Enrollment
223
Middle
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310492000130
CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
2815 17TH AVE, CENTRAL CITY, NE 68826 · (308) 946-3056 · Merrick County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
79 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
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
CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL→CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
72.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 64% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
223
+20 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.0:1
% White
91%
was 91%
% Hispanic
5%
was 6%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
As a modestly sized junior high in CENTRAL CITY, Nebraska, CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL instructs 223 students from grades 5 through 8, part of CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 411 students each, so CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 46% smaller than that benchmark.
CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 793 students; CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.
Looking at the student body, CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school lists 5% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Merrick County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.5:1 average. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 64.0%; actual is 54.8%, a gap of -9.2 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Merrick County put median household income runs about $68,354, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Merrick County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,252 students), of which CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 60.3%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL has rose 10%, going from 203 students in 2018 to 223 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.0:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.
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Merrick County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,724
Census ACS
Median income
$68,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- CENTRAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 327 students
- CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 243 students
Other schools in CENTRAL CITY
- CENTRAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 327 students
- CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 243 students
Nearby schools
- CENTRAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 243
- CENTRAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 327
- HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.5 mi · 114
- HIGH PLAINS COMMUNITY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL11.6 mi · 93
- PALMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL16.1 mi · 184
- PALMER JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH16.1 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 223 students in grades 05-08.
Is CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 12.2:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
CENTRAL CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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