Enrollment
74
Middle
DISTRICT 94 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310001502316
CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
1003 NELSON STREET, CAMBRIDGE, NE 69022 · (308) 697-3322 · Furnas County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL74 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
28 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL→CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
64.1%
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 64 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
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
74
-19 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 12.1:1
% White
96%
was 95%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Set in CAMBRIDGE, Nebraska, CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a micro-enrollment 6-8 campus, overseen by CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It works with 74 students across grades 5 through 8. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 411 students each, so CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 82% leaner than that benchmark.
CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that works with 282 students overall.
Demographically, CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 3% Hispanic. Compared to Furnas County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, On paper, CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.5:1 average. Roughly 38% of students at CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.1%, the actual is 64.6%, a residual of +1.4 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Furnas County indicate median household income runs about $61,048, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Furnas County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,013 students), CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 65.1%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 93 students in 2018 compared to 74 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Furnas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,568
Census ACS
Median income
$61,048
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,013 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 127 students
- CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 81 students
Other schools in CAMBRIDGE
- CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 127 students
- CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 81 students
Nearby schools
- CAMBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 81
- CAMBRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 127
- SOUTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL7.3 mi · 71
- SOUTHWEST JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL7.3 mi · 83
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY-INDIANOLA13.5 mi · 172
- ARAPAHOE HIGH SCHOOL14.7 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 74 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 5 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 96% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
CAMBRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.