Enrollment
98
Middle
DISTRICT 156 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOOD RIVER RURAL SCHOOLS·NCES 317894001560
WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
13800 W WOOD RIVER RD, WOOD RIVER, NE 68883 · (308) 583-2249 · Hall County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL98 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Nebraska public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
10.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 30 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 30 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 38 | 39% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL→WOOD RIVER RURAL HIGH SCHOOL
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NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.7%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
74.0%
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 74 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
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.6%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% 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 13 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 →
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WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 98 | 48.0% | 73.0% |
| WEST POINT - BEEMER MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST POINT | 181 | 53.0% | 63.1% |
| MADISON MIDDLE SCHOOL NORTH PLATTE | 263 | 52.5% | 50.5% |
| CHASE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL IMPERIAL | 179 | 41.3% | 75.0% |
| VALENTINE MIDDLE SCHOOL VALENTINE | 159 | 45.3% | 64.0% |
| SIDNEY MIDDLE SCHOOL SIDNEY | 152 | 41.4% | 62.9% |
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 WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 98 | #112 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
98
-23 (-19%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 118
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 98 | 9 | 10.9:1 | 48% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 109 | 9.2 | 11.8:1 | 46% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 126 | 11 | 11.4:1 | 47% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 121 | 11 | 11.0:1 | 47% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 122 | 11.6 | 10.6:1 | 51% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 5 | 24.0:1 | 52% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 118 | 11 | 10.7:1 | 42% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (122 to 98); teachers down 22% (11.6 to 9).
About WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a small middle school located in WOOD RIVER, Nebraska. The latest federal count shows 98 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 411-student average for middle schools in Nebraska, enrollment here is 76% lower.
WOOD RIVER RURAL SCHOOLS is made up of 3 schools with 467 students in all.
WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment is 66% White. The next largest groups are 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. The White share in Hall County as a whole is similar, at about 65%. WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.9:1, with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Nebraska, the typical ratio is 14.5:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 48%. The rate at public schools in Hall County averages 23%, lower than here.
Measured against Nebraska public middle schools, WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL beats its 59.6% prediction with 73.0%, a top-10% result in Nebraska.
Hall County has these Census figures: median household income is about $69,251, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 32 public schools in Hall County.
WOOD RIVER RURAL HIGH SCHOOL is located less than a tenth of a mile from WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. Within five miles are 2 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 98 was 19% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 121.
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Hall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,536
Census ACS
Median income
$69,251
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
12,203 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WOOD RIVER RURAL SCHOOLS
- WOOD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 224 students
- WOOD RIVER RURAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 145 students
Other schools in WOOD RIVER
- WOOD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 224 students
- WOOD RIVER RURAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 145 students
Nearby schools
- WOOD RIVER RURAL HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 145
- WOOD RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 224
- SHELTON HIGH SCHOOL7.9 mi · 117
- SHELTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL7.9 mi · 159
- CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL10.0 mi · 378
- SHOEMAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL12.0 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 98 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
How diverse is WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 66% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
WOOD RIVER RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by WOOD RIVER RURAL SCHOOLS in Hall County.
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