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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
400
Middle
DISTRICT 261 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 317645002216
SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
200 W 10TH ST, SCHUYLER, NE 68661 · (402) 352-5514 · Colfax County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Nebraska public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
13.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 480.9:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
198 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 37%
Community
1
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 | 120 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 147 | 37% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL→SCHUYLER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
45.8%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NE schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 400 | 49.5% | 45.3% |
| CRETE MIDDLE SCHOOL CRETE | 471 | 65.2% | 53.6% |
| COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL COLUMBUS | 1,166 | 61.3% | 45.9% |
| RALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL RALSTON | 488 | 55.7% | 48.5% |
| BLUFFS MIDDLE SCHOOL SCOTTSBLUFF | 754 | 60.3% | 46.3% |
| JOHNSON CROSSING ACADEMIC CENTER (5-6) FREMONT | 759 | 69.2% | 40.8% |
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 SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #82 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #82 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #86 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #70 of 143 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #32 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #74 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #21 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #30 of 32 |
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
400
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 400 | 29.6 | 13.5:1 | 50% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 29.3 | 13.0:1 | 68% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 31.6 | 12.7:1 | 70% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 59% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 28.6 | 13.8:1 | 77% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 87% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 80% (389) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (396 to 400); teachers up 4% (28.6 to 29.6).
About SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
In SCHUYLER, Nebraska, part of Colfax County, SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school. The latest federal count shows 400 students in grades 6 through 8.
SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL is among 8 schools run by SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, which serves 2,089 students.
At SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, Hispanic students make up 86% of the student body. After that, the student body is 11% White and 3% Black. Among all residents of Colfax County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. By the diversity index, SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 24%.
The school employs the equivalent of 29.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.5:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Nebraska is 14.5:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL is 50%.
allk12 grades SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL a D. The grade compares the school only with Nebraska public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 45.3%, is 13.7 points below the 59.0% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Nebraska schools.
Colfax County has about 10,641 residents, and median household income is about $82,530, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Colfax County number 14 and enroll about 2,762.
Nearest public school: SCHUYLER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 57.9%; SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL's is 45.3%, ranking 4th of 4.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 5%, from 421 to 400.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Colfax County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,641
Census ACS
Median income
$82,530
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
2,762 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
- SCHUYLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 715 students
- SCHUYLER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 643 students
- NORTH WARD PREKINDERGARTENElementary · 113 students
- DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOLElementary · 82 students
- SCHUYLER HEADSTARTElementary · 75 students
- SCHUYLER ELEMENTARY-FISHER'SElementary · 31 students
Other schools in SCHUYLER
- SCHUYLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 715 students
- SCHUYLER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 643 students
- NORTH WARD PREKINDERGARTENElementary · 113 students
- DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOLElementary · 82 students
- SCHUYLER HEADSTARTElementary · 75 students
- SCHUYLER ELEMENTARY-FISHER'SElementary · 31 students
Nearby schools
- SCHUYLER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 643
- NORTH WARD PREKINDERGARTEN0.4 mi · 113
- SCHUYLER HEADSTART0.6 mi · 75
- DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL0.9 mi · 82
- SCHUYLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 715
- SCHUYLER ELEMENTARY-FISHER'S5.5 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOLHow large is SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 400 students in grades 06-08.
Is SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.5:1 students per teacher at SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 11% White, 86% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
SCHUYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of SCHUYLER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.