BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 27 EAST 23RD STREET, in SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska, BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL is an expansive 6-8 campus that educates 754 students (grades 6 through 8), operated by SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 411 students per school, that is 83% larger than typical.

Within SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 8 schools and 3,420 students, BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 45% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

In terms of school funding signals, BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages about 14.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 60% of students at BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 55.2%; this one comes in at 46.3%, -8.9 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Scotts Bluff County put the typical household earns roughly $63,614 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 31 public schools in Scotts Bluff County (combined enrollment of about 6,493 students).

Nearest neighbor: EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL has decreased 5%, going from 790 students in 2018 to 754 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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