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What's the most underrated thing about BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
599
Middle
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310399002439
BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
9809 NORTH 171ST STREET, BENNINGTON, NE 68007 · (402) 238-3079 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Nebraska public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
56 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 | 201 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 212 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 31% |
Student demographics
31%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 SOUTH 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
81.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
81.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
84.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.2%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 73% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 11 points, placing it in Nebraska's top 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 SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (84.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 599 | 9.3% | 84.2% |
| ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 863 | 7.4% | 70.1% |
| ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN | 679 | 5.0% | 82.6% |
| LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL PAPILLION | 522 | 16.3% | 71.4% |
| BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL BENNINGTON | 431 | 16.2% | 70.3% |
| RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 760 | 18.2% | 69.2% |
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 SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.2% | #1 of 86 | #1 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.3% | #5 of 108 | #5 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #5 of 109 | #5 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #50 of 143 | #22 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #52 of 88 | #11 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #66 of 88 | #23 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.3% | #82 of 88 | #13 of 16 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 599 | 40.4 | 14.8:1 | 9% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 41.1 | 14.3:1 | 12% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 37.8 | 13.5:1 | 9% (48) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Nebraska, located in BENNINGTON. The latest federal count shows 599 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Nebraska is about 411 students, so this school is 46% bigger than average.
BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 8 schools and 4,381 students, and BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those schools.
At BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL, White students make up 82% of the student body. After that, the student body is 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Douglas County, the White share is about 69%. By the diversity index, BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 31%.
BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL counts 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.8 students for each one. Across middle schools in Nebraska, the average ratio is about 14.5:1. About 9% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Douglas County is 25%.
The allk12 Grade for BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is A+. Compared with Nebraska public middle schools, the school scored higher than 99% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 84.2%, is 11.1 points above the 73.2% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Nebraska schools.
Federal survey data for Douglas County show that median household income is about $80,391, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 207 public schools in Douglas County.
STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is 1st among 7 schools close by.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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
- PINE CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 556 students
- ANCHOR POINTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 544 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 436 students
- BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 431 students
- STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 379 students
Other schools in BENNINGTON
- WESTVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,573 students
- BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
- PINE CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 556 students
- ANCHOR POINTE ELEMENTARYElementary · 544 students
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 436 students
- BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 431 students
Nearby schools
- STRATFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 379
- BENNINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 431
- BENNINGTON HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 1,068
- PINE CREEK ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 556
- HERITAGE ELEMENTARY1.5 mi · 436
- BENNINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 599 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 14.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
BENNINGTON SOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.