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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Nebraska

88 public middle schools in Nebraska appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL leads the list at 10.3:1, against a median of 14.2:1 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 Students/teacher

10.3:1

Median Students/teacher

14.2:1

LOWEST RATIO · NEBRASKA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	VALLEY, NE	DOUGLAS CO WEST COMMUNITY SCHS	Middle	233	10.3:1
2	CULLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	677	10.6:1
3	AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL	AURORA, NE	AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	256	10.8:1
4	DAWES MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	395	11.1:1
5	HOLDREGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	HOLDREGE, NE	HOLDREGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	290	11.4:1
6	NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	NEBRASKA CITY, NE	NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	271	11.5:1
7	C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL	MINDEN, NE	MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	283	11.9:1
8	BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	BENNINGTON, NE	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	431	12.0:1
9	COZAD MIDDLE SCHOOL	COZAD, NE	COZAD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Middle	216	12.1:1
10	LOGAN FONTENELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	BELLEVUE, NE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	480	12.1:1
11	RALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	RALSTON, NE	RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	488	12.1:1
12	SUNRISE MIDDLE SCHOOL	KEARNEY, NE	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	536	12.1:1
13	CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	CENTRAL CITY, NE	CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	223	12.2:1
14	ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL	NORTH PLATTE, NE	NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	513	12.2:1
15	HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL	HASTINGS, NE	HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	757	12.3:1
16	BARR MIDDLE SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND, NE	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	648	12.6:1
17	SOUTH SIOUX CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	SO SIOUX CITY, NE	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	Middle	781	12.6:1
18	GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	849	12.7:1
19	ELKHORN NORTH RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	424	12.7:1
20	LEFLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	584	12.8:1
21	PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	843	12.8:1
22	WESTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Middle	948	12.9:1
23	BELLEVUE MISSION MIDDLE SCHOOL	BELLEVUE, NE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	406	12.9:1
24	GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH	BLAIR, NE	BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Middle	481	13.0:1
25	NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL	NORFOLK, NE	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	631	13.0:1
26	MILLARD CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	811	13.1:1
27	WAHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL	WAHOO, NE	WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	226	13.2:1
28	SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL	SEWARD, NE	SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	416	13.2:1
29	WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SIDNEY, NE	SIDNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	238	13.4:1
30	MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE	SYRACUSE, NE	SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS	Middle	286	13.4:1
31	WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL	WAVERLY, NE	WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145	Middle	512	13.5:1
32	SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	SCHUYLER, NE	SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Middle	400	13.5:1
33	ELKHORN GRANDVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	520	13.5:1
34	PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL	PLATTSMOUTH, NE	PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Middle	386	13.6:1
35	ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	631	13.6:1
36	CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL	CHADRON, NE	CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	295	13.6:1
37	LEXINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	LEXINGTON, NE	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	672	13.6:1
38	WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND, NE	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	694	13.7:1
39	LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL	BELLEVUE, NE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	476	13.7:1
40	WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND, NE	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	777	13.8:1
41	BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL	BEATRICE, NE	BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	466	13.8:1
42	PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL	PAPILLION, NE	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	Middle	635	13.8:1
43	MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL	NORTH PLATTE, NE	NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	263	14.0:1
44	NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL	NORFOLK, NE	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	628	14.0:1
45	ELKHORN RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	576	14.4:1
46	ALLIANCE MIDDLE SCHOOL	ALLIANCE, NE	ALLIANCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	261	14.4:1
47	MC COOK JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	MC COOK, NE	MC COOK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	305	14.5:1
48	JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6)	FREMONT, NE	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	759	14.5:1
49	IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	795	14.5:1
50	ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL	ELKHORN, NE	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Middle	679	14.5:1

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