For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 158 students in Bayard School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Bayard School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 25% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public middle school average of 34% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
336 Schools
# Students
335 Students
80,801 Students
# Teachers
28 Teachers
6,586 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Bayard School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 245 school districts in Nebraska (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#232 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25-29%
46%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
62%

Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.38
0.52
# American Indian Students
5 Students
1,431 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
2%
# Asian Students
1 Student
2,155 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
59 Students
15,703 Students
% Hispanic Students
18%
19%
# Black Students
1 Student
4,374 Students
% Black Students
n/a
5%
# White Students
257 Students
53,695 Students
% White Students
77%
67%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
12 Students
3,310 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
32
137
# Students in K Grade:
22
238
# Students in 1st Grade:
20
240
# Students in 2nd Grade:
17
276
# Students in 3rd Grade:
18
258
# Students in 4th Grade:
18
360
# Students in 5th Grade:
21
1,359
# Students in 6th Grade:
29
15,828
# Students in 7th Grade:
34
23,395
# Students in 8th Grade:
25
24,061
# Students in 9th Grade:
17
3,765
# Students in 10th Grade:
24
3,741
# Students in 11th Grade:
31
3,520
# Students in 12th Grade:
27
3,623
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,278 is higher than the state median of $15,464. The school district revenue/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,036 is higher than the state median of $16,776. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$5,080 MM

Spending
$7 MM
$5,511 MM

Revenue / Student
$21,278
$15,464

Spending / Student
$21,036
$16,776

Best Bayard School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Bayard Secondary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
726 4th Ave
Bayard, NE 69334
(308) 586-1700
Bayard, NE 69334
(308) 586-1700
Grades: 7-12
| 158 students
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