Enrollment
97
Middle
DISTRICT 72 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5·NCES 310012202285
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
30671 HIGHWAY 14, FAIRFIELD, NE 68938 · (402)762-3561 · Clay County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL97 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
47 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 32 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 35% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.5%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
76.5%
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 77 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Nebraska's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 97 | #113 of 143 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
97
0 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 11.9:1
% White
72%
was 88%
% Hispanic
25%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 4%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 97 | 7.4 | 13.2:1 | 48% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 96 | 7.8 | 12.3:1 | 50% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 81 | 8 | 10.1:1 | 52% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 97 | 8.2 | 11.9:1 | 53% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 90 | 8 | 11.3:1 | 49% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (97 to 97); teachers down 10% (8.2 to 7.4).
About SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, located in FAIRFIELD, Nebraska, is a small middle school. The school reports 97 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Nebraska is about 411 students.
SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5 enrolls 733 students in 6 schools, including SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is 72% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 25% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Clay County's population at about 88%. SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 7.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.3:1. On average, middle schools in Nebraska have 14.5:1, compared with 12.3:1 here. Around 48% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Clay County averages 39%, lower than here.
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 14.4 points (73.8% versus 59.4%), a top-10% result in Nebraska on BeatsExpectations.
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Clay County, where the median household income is $78,986, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL, Clay County has 11 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
For locale, NCES codes SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL as Rural: Remote.
The school's size has been steady, with 97 students in 2017-18 and 97 in 2023-24. By 2023-24, 25% of students were Hispanic, compared with 5% in 2017-18. Students per teacher rose from 11.9 in 2017-18 to 13.2 in 2023-24.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,095
Census ACS
Median income
$78,986
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,566 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5
- SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 275 students
- LAWRENCE/NELSON ELEMENTARY SCHElementary · 129 students
- SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 117 students
- LAWRENCE/NELSON HIGH SCHHigh · 68 students
- LAWRENCE - NELSON MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 47 students
- CLAY CO LEARNING CENTER - FAIRFIELDCombined
Other schools in FAIRFIELD
- SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARYElementary · 280 students
- SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 275 students
- SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 124 students
- SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 117 students
- SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 80 students
- CLAY CO LEARNING CENTER - FAIRFIELDCombined
Other Sandy Creek Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Sandy Creek Middle. SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLFAIRFIELD, NE · 80 students
- SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLSANDY CREEK, NY · 175 students
Nearby schools
- SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 80
- SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 117
- SANDY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 124
- SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY0.0 mi · 280
- SANDY CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 275
- HARVARD MIDDLE SCHOOL13.2 mi · 53
Frequently asked questions
About SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 97 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 72% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
SANDY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA UNIFIED 5.
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