HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in HASTINGS, Nebraska, HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is a sprawling 6-8 campus, operated by HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS. It hosts 757 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 84% above the typical public school in Nebraska, which averages around 411 students.

HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 8 schools operated by HASTINGS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that instructs 3,789 students overall.

On the student-mix side, HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest looks like 29% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. The state averages around 14.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Adams County (around 42%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.3%; this one delivers 46.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Adams County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,365 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Adams County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,228 students), of which HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

HAWTHORNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 57.5%.

HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. HASTINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 830 (now 757). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 23% to 29%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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