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The fastest-growing public middle schools in Nebraska

32 public middle schools in Nebraska appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public middle schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL leads the list at 177%, against a median of 8.2% 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

Top Enrollment growth

177%

Median Enrollment growth

8.2%

FASTEST GROWING · NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	307	849	177%
2	ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	448	863	92.6%
3	LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL	PAPILLION, NE	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	371	522	40.7%
4	GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL	GERING, NE	GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS	293	408	39.2%
5	ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	468	631	34.8%
6	ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	562	679	20.8%
7	BEVERIDGE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	622	740	19.0%
8	ASHLAND-GREENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL	ASHLAND, NE	ASHLAND-GREENWOOD PUBLIC SCHS	209	247	18.2%
9	JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6)	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	642	759	18.2%
10	YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL	YORK, NE	YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	260	307	18.1%
11	GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOL	GRETNA, NE	GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	667	784	17.5%
12	SCHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	862	1,006	16.7%
13	ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	508	576	13.4%
14	NATHAN HALE MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	609	685	12.5%
15	CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	CENTRAL CITY, NE	CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	203	223	9.9%
16	MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE	SYRACUSE, NE	SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS	261	286	9.6%
17	WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL	WAVERLY, NE	WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145	480	512	6.7%
18	NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL	FIRTH, NE	NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160	525	560	6.7%
19	CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL	CHADRON, NE	CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	277	295	6.5%
20	CRETE MIDDLE SCHOOL	CRETE, NE	CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	443	471	6.3%
21	HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	613	648	5.7%
22	COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBUS, NE	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,110	1,166	5.0%
23	RALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	RALSTON, NE	RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	469	488	4.1%
24	BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	975	1,011	3.7%
25	FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	670	689	2.8%
26	NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL	NORFOLK, NE	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	615	631	2.6%
27	WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND, NE	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	681	694	1.9%
28	MILLARD NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	805	820	1.9%
29	NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,121	1,140	1.7%
30	SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	SCHUYLER, NE	SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	396	400	1.0%
31	WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND, NE	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	771	777	0.8%
32	ALFONZA W DAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	727	732	0.7%

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