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Enrollment
631
Middle
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317011001800
ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL
3200 N 207TH PLAZA, ELKHORN, NE 68022 · (402) 289-2428 · Douglas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Nebraska public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
124 students
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 6 | 184 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 220 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 227 | 36% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.9%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
75.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 →
Schools most like ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL
ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 631 | 19.7% | 70.3% |
| LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN | 803 | 19.7% | 70.5% |
| KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 967 | 23.2% | 70.0% |
| RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 760 | 18.2% | 69.2% |
| BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 1,011 | 16.0% | 67.1% |
| SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN | 1,020 | 20.9% | 71.5% |
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 ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #12 of 86 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #13 of 108 | #6 of 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #14 of 109 | #8 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #46 of 143 | #20 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #35 of 88 | #8 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #62 of 88 | #21 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #69 of 88 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.8% | #5 of 32 | #1 of 10 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
631
+32 (+5%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 631 | 46.3 | 13.6:1 | 20% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 45.5 | 14.0:1 | 21% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 43.9 | 13.8:1 | 20% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 599 | 41 | 14.6:1 | 20% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 34.1 | 13.7:1 | 18% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 14% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 535 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 17% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 45 | 15.5:1 | 9% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 493 | 27 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (468 to 631); teachers up 36% (34.1 to 46.3).
About ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL
ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school that serves part of ELKHORN, Nebraska. The school has 631 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 411 students for middle schools in Nebraska.
ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS includes 20 schools. Together they enroll 11,653 students.
Of every 100 students at ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL, about 80 are White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Douglas County, the White share is about 69%. The diversity index for ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher. Middle schools in Nebraska average 14.5:1, 0.9 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL, 20% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Nebraska public middle schools.
A school with ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in Nebraska is predicted to score 69.5%. ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 70.3%, within a point of that line.
Looking at the county, Douglas County, median household income comes to about $80,391, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 207 public schools and about 98,640 students.
WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits less than a tenth of a mile from ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL is 7th among 7 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 631, compared with 599 in 2020-21.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
590,736
Census ACS
Median income
$80,391
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
207
98,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- ELKHORN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,434 students
- ELKHORN NORTH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,050 students
- ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 769 students
- ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 679 students
- BLUE SAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 664 students
- WOODBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 641 students
Other schools in ELKHORN
- ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 769 students
- ELKHORN VALLEY VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 679 students
- BLUE SAGE ELEMENTARYElementary · 664 students
- WOODBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 641 students
- ARBOR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 555 students
- FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 469 students
Other Elkhorn Middle schools
One other US public school is named Elkhorn Middle. ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolFrankfort, KY · 725 students
Nearby schools
- WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 346
- HILLRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 321
- ELKHORN HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 769
- ARBOR VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 555
- FIRE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.2 mi · 469
- SKYLINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 631 students in grades 06-08.
Is ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 13.6:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL?
ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.