AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 1829 CENTRAL AVE, in AUBURN, Nebraska, AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle-grades school that educates 190 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 411 students per school, that is 54% smaller than typical.

Across the 4 schools in AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (1,019 students total), AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Nemaha County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.5:1 average. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Nemaha County) records that median household income runs about $60,924, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Nemaha County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,374 students), of which AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 72.8%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 192 students in 2018 compared to 190 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 5% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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