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Alumni: what's one memory from ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
513
Middle
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310002201321
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
1200 S MC DONALD RD, NORTH PLATTE, NE 69103 · (308) 535-7112 · Lincoln County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL513 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
244 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 240 | 47% |
| Grade 8 | 273 | 53% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL→NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
49.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.7%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #68 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #72 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #78 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 513 | #57 of 143 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #14 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #49 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #25 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #9 of 52 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
513
-77 (-13%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 759
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 513 | 42.1 | 12.2:1 | 48% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 42.5 | 12.5:1 | 50% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 41.7 | 13.6:1 | 48% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 42% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | 41.3 | 14.7:1 | 46% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 42% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 32% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 45 | 14.5:1 | 28% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 759 | 44 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska, and is classified as a middle-grades school. The grade span is 7 through 8, and enrollment is 513 students. Average enrollment for middle schools in Nebraska is about 411, so this school runs 25% bigger than that.
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL is in NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district with 3,751 students across 12 schools.
A majority of students at ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL, 73%, are White. Next come 19% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 88% White. The chance that two students picked at random at ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1 at ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Nebraska, the typical ratio is 14.5:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 48% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Lincoln County is 38%.
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.6%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Nebraska are predicted to post 59.7%, so the school is 9.1 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lincoln County, median household income is about $65,148, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 22 public schools in Lincoln County, which together enroll about 5,190 students.
The nearest other public school, MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Under the NCES locale system, ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL is Town: Remote.
Federal counts put enrollment at 590 in 2020-21 and 513 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.4:1 to 12.2:1.
If you have questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,802
Census ACS
Median income
$65,148
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,190 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,145 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 329 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 316 students
- MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 263 students
- MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 247 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 226 students
Other schools in NORTH PLATTE
- NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,145 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 329 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 316 students
- MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 263 students
- MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 247 students
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 226 students
Nearby schools
- MCDONALD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 247
- NORTH PLATTE HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 1,145
- CODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 225
- WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 226
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 329
- EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.5 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 513 students in grades 07-08.
Is ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 73% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTH PLATTE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.