Enrollment
168
Middle
DISTRICT 225 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317053001804
FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
1415 MORTON ST, FALLS CITY, NE 68355 · (402) 245-3455 · Richardson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
84 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 48 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 68 | 40% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL→FALLS CITY SENIOR HIGH
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
62.5%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 54 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 168 | 50.0% | 57.4% |
| OGALLALA MIDDLE SCHOOL OGALLALA | 158 | 48.1% | N/A |
| VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL VALENTINE | 159 | 45.3% | 64.0% |
| BOYD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (SPENCER) SPENCER | 92 | 53.3% | 60.5% |
| WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SIDNEY | 238 | 49.2% | 63.1% |
| CEDAR BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL CEDAR BLUFFS | 120 | 54.2% | N/A |
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 FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #59 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #46 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #61 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #94 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #20 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
168
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 179
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 168 | 12.5 | 13.4:1 | 50% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 12.5 | 13.7:1 | 61% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 174 | 13.6 | 12.8:1 | 59% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 59% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 177 | 14.6 | 12.1:1 | 56% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 189 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 54% (102) |
| 2010-11 | 187 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 51% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 41% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 179 | 14 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (177 to 168); teachers down 15% (14.6 to 12.5).
About FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL
This page covers FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, a small middle-grades school in FALLS CITY, Nebraska. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 168 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 411-student average for middle schools in Nebraska, enrollment here is 59% lower.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS totals 899 students.
White students make up 83% of enrollment at FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL. The remaining shares are 8% multiracial and 6% Native American. Census estimates put the White share of Richardson County's population at about 91%. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.4 students per teacher. That is 1.1 students per teacher below the 14.5:1 average for middle schools in Nebraska. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 50% of students. Among public schools in Richardson County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.
FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 47% of Nebraska public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 58.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Richardson County show that the median household income is $60,108, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 7 public schools in the county.
FALLS CITY SENIOR HIGH is located about 0.3 miles from FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL. The five-mile area around FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL holds 3 other public schools. The school's 57.4% average proficiency ranks 1st among 6 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolled 169; in 2024-25, 168. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.1:1 to 13.4:1.
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Richardson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,751
Census ACS
Median income
$60,108
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- FALLS CITY NORTH ELEMENTARYElementary · 341 students
- FALLS CITY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 216 students
- FALLS CITY SOUTH ELEMENTARYElementary · 174 students
Other schools in FALLS CITY
- FALLS CITY NORTH ELEMENTARYElementary · 341 students
- FALLS CITY SENIOR HIGHHigh · 216 students
- FALLS CITY SOUTH ELEMENTARYElementary · 174 students
Nearby schools
- FALLS CITY SENIOR HIGH0.3 mi · 216
- FALLS CITY SOUTH ELEMENTARY0.4 mi · 174
- FALLS CITY NORTH ELEMENTARY0.8 mi · 341
- Hiawatha Elem14.4 mi · 337
- Hiawatha Sr High14.9 mi · 264
- Hiawatha Middle School15.0 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 168 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 83% White, 2% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
Is FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
FALLS CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by FALLS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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