PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in PLATTSMOUTH, Nebraska, PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is a reasonably sized middle-grades school, part of PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. It serves 386 students across grades 5 through 8.

PLATTSMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,479 students. PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cass County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 64.2%; actual is 55.2%, a gap of -9.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cass County shows median household earnings sit near $91,836, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 15 public schools in Cass County (combined enrollment of about 3,932 students).

Nearest neighbor: PLATTSMOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 62.5%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 18%: 472 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 92% to 83% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.