Enrollment
40
Middle
DISTRICT 70 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMERSON-HUBBARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310014102390
EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL
1503 DAKOTA ST, EMERSON, NE 68733 · (402) 695-2636 · Thurston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL40 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Nebraska public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
8.0:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.4:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
21 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 6 | 10 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 38% |
Student demographics
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
EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL→EMERSON-HUBBARD HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
62.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
Where EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 40 | #135 of 143 |
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
40
-20 (-33%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 40 | 5 | 8.0:1 | 53% (21) |
| 2023-24 | 50 | 5.1 | 9.8:1 | 40% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 66 | 5.1 | 12.9:1 | 36% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 60 | 5 | 12.0:1 | 53% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL
EMERSON, Nebraska, is home to EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL, a very small middle school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 40 students. By comparison, middle schools in Nebraska enroll about 411 students on average.
EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL sits within EMERSON-HUBBARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which has 3 schools and 211 students.
More than half of the students at EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL are White (75%). The remaining shares are 18% Hispanic and 8% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Thurston County's population at about 37%.
With 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 8.0:1. Statewide, middle schools in Nebraska average 14.5:1. Roughly 53% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Thurston County, the average is 45%.
EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of Nebraska public middle schools.
Test results at EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL are 1.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (56.1% actual, 58.0% predicted).
American Community Survey estimates for Thurston County show that median household income comes to about $69,177, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Thurston County counts 11 public schools with about 2,146 students.
Among nearby public schools, EMERSON-HUBBARD HIGH SCHOOL is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 64.7% proficiency; EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 56.1%.
NCES describes the area around EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 33% across 4 years, from 60 in 2020-21 to 40 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.0:1 to 8.0:1.
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Thurston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,627
Census ACS
Median income
$69,177
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,146 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EMERSON-HUBBARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 100 students
- EMERSON-HUBBARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 71 students
Other schools in EMERSON
- EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 100 students
- EMERSON-HUBBARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 71 students
Nearby schools
- EMERSON-HUBBARD HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 71
- EMERSON-HUBBARD ELEMENTARY SCH0.6 mi · 100
- WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.4 mi · 341
- WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL7.4 mi · 234
- PENDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL11.1 mi · 242
- PENDER HIGH SCHOOL11.1 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 40 students in grades 06-08.
Is EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 8.0:1 students per teacher at EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 75% White, 18% Hispanic.
Is EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
EMERSON-HUBBARD MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by EMERSON-HUBBARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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