Enrollment
166
Middle
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310001101882
BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL
322 NORTH 9TH AVENUE, BROKEN BOW, NE 68822 · (308) 872-2475 · Custer County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Nebraska public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
13.3:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 74.3:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
64 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 6 | 60 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 34% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL→BROKEN BOW HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.4%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
65.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 166 | 38.6% | 63.4% |
| WILBER-CLATONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL WILBER | 154 | 36.4% | 48.2% |
| AINSWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL AINSWORTH | 107 | 35.5% | 70.3% |
| WAYNE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAYNE | 148 | 35.1% | 60.5% |
| AUBURN MIDDLE SCHOOL AUBURN | 190 | 40.5% | 61.5% |
| CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL CENTRAL CITY | 223 | 35.4% | 54.8% |
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 BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #30 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #39 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #64 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #95 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #40 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
166
-9 (-5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 166 | 12.4 | 13.3:1 | 39% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 10.7 | 15.4:1 | 39% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 11.3 | 15.5:1 | 40% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 10 | 17.5:1 | 45% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 186 | 12.5 | 14.9:1 | 44% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 8 | 15.0:1 | 38% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 168 | 13 | 12.9:1 | 38% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 207 | 15 | 13.8:1 | 39% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 11 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (186 to 166); teachers unchanged (12.5 to 12.4).
About BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL
BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in BROKEN BOW, Nebraska. It enrolled 166 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 60% lower than the average for middle schools in Nebraska, which is about 411.
BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS oversees BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL and 4 other schools, with 892 students in total.
The student body at BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL is 81% White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Custer County, the White share is about 92%. BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 12.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.5:1 average for middle schools in Nebraska. The school's lunch program data list 39% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 37% average for public schools in Custer County.
BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of Nebraska public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 63.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 62.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Custer County show that the median household income is $67,906, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Besides BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL, Custer County has 14 other public schools.
The closest public school, EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES, is less than a tenth of a mile from BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: 4.
BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school enrolled 166 students in 2024-25, 9 fewer than the 175 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.3:1) than in 2020-21 (17.5:1).
The BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Custer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,518
Census ACS
Median income
$67,906
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
1,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 376 students
- BROKEN BOW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 234 students
- NEW DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOLElementary · 73 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICESElementary · 43 students
Other schools in BROKEN BOW
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 376 students
- BROKEN BOW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 234 students
- NEW DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOLElementary · 73 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICESElementary · 43 students
Nearby schools
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES0.0 mi · 43
- BROKEN BOW HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 234
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.3 mi · 376
- NEW DISCOVERIES PRESCHOOL0.3 mi · 73
- ANSELMO-MERNA ELEMENTARY-MERNA8.5 mi · 145
- ANSELMO-MERNA HIGH SCHOOL8.5 mi · 104
Frequently asked questions
About BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 06-08.
Is BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 13.3:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.