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Enrollment
481
Middle
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 310410000516
GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH
555 JACKSON ST, BLAIR, NE 68008 · (402) 426-3678 · Washington County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- 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
13.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.0:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
106 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 157 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 158 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 166 | 35% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH→BLAIR HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
73.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.7%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH
GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH this school | 481 | 22.0% | 65.9% |
| SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL SEWARD | 416 | 19.0% | 74.5% |
| MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE SYRACUSE | 286 | 19.2% | 66.9% |
| DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL VALLEY | 233 | 25.3% | 58.4% |
| C L JONES MIDDLE SCHOOL MINDEN | 283 | 29.3% | 58.4% |
| HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL KEARNEY | 648 | 29.0% | 62.3% |
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 GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #22 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #19 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #29 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #60 of 143 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #24 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.2% | #83 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #65 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #25 of 52 |
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
481
-42 (-8%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 481 | 37 | 13.0:1 | 22% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 34.2 | 13.9:1 | 28% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 33.9 | 14.9:1 | 26% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 28% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 33.9 | 15.7:1 | 24% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 23% (126) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 23% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 492 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 13% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (531 to 481); teachers up 9% (33.9 to 37).
About GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH
GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH is a medium-sized middle school in Nebraska, with an address in BLAIR. The student body numbers 481 students, from grades 6 through 8.
BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS has 5 schools and 2,184 students, and GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH is one of those schools.
The student body at GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH is 89% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.0 students per teacher. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 14.5:1 average for middle schools in Nebraska. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 22% of students. That tracks the 22% average for public schools in Washington County.
Measured against Nebraska public middle schools, GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with Nebraska schools that have similar shares of low-income students, GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH's results are 2.8 points below predicted: 65.9% against 68.7%.
Washington County census figures show that the median household income is $94,396, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Washington County is home to 10 public schools and about 3,728 public school students.
The nearest other public school, BLAIR HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.2 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH is 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school enrolled 481 students in 2024-25, 42 fewer than the 523 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.4:1 to 13.0:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,106
Census ACS
Median income
$94,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,728 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
- BLAIR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 681 students
- BLAIR ARBOR PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 494 students
- BLAIR DEERFIELD ELEMENTARYElementary · 397 students
- BLAIR SOUTH PRESCHOOLElementary · 131 students
- BLAIR NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in BLAIR
- BLAIR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 681 students
- BLAIR ARBOR PARK ELEMENTARYElementary · 494 students
- BLAIR DEERFIELD ELEMENTARYElementary · 397 students
- BLAIR SOUTH PRESCHOOLElementary · 131 students
- BLAIR NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
Nearby schools
- BLAIR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 681
- BLAIR ARBOR PARK ELEMENTARY1.0 mi · 494
- BLAIR SOUTH PRESCHOOL1.0 mi · 131
- BLAIR DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY1.6 mi · 397
- FORT CALHOUN JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL7.4 mi · 382
- FORT CALHOUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.0 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCHHow many students attend GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH?
GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH enrolls approximately 481 students in grades 06-08.
Is GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH an elementary, middle, or high school?
GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH is approximately 13.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH?
GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH reports a student body of 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH in?
GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH is part of BLAIR COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
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