 of 106	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	111 of 146	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	138 of 150	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	124 of 137	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	140 of 156	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	130 of 147	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	38 of 56	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	42 of 67	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	54 of 61	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	54 of 59	8.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	45 of 62	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	43 of 56	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	22 of 46	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	49 of 92	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	100 of 144	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.1	104 of 118	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	99 of 115	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	89 of 123	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	93 of 120	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	51 of 72	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	61 of 106	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	114 of 156	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	138 of 160	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	134 of 144	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	126 of 153	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	108 of 141	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	70.0	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	5 of 28	82.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	24 of 32	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	34 of 70	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	29 of 52	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	29 of 44	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	63 of 94	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.0	54 of 141	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	146 of 217	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	200 of 234	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	185 of 204	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	161 of 222	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.1	134 of 203	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+63 vs school

African American (2023)80th percentile+61 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)79th percentile+60 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+19 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2024)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science72%-8 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Mathematics44%-14 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 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
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	$14,641	$247	$12,841
Westside Middle School	Public	7-8	8601 Arbor Street	Omaha	68124	Douglas County	Westside Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 390-6464	948	74	12.8	37.1%	598 (63.1%)	95 (10.0%)	122 (12.9%)	33 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	98 (10.3%)	67	51^st of 133 public middle schools	61.7%		66.6	65^th of 200 public middle schools	67.5%	14		73.2	73.9	73.6		64.4	72.4	68.4	82.3	82.3	$17,162	$135	$15,078
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	$13,374	$81	$11,605
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	$18,446	$1,390	$15,162
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	$18,470	$1,441	$14,672
Millard Central Middle School	Public	6-8	12801 L St	Omaha	68137	Douglas County	Millard Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 715-8225	811	62	13.0	50.9%	505 (62.3%)	62 (7.6%)	167 (20.6%)	32 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	39 (4.8%)	27.9	100^th of 133 public middle schools	24.8%		37.9	139^th of 200 public middle schools	30.5%	39	56.5	54.9	63.9	58.5	46.6	44.4	50.4	47.2	76.3	76.3	$15,899	$239	$13,967
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	$20,897	$1,508	$16,814
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			$20,854	$1,791	$16,927
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	$15,011	$90	$12,733
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	$18,255	$1,552	$14,537

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What is the racial makeup of Ralston Middle School?

Students at Ralston Middle School are 45% Hispanic, 39% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American.

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Ralston Public Schools

How many students attend Ralston Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended Ralston Middle School.

Is Ralston Middle School a good school?

Ralston Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Nebraska middle schools.

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