Enrollment
169
Middle
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS·NCES 310011800734
FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
950 F ST, FAIRMONT, NE 68354 · (402) 268-3411 · Fillmore County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
49 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL→FILLMORE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.8%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
69.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
169
+12 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.8:1
% White
91%
was 87%
% Hispanic
7%
was 8%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school of low-enrollment scale in FAIRMONT, Nebraska, run under FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS, hosting 169 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 59% leaner than the state mean of about 411.
FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 597 students; FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.
Looking at the student body, FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder looks like 7% Hispanic. Compared to Fillmore County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.5:1 average. Roughly 29% of students at FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.2%; this one delivers 67.5%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Fillmore County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,295 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Fillmore County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 910 students), FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: EXETER-MILLIGAN HIGH SCHOOL, around 7.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 66.8%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL has climbed 8%, going from 157 students in 2018 to 169 in 2025.
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Fillmore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,541
Census ACS
Median income
$76,295
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
910 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS
- FILLMORE CENTRAL ELEMENTARYElementary · 253 students
- FILLMORE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 175 students
Nearby schools
- EXETER-MILLIGAN HIGH SCHOOL7.1 mi · 46
- EXETER-MILLIGAN MIDDLE SCHOOL7.1 mi · 27
- EXETER-MILLIGAN ELEM-EXETER7.1 mi · 97
- FILLMORE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL7.1 mi · 175
- MC COOL JUNCTION ELEM SCHOOL7.4 mi · 119
- MCCOOL JUNCTION JR-SR HIGH SCH7.4 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 169 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS in Fillmore County.
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