Enrollment
152
Middle
DISTRICT 259 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 310011202219
LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
3744 83RD STREET, COLUMBUS, NE 68601 · (402) 564-8518 · Platte County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL152 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Nebraska public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
21.9:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
51 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 37%
Community
0
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 7 | 76 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 50% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL→LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.1%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
61.6%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL this school | 152 | 33.6% | 62.9% |
| WAYNE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL WAYNE | 148 | 35.1% | 60.5% |
| CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL IMPERIAL | 179 | 41.3% | 75.0% |
| SHELBY - RISING CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL SHELBY | 90 | 31.1% | N/A |
| WILBER-CLATONIA MIDDLE SCHOOL WILBER | 154 | 36.4% | 48.2% |
| BROKEN BOW MIDDLE SCHOOL BROKEN BOW | 166 | 38.6% | 63.4% |
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 LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #35 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #52 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #57 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 152 | #100 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #52 of 88 |
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
152
+13 (+9%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 114
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
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 | 152 | 7 | 21.9:1 | 34% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 136 | 7 | 19.6:1 | 40% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 7.3 | 20.1:1 | 41% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 8 | 17.4:1 | 37% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 133 | 8.4 | 15.8:1 | 31% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 128 | 8 | 16.0:1 | 39% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 114 | 8 | 14.3:1 | 38% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (133 to 152); teachers down 17% (8.4 to 7).
About LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a very small middle school in COLUMBUS, Nebraska, administered by LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Enrollment totals 152 students across grades 7 through 8. That puts enrollment 63% below the 411-student average for middle schools in Nebraska.
LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS runs LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL along with 3 other schools, enrolling 1,037 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is 69% White. Other groups include 29% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL has a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.9:1, with 7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Nebraska, 14.5:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 34% at LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Across public schools in Platte County, the average is 50%.
LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of Nebraska public middle schools.
Schools in Nebraska with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 64.6%. LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL scores 62.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Platte County show that median household income comes to about $71,552, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 19, with about 5,530 students.
LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile from LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is ahead of the 51.3% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 6.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment increased by 9% across 4 years, from 139 in 2020-21 to 152 in 2024-25. The ratio was 17.4:1 in 2020-21 and 21.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Platte County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,716
Census ACS
Median income
$71,552
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,530 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
- SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 373 students
- LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 344 students
- PLATTE CENTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 168 students
Other schools in COLUMBUS
- COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,337 students
- COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,166 students
- SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 373 students
- CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 353 students
- LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 344 students
- LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 318 students
Other Lakeview Junior High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lakeview Junior High. LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Lakeview Junior HighSanta Maria, CA · 463 students
- Lakeview Jr High SchoolDowners Grove, IL · 340 students
Nearby schools
- LAKEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 344
- SHELL CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.0 mi · 373
- COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL2.8 mi · 1,337
- LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCH3.1 mi · 318
- NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY3.7 mi · 304
- PATHWAYS BEYOND/EARLY STEPS TO SUCCESS BUILDING3.9 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 152 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 21.9:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL?
At LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 69% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
LAKEVIEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKEVIEW COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
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