MIDDLE SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the very small junior highs in RAYMOND, Nebraska, operated by RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 155 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 411 students per school, that is 62% leaner than typical.

RAYMOND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 723 students; MIDDLE SCHOOL is among them.

Demographically, MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that nearly all students (95%) are White. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, MIDDLE SCHOOL records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Lancaster County's rate of about 32%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.4%, the actual is 65.3%, a residual of -7.1 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lancaster County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,793 per year, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lancaster County runs 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students), of which MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SECONDARY SCH AT RAYMOND, around 0.0 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 64.7%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIDDLE SCHOOL has expanded 177%, going from 56 students in 2018 to 155 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the MIDDLE SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.