MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE

As a small middle-grades school in SYRACUSE, Nebraska, MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE educates 286 students from grades 4 through 8, operated by SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 411.

Across the 3 schools in SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS (791 students total), MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest is composed of 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.5:1, putting MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Otoe County's rate of about 40%.

With demographic context factored in, MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.9%.

In the broader community, Otoe County reports that the typical household earns roughly $82,188 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Otoe County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,543 students), of which MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE is one.

The closest other public school is HIGH SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 66.0%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MIDDLE SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE has edged up 10%, going from 261 students in 2018 to 286 in 2025.

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