AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL

AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is a compact junior high in AURORA, Nebraska, overseen by AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school serves 256 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 411 students.

Across the 4 schools in AURORA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (1,230 students total), AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%); the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.5:1 average. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.7%; this one delivers 60.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hamilton County put median household income runs about $83,994, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Hamilton County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,656 students), of which AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

AURORA HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 62.3%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 271 (now 256). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.