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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in Nebraska

Across Nebraska, 52 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL leads the list at -32.1%, against a median of -8.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Nebraska

Best Enrollment change

-32.1%

Median Enrollment change

-8.7%

FASTEST DECLINING · NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	BENNINGTON, NE	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	635	431	-32.1%
2	DAWES MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	507	395	-22.1%
3	BRYAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	840	682	-18.8%
4	PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL	PLATTSMOUTH, NE	PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	472	386	-18.2%
5	MC MILLAN MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	799	654	-18.1%
6	R M MARRS MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,287	1,066	-17.2%
7	KING SCIENCE/TECH MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	733	610	-16.8%
8	MONROE MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	851	716	-15.9%
9	ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL	NORTH PLATTE, NE	NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	609	513	-15.8%
10	C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL	MINDEN, NE	MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	334	283	-15.3%
11	ELKHORN GRANDVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	613	520	-15.2%
12	MILLARD CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	955	811	-15.1%
13	ALICE BUFFETT MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,111	952	-14.3%
14	NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	NEBRASKA CITY, NE	NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	313	271	-13.4%
15	WEST POINT - BEEMER MIDDLE SCHOOL	WEST POINT, NE	WEST POINT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	207	181	-12.6%
16	LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	917	803	-12.4%
17	MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL	NORTH PLATTE, NE	NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	298	263	-11.7%
18	CULLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	763	677	-11.3%
19	SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,146	1,020	-11.0%
20	HOLDREGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOLDREGE, NE	HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	325	290	-10.8%
21	WAHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL	WAHOO, NE	WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	253	226	-10.7%
22	POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	816	731	-10.4%
23	SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	594	536	-9.8%
24	LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	BELLEVUE, NE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	527	476	-9.7%
25	GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH	BLAIR, NE	BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	531	481	-9.4%
26	HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL	HASTINGS, NE	HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	830	757	-8.8%
27	PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL	PAPILLION, NE	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	695	635	-8.6%
28	BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND, NE	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	696	648	-6.9%
29	SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	SO SIOUX CITY, NE	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	839	781	-6.9%
30	LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	624	584	-6.4%
31	AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL	AURORA, NE	AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	271	256	-5.5%
32	ALLIANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL	ALLIANCE, NE	ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	276	261	-5.4%
33	LOGAN FONTENELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	BELLEVUE, NE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	506	480	-5.1%
34	MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	MC COOK, NE	MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	321	305	-5.0%
35	IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	836	795	-4.9%
36	LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL	LA VISTA, NE	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	754	719	-4.6%
37	BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL	SCOTTSBLUFF, NE	SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS	790	754	-4.6%
38	HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	936	898	-4.1%
39	SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEWARD, NE	SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	431	416	-3.5%
40	MICKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	730	705	-3.4%
41	COZAD MIDDLE SCHOOL	COZAD, NE	COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	223	216	-3.1%
42	RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	784	760	-3.1%
43	NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL	NORFOLK, NE	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	648	628	-3.1%
44	LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	860	839	-2.4%
45	LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	LEXINGTON, NE	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	688	672	-2.3%
46	BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL	BEATRICE, NE	BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	473	466	-1.5%
47	BELLEVUE MISSION MIDDLE SCHOOL	BELLEVUE, NE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	412	406	-1.5%
48	GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	862	849	-1.5%
49	KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	981	967	-1.4%
50	PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	854	843	-1.3%

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