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Enrollment
431
Middle
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310399002357
BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
11201 NORTH 168 ST, BENNINGTON, NE 68007 · (402) 238-3082 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
70 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 138 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 31% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL→BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
71.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
72.6%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 71 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 431 | 16.2% | 70.3% |
| RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 760 | 18.2% | 69.2% |
| LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL PAPILLION | 522 | 16.3% | 71.4% |
| ASHLAND-GREENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ASHLAND | 247 | 17.0% | 57.6% |
| BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL BENNINGTON | 599 | 9.3% | 84.2% |
| PAPILLION MIDDLE SCHOOL PAPILLION | 635 | 25.0% | 61.0% |
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 BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #14 of 86 | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #22 of 108 | #10 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #13 of 109 | #7 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #65 of 143 | #26 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #8 of 88 | #2 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #77 of 88 | #26 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.2% | #76 of 88 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.1% | #1 of 52 | #1 of 14 |
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
431
-325 (-43%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 431 | 35.9 | 12.0:1 | 16% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 36.1 | 11.8:1 | 19% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 34.3 | 12.0:1 | 19% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 49 | 15.4:1 | 10% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 40.2 | 15.8:1 | 8% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (635 to 431); teachers down 11% (40.2 to 35.9).
About BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-sized middle school located in BENNINGTON, Nebraska. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 431 students.
Across its 8 schools, BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS enrolls 4,381 students. BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those schools.
Roughly 87% of students at BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 69% of Douglas County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
The school has 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.0 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in Nebraska average 14.5:1. Of all students at BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL, 16% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Douglas County, the average is 25%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Nebraska schools: 70.3% actual against 70.7% predicted.
The school is in Douglas County, where the median household earns about $80,391 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Douglas County, 207 public schools serve about 98,640 students.
Of the public schools around it, BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest to BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6th of 7.
The federal government classifies BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL's location as Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21 count was 756 students and the 2024-25 count was 431. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.4:1 in 2020-21 to 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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 BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
- BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 599 students
- PINE CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 556 students
- ANCHOR POINTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 544 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 436 students
- STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 379 students
Other schools in BENNINGTON
- WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,573 students
- BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
- BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 599 students
- PINE CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 556 students
- ANCHOR POINTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 544 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 436 students
Nearby schools
- BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,068
- BENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 368
- BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 599
- STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 379
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 436
- PINE CREEK ELEMENTARY2.4 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 431 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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