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What do students at BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
466
Middle
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310360000061
BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL
215 N 5TH ST, BEATRICE, NE 68310 · (402) 223-1545 · Gage County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
230 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL→BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
56.0%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
-7 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.5:1
% White
82%
was 90%
% Hispanic
12%
was 5%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a reasonably sized 6-8 campus in BEATRICE, Nebraska, BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL caters to 466 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,900 students. BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.5:1 average. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 59.1%; this one comes in at 50.2%, -8.9 points off the demographic line.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Gage County put median household earnings sit near $67,247, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 14 public schools in Gage County (combined enrollment of about 3,866 students).
The closest other public school is STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 55.3%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Looking at the recent track record. BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 473 (now 466). The White share of enrollment decreased from 90% to 82% over that span.
On the community side, members of the BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Gage County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,629
Census ACS
Median income
$67,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,866 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- BEATRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 798 students
- BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 627 students
- PADDOCK LANE SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
- BEATRICE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOLElementary · 211 students
- STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 207 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 193 students
Other schools in BEATRICE
- BEATRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 798 students
- BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 627 students
- PADDOCK LANE SCHOOLElementary · 398 students
- BEATRICE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOLElementary · 211 students
- STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 207 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 193 students
Nearby schools
- STODDARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 207
- PADDOCK LANE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 398
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 193
- BEATRICE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL2.0 mi · 211
- BEATRICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 798
- BEATRICE HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 627
Frequently asked questions
About BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 466 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BEATRICE MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by BEATRICE PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Gage County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.