NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL

Located at 909 1ST CORSO, in NEBRASKA CITY, Nebraska, NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small intermediate school that hosts 271 students (grades 6 through 8), run under NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 34% below the state mean of about 411.

NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,413 students. NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Otoe County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.5:1 average. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Otoe County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Nebraska public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 55.9%; NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 46.4%, -9.5 points below that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Otoe County put median household income runs about $82,188, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Otoe County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,543 students), of which NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is HAYWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NEBRASKA CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 62.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 13%: 313 students in 2018 compared to 271 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 25% across the same window.

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