Enrollment
146
Middle
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS·NCES 310282000701
BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
605 S 6TH, ALBION, NE 68620 · (402) 395-2134 · Boone County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% 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.
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
12.5:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
63 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 37%
Community
0
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 5 | 29 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 26% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL→BOONE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
76.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 146 | 43.2% | 65.6% |
| AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL AUBURN | 190 | 40.5% | 61.5% |
| BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL BROKEN BOW | 166 | 38.6% | 63.4% |
| WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDNEY | 238 | 49.2% | 63.1% |
| CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL CITY | 223 | 35.4% | 54.8% |
| SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL SIDNEY | 152 | 41.4% | 62.9% |
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 BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #23 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #10 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #31 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 146 | #103 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #31 of 88 |
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
146
+34 (+30%) vs 2020
+68% since 2000-01, when it was 87
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 146 | 11.7 | 12.5:1 | 43% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 11.4 | 15.5:1 | 44% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 167 | 12.3 | 13.6:1 | 41% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 112 | 10 | 11.2:1 | 46% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 117 | 9.9 | 11.8:1 | 29% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 115 | 10 | 11.5:1 | 30% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 121 | 11 | 11.0:1 | 39% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 87 | 9 | 9.7:1 | 52% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (117 to 146); teachers up 18% (9.9 to 11.7).
About BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, located in ALBION, Nebraska, is a small middle school. Enrolled students number 146 students, in grades 5 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Nebraska average about 411 students each.
BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS enrolls 603 students in 3 schools, including BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
At BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, White students make up 91% of the student body. Other students are 5% Hispanic and 2% Black. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.5:1, with 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 14.5:1 average for middle schools in Nebraska is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 43%.
Measured against Nebraska public middle schools, BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 61.3% for a school in Nebraska with BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 65.6%.
Within Boone County, median household income is about $74,947, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Boone County number 7 and enroll about 918.
The closest public school to BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is BOONE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, there are 2 other public schools.
NCES assigns BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL went from 112 students to 146. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.2:1 in 2020-21, and 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,356
Census ACS
Median income
$74,947
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
918 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS
- BOONE CENTRAL ELEM-ALBIONElementary · 247 students
- BOONE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 210 students
Other schools in ALBION
- BOONE CENTRAL ELEM-ALBIONElementary · 247 students
- BOONE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 210 students
Nearby schools
- BOONE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 210
- BOONE CENTRAL ELEM-ALBION0.0 mi · 247
- ST EDWARD HIGH SCHOOL10.9 mi · 73
- ST EDWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.9 mi · 83
- RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL11.5 mi · 77
- RIVERSIDE ELEMENTARY - CEDAR RAPIDS11.5 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 146 students in grades 05-08.
Is BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Is BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
BOONE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS.
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