MIDDLE SCHOOL
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Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedWhat this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About 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.
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