Enrollment
107
Middle
DISTRICT 96 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 310279000202
AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
520 E 2ND ST, AINSWORTH, NE 69210 · (402) 387-2082 · Brown County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL107 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Nebraska public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
38 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 37%
Community
0
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 5 | 26 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 21% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL→AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
79.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 107 | 35.5% | 70.3% |
| WILBER-CLATONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL WILBER | 154 | 36.4% | 48.2% |
| LAUREL-CONCORD-COLERIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL COLERIDGE | 82 | 36.6% | 56.4% |
| BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL BROKEN BOW | 166 | 38.6% | 63.4% |
| CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMBRIDGE | 74 | 37.8% | 64.6% |
| SHELBY - RISING CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL SHELBY | 90 | 31.1% | N/A |
Matched among Nebraska middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #13 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #8 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #28 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 107 | #108 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.5% | #47 of 88 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
107
-2 (-2%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 107 | 11.1 | 9.7:1 | 36% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 112 | 11.1 | 10.1:1 | 44% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 116 | 10.6 | 11.0:1 | 35% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 109 | 10 | 10.9:1 | 52% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 10.5 | 12.8:1 | 50% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 47% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 146 | 12 | 12.2:1 | 49% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 170 | 12 | 14.2:1 | 38% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (134 to 107); teachers up 5% (10.5 to 11.1).
About AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
At 520 E 2ND ST in AINSWORTH, Nebraska, AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a very small middle school. The school has 107 students in 2024-25 across grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in Nebraska have about 411 students on average; enrollment here is 74% lower.
AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the 4 schools that make up AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (383 students in total).
The share of White students at AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is 83%. The next largest groups are 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 9.7:1. Across middle schools in Nebraska, the average ratio is 14.5:1. Of all students at AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, 36% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Nebraska public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is +6.3 points: 70.3% actual, 63.9% predicted.
Brown County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $54,676 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Brown County number 4, with about 383 students.
The closest school to AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is AINSWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL had 109 students in 2020-21 and 107 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 10.9:1 in 2020-21 to 9.7:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Brown County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,869
Census ACS
Median income
$54,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
- AINSWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 138 students
- AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 104 students
- AINSWORTH LITTLE PAWS PRESCHOOLElementary · 34 students
Other schools in AINSWORTH
- AINSWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 138 students
- AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 104 students
- AINSWORTH LITTLE PAWS PRESCHOOLElementary · 34 students
Nearby schools
- AINSWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 138
- AINSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 104
- AINSWORTH LITTLE PAWS PRESCHOOL0.3 mi · 34
- BASSETT GRADE SCHOOL16.5 mi · 138
- ROCK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL16.6 mi · 90
- KEYA PAHA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL20.1 mi · 39
Frequently asked questions
About AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 107 students in grades 05-08.
Is AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of AINSWORTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.