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
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Nebraska public middle schools
- A-Test 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 55 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 24% |
| Grade 7 | 41 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 19% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL→FILLMORE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
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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 →
Schools most like FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 169 | 29.0% | 67.5% |
| WAHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL WAHOO | 226 | 29.6% | 65.3% |
| AURORA MIDDLE SCHOOL AURORA | 256 | 30.5% | 60.0% |
| DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL VALLEY | 233 | 25.3% | 58.4% |
| C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL MINDEN | 283 | 29.3% | 58.4% |
| NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH BEND | 123 | 24.4% | 68.6% |
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 FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #19 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #28 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #46 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #93 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #57 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
169
-8 (-5%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 147
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 169 | 15.5 | 10.9:1 | 29% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 14.8 | 10.7:1 | 46% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 160 | 14.1 | 11.4:1 | 43% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 177 | 15 | 11.8:1 | 47% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 14.6 | 10.8:1 | 39% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 142 | 14 | 10.1:1 | 42% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 142 | 13 | 10.9:1 | 34% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 147 | 12 | 12.3:1 | 27% (40) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (157 to 169); teachers up 7% (14.6 to 15.5).
About FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
The public middle school FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in FAIRMONT, Nebraska. The student body numbers 169 students, from grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Nebraska is about 411, so this school runs 59% smaller than that.
FILLMORE CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS, which runs FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, has 3 schools and 597 students.
FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 91% White. The school is also 7% Hispanic. For comparison, Fillmore County is about 94% White. By the diversity index, FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 18%.
FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 10.9:1. That ratio is under the 14.5:1 average for middle schools in Nebraska. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 29% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is A. Compared with Nebraska public middle schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Nebraska schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.5%; the prediction is 66.2%.
Fillmore County has these Census figures: median household income is about $76,295, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 8 public schools in Fillmore County.
EXETER-MILLIGAN HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 177 in 2020-21 and 169 in 2024-25, a 5% decrease.
Community posts for FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 ELEM-EXETER7.1 mi · 97
- EXETER-MILLIGAN MIDDLE SCHOOL7.1 mi · 27
- 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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