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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 68355

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168

Students

Top rankedFalls City Middle School88^th of 133 Nebraska middle schools

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Summary:

The 68355 zip code in Nebraska is home to a single middle school, Falls City Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has shown some fluctuations in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 81st out of 123 middle schools in 2024-2025 to 150th out of 200 in 2023-2024.

Falls City Middle School's academic performance has been mixed, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) above the state average for 6th and 8th grades but below average for 7th grade in 2024-2025. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were above the state average for 6th grade in 2023-2024 but below average for 7th and 8th grades. The school's science proficiency rate for 8th grade was above the state average in both 2024-2025 and 2023-2024. The school faces challenges with a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (61.4% in 2023-2024) and a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.3% in 2024-2025.

Despite the higher per-student spending of $18,261 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.6 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance does not appear to be significantly better than the state average, suggesting that resource allocation alone may not be the sole driver of student success. Falls City Public Schools may need to implement targeted interventions and support to address the challenges faced by Falls City Middle School and improve student outcomes.

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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 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
Falls City Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 Morton St	Falls City	68355	Richardson County	Falls City Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 245-3455	168	13	13.4	50.0%	139 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	3 (1.8%)	13 (7.7%)	41.8	88^th of 133 public middle schools	33.8%		33.4	150^th of 200 public middle schools	25.0%	62	64.6	58.8	65.2	63.1	53.6	72.5	72.5	$18,247	$315	$15,112

Cities Near Zip Code 68355

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Falls City	0.28 mi	4	125^th
Humboldt	19.65 mi	3
Auburn	25.58 mi	6	46^th
Pawnee City	29.52 mi	2	79^th
Johnson	31.9 mi	3	2^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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