Enrollment
179
Middle
DISTRICT 203 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 310016302334
CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
520 EAST 9TH STREET, IMPERIAL, NE 69033 · (308) 882-4304 · Chase County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
74 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 5 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 57 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 27% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL→CHASE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
74.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
79.3%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Nebraska's top 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 CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 179 | 41.3% | 75.0% |
| COZAD MIDDLE SCHOOL COZAD | 216 | 43.1% | 59.1% |
| YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL YORK | 307 | 42.7% | 60.0% |
| BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL BROKEN BOW | 166 | 38.6% | 63.4% |
| WAYNE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAYNE | 148 | 35.1% | 60.5% |
| WILBER-CLATONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL WILBER | 154 | 36.4% | 48.2% |
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 CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #7 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #9 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #8 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #92 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #36 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
179
-19 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.7:1
% White
73%
was 69%
% Hispanic
24%
was 29%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 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 | 179 | 14.3 | 12.6:1 | 41% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 197 | 13.3 | 14.9:1 | 40% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 198 | 12.7 | 15.7:1 | 39% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (198 to 179); teachers up 13% (12.7 to 14.3).
About CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Among the schools in IMPERIAL, Nebraska, is CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL, a low-enrollment middle-grades school. It reported 179 students in grades 5 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 411 students for middle schools in Nebraska.
The 3 schools in CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS enroll 608 students altogether, CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL among them.
About 73% of the student body at CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. Other students are 24% Hispanic. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL are from different groups.
CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1, with 14.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Nebraska, 14.5:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 41% at CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
After accounting for student poverty, CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the top 10% of Nebraska schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 75.0% is 13.2 points above the 61.9% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Chase County show that the median household earns about $68,173 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Chase County, 6 public schools serve about 820 students.
Measured in a straight line, CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is ahead of the 63.0% nearby average, ranking 1st of 7.
CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Over the 7 years from 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 10%. Over that span, the Hispanic share moved 5 points, to 24%. By 2024-25, the school had 12.6 students per teacher, compared with 15.7 in 2017-18.
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Chase County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,671
Census ACS
Median income
$68,173
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS
- CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 221 students
- CHASE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 208 students
Other schools in IMPERIAL
- CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 221 students
- CHASE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 208 students
Nearby schools
- CHASE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 221
- CHASE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 208
- WAUNETA-PALISADE HIGH SCHOOL15.4 mi · 79
- WAUNETA-PALISADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL15.4 mi · 95
- WAUNETA PALISADE MIDDLE SCHOOL15.4 mi · 38
- PERKINS COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCH22.7 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 179 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 73% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of CHASE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
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