Enrollment
286
Middle
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS·NCES 317755002238
MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE
1430 EDUCATION DRIVE, SYRACUSE, NE 68446 · (402) 269-2388 · Otoe County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% of Nebraska public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
13.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
55 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 4 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 18% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE→HIGH SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
75.6%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 70 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.
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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE
MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE this school | 286 | 19.2% | 66.9% |
| SEWARD MIDDLE SCHOOL SEWARD | 416 | 19.0% | 74.5% |
| GERALD OTTE BLAIR MIDDLE SCH BLAIR | 481 | 22.0% | 65.9% |
| PLATTEVIEW CENTRAL JR HIGH SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD | 179 | 20.7% | 60.0% |
| DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL VALLEY | 233 | 25.3% | 58.4% |
| ASHLAND-GREENWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL ASHLAND | 247 | 17.0% | 57.6% |
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 MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #21 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #16 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #16 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #77 of 143 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #30 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #87 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #70 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #16 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
286
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 286 | 21.3 | 13.4:1 | 19% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 20% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 305 | 21.3 | 14.3:1 | 19% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 29% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 20.2 | 12.9:1 | 28% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 29% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 271 | 19 | 14.3:1 | 26% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (261 to 286); teachers up 5% (20.2 to 21.3).
About MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE
MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE is a middle school in SYRACUSE, Nebraska, reachable at (402) 269-2388. The school serves grades 4 through 8. Enrollment is 286 students. It has 30% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Nebraska (about 411).
SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS runs 3 schools with a combined 791 students. MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE is one of them.
The share of students at MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE who are White is 92%. Enrollment also includes 6% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE is 13.4:1, based on 21.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.5:1 average for middle schools in Nebraska, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Otoe County, the school's rate is lower.
MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of Nebraska public middle schools.
MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.9%, compared with a predicted 69.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Nebraska schools on BeatsExpectations.
Otoe County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $82,188 a year, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE shares Otoe County with 9 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, HIGH SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE is less than a tenth of a mile from MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE. Other public schools within five miles: 2. The school's 66.9% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show 291 students in 2020-21 and 286 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE. You can also rate the school on this page.
Otoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,241
Census ACS
Median income
$82,188
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,543 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSEElementary · 277 students
- HIGH SCHOOL AT SYRACUSEHigh · 228 students
Other schools in SYRACUSE
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSEElementary · 277 students
- HIGH SCHOOL AT SYRACUSEHigh · 228 students
Nearby schools
- HIGH SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE0.1 mi · 228
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE0.4 mi · 277
- JOHNSON CO CENTRAL ELEM-COOK10.5 mi · 72
- JOHNSON CO CENTRAL MIDDLE SCH10.5 mi · 104
- PALMYRA MIDDLE SCHOOL11.5 mi · 158
- JR-SR HIGH SCHOOL AT PALMYRA11.5 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSEWhat is the total enrollment at MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE?
MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE enrolls approximately 286 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE serve?
MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE serves grades 04-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE is approximately 13.4:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE?
At MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE, the student body is approximately 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE?
MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE is overseen by SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS in Otoe County.
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