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What's the most underrated thing about BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,011
Middle
DISTRICT 878 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317374000723
BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
18201 JEFFERSON ST, OMAHA, NE 68135 · (402) 715-6100 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,011 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
162 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 6 | 338 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 349 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 324 | 32% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
73.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 1,011 | 16.0% | 67.1% |
| RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 760 | 18.2% | 69.2% |
| LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN | 803 | 19.7% | 70.5% |
| GRETNA MIDDLE SCHOOL GRETNA | 784 | 12.0% | 64.9% |
| MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN | 849 | 9.0% | 76.4% |
| ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN | 631 | 19.7% | 70.3% |
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 BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #20 of 86 | #10 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #21 of 108 | #9 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #17 of 109 | #9 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,011 | #5 of 143 | #3 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #76 of 88 | #17 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #69 of 88 | #24 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #78 of 88 | #12 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #24 of 32 | #7 of 10 |
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
1,011
+40 (+4%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 922
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,011 | 60.2 | 16.8:1 | 16% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 1,008 | 61.2 | 16.5:1 | 16% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 1,012 | 62.3 | 16.3:1 | 13% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 971 | 60 | 16.2:1 | 13% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 975 | 66 | 14.8:1 | 10% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 1,092 | 70 | 15.6:1 | 9% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 922 | 67 | 13.8:1 | 7% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (975 to 1,011); teachers down 9% (66 to 60.2).
About BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Among the schools in OMAHA, Nebraska, is BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, a large middle school. A total of 1,011 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Nebraska is about 411 students.
MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS (34 schools, 23,253 students) runs BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
White students are the large majority at BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 84% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Douglas County's population at about 69%. By the diversity index, BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 28%.
Dividing enrollment by its 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.8:1. Among middle schools in Nebraska, the typical ratio is 14.5:1. Eligible students account for 16% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is lower than the 25% average for public schools in Douglas County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL would be expected to post about 70.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.1%.
Across Douglas County, median household income is about $80,391, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 207 public schools in Douglas County.
The closest public school, WHEELER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, is about 0.3 miles from BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,011 was 4% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 971.
The BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
590,736
Census ACS
Median income
$80,391
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
207
98,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,526 students
- MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,344 students
- KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 967 students
- HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 898 students
- MILLARD NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 820 students
Other schools in OMAHA
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,587 students
- MILLARD NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,572 students
- MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,526 students
- SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,412 students
- MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,344 students
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,145 students
Nearby schools
- WHEELER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 633
- MILLARD WEST HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 2,344
- RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 760
- REEDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 504
- WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 469
- WHITETAIL CREEK ELEMENTARY1.4 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,011 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 16.8:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.