Best Middle Schools in Nebraska

The top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Nebraska, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 64%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School	Omaha, NE	1,124	54%
2	R M Marrs Magnet Middle School	Omaha, NE	1,066	47%
3	Beadle Middle School	Omaha, NE	1,012	65%
4	Kiewit Middle School	Omaha, NE	947	61%
5	Harry Andersen Middle School	Omaha, NE	911	67%
6	Beveridge Magnet Middle School	Omaha, NE	816	41%
7	Millard North Middle School	Omaha, NE	790	65%
8	Aspen Creek Middle School	Omaha, NE	777	72%
9	Mc Millan Magnet Middle School	Omaha, NE	751	46%
10	Moore Middle School	Lincoln, NE	738	74%
11	Gretna Middle School	Gretna, NE	728	71%
12	Morton Magnet Middle School	Omaha, NE	724	45%
13	La Vista Middle School	La Vista, NE	716	66%
14	Norris Middle School	Firth, NE	595	70%
15	Waverly Middle School	Waverly, NE	532	67%
16	Bennington South Middle School	Bennington, NE	510	68%
17	Gerald Otte Blair Middle Sch	Blair, NE	506	62%
18	Adams Central Elementary School	Hastings, NE	499	68%
19	Liberty Middle School	Papillion, NE	499	63%
20	Prairie Queen Elementary	Papillion, NE	497	72%
21	Wayne Elementary School	Wayne, NE	481	64%
22	Bell Elementary	Papillion, NE	476	63%
23	Fairview Elementary School	Bellevue, NE	469	68%
24	Fort Calhoun Elementary School	Fort Calhoun, NE	457	64%
25	Portal Elementary School	La Vista, NE	455	62%
26	Tara Heights Elementary School	Papillion, NE	437	65%
27	Walnut Creek Elementary	Papillion, NE	432	72%
28	Seward Middle School	Seward, NE	422	69%
29	Bennington Middle School	Bennington, NE	410	63%
30	Louisville Elementary School	Louisville, NE	399	71%
31	Conestoga Elementary School	Murray, NE	393	66%
32	St Paul Elementary School	St Paul, NE	387	62%
33	Rumsey Station Elementary Sch	Papillion, NE	379	62%
34	Cedar Hollow School	Grand Island, NE	378	62%
35	Springfield Elementary School	Springfield, NE	363	67%
36	Two Springs Elementary School	Bellevue, NE	362	68%
37	Arlington Elementary School	Arlington, NE	345	67%
38	Pierce Elementary School	Pierce, NE	344	61%
39	Shell Creek Elementary School	Columbus, NE	338	62%
40	Malcolm Elementary School	Malcolm, NE	336	67%
41	Elmwood-Murdock Elem School	Elmwood, NE	330	66%
42	Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School	Omaha, NE	313	65%
43	Oakdale Elementary School	Omaha, NE	308	71%
44	Middle School at Syracuse	Syracuse, NE	305	69%
45	Cedar Bluffs Elementary School	Cedar Bluffs, NE	298	62%
46	Battle Creek Elementary School	Battle Creek, NE	293	64%
47	Yutan Elementary School	Yutan, NE	281	62%
48	Loveland Elementary School	Omaha, NE	280	62%
49	Ashbury Elementary School	Papillion, NE	279	76%
50	Freeman Elementary-Adams	Adams, NE	278	66%

Explore More Nebraska School Data

All Nebraska Schools Nebraska Rankings Best Elementary in Nebraska Best High Schools in Nebraska Are Schools Good in Nebraska?

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best middle school in Nebraska?

The largest middle school in Nebraska is Alice Buffett Magnet Middle School in Omaha with 1,124 students and a 54% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many middle schools are in Nebraska?

This page shows the top 50 middle schools (grades 6-8) in Nebraska by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: June 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.