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Enrollment
408
Middle
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 310009801000
GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL
800 Q ST, GERING, NE 69341 · (308) 436-3123 · Scotts Bluff County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
191 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 141 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 128 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 34% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL→GERING HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
44.2%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 60% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL
GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 408 | 46.8% | 39.3% |
| ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE | 513 | 47.6% | 50.6% |
| MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE | 263 | 52.5% | 50.5% |
| COZAD MIDDLE SCHOOL COZAD | 216 | 43.1% | 59.1% |
| YORK MIDDLE SCHOOL YORK | 307 | 42.7% | 60.0% |
| NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL NORFOLK | 628 | 54.9% | 56.0% |
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 GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #86 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #84 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #92 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #68 of 143 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #61 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #40 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #26 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.2% | #4 of 32 |
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
408
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 408 | 26.5 | 15.4:1 | 47% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 26.5 | 15.0:1 | 54% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 53% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 50% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 293 | 23.3 | 12.6:1 | 54% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 47% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 43% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 30% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 33 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (293 to 408); teachers up 14% (23.3 to 26.5).
About GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL
GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL runs as a medium-sized middle school in GERING, Nebraska. The school's enrollment of 408 students covers grades 6 through 8.
GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 6 schools and 1,976 students, and GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those schools.
Roughly 66% of students at GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 76%. GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL operates with 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.4:1. On average, middle schools in Nebraska have 14.5:1, compared with 15.4:1 here. GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks in the bottom 10% of Nebraska schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 39.3%. Predicted: 60.0%. Difference: 20.7 points.
County data help place the school in context: in Scotts Bluff County, the median household income is $63,614, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Scotts Bluff County has 31 public schools and roughly 6,493 students.
The closest public school to GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL is GERING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL had 424 students, to 2024-25, when it had 408.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Scotts Bluff County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
35,843
Census ACS
Median income
$63,614
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
31
6,493 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- GERING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 546 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- GEIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 305 students
- NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 299 students
- GERING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMElementary · 99 students
Other schools in GERING
- GERING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 546 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 319 students
- GEIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 305 students
- NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 299 students
- GERING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMElementary · 99 students
- PANHANDLE BEGINNINGS DAY TREATMENTMiddle
Nearby schools
- GERING EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM0.4 mi · 99
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 319
- GERING HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 546
- GEIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 305
- NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 299
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.3 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About GERING MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 408 students in grades 06-08.
Is GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 66% White, 28% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
GERING MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Scotts Bluff County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.