Enrollment
123
Middle
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS·NCES 310011502304
NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
1320 WALNUT ST, NORTH BEND, NE 68649 · (402) 652-3268 · Dodge County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL123 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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
12.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
30 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 6 | 39 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 37% |
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
NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL→NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
68.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
75.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 68 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
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 123 | 24.4% | 68.6% |
| DOUGLAS CO WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL VALLEY | 233 | 25.3% | 58.4% |
| FILLMORE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL FAIRMONT | 169 | 29.0% | 67.5% |
| PLATTEVIEW CENTRAL JR HIGH SCHOOL SPRINGFIELD | 179 | 20.7% | 60.0% |
| CROSS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL STROMSBURG | 74 | 27.0% | 65.8% |
| HTRS MIDDLE SCHOOL HUMBOLDT | 55 | 27.3% | 73.7% |
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 NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #18 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #15 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #20 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 123 | #104 of 143 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.4% | #63 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
123
+22 (+22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 123 | 10.2 | 12.1:1 | 24% (30) |
| 2023-24 | 132 | 10.6 | 12.5:1 | 27% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 89 | 8.7 | 10.3:1 | 26% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 101 | 7 | 14.4:1 | 37% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 99 | 6.1 | 16.3:1 | 41% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 101 | 6 | 16.8:1 | 33% (33) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (99 to 123); teachers up 67% (6.1 to 10.2).
About NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public small middle-grades school in NORTH BEND, Nebraska. The school counts 123 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 70% smaller than the 411 average for middle schools in Nebraska.
NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a school in NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS. The district has 3 schools and 574 students.
About 93% of the student body at NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic. In Dodge County overall, about 81% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 14% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 10.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.5:1 average for middle schools in Nebraska. The school's lunch program data list 24% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Dodge County average 58%.
allk12 grades NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL an A-. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL would be expected to post about 67.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.6%.
Census estimates describe Dodge County this way: the median household income is $74,329, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, Dodge County has 21 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 70.7%; NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 68.6%, ranking 3rd of 4.
The NCES locale for NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment climbed 22%, to 123. The school's ratio fell from 14.4:1 to 12.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Dodge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,351
Census ACS
Median income
$74,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,729 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS
- NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
- NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 174 students
Other schools in NORTH BEND
- NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
- NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 174 students
Nearby schools
- NORTH BEND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 174
- NORTH BEND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 277
- CEDAR BLUFFS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL10.5 mi · 250
- CEDAR BLUFFS HIGH SCHOOL10.5 mi · 121
- CEDAR BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL10.5 mi · 120
- MILLIKEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCH14.1 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 123 students in grades 06-08.
Is NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
NORTH BEND CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by NORTH BEND CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHS in Dodge County.
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