C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 520 W 3RD, in MINDEN, Nebraska, C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL is a tight-knit middle school that instructs 283 students (grades 4 through 8), part of MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 411 students.

Within MINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 3 schools and 794 students, C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL records that nearly all students (87%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 10% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.5:1 average. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.1%, the actual is 58.4%, a residual of -7.7 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kearney County put median household income runs about $78,631, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in Kearney County (combined enrollment of about 1,320 students).

MINDEN HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 68.0%.

C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 334 students in 2018 compared to 283 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.