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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