For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 147 students in Maxwell School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Maxwell School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 45% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 17% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Nebraska public middle school average of 32% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NE)
# Schools
2 Schools
339 Schools
# Students
258 Students
81,810 Students
# Teachers
24 Teachers
6,648 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Maxwell School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 246 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 increased from 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#203 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-44%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
62%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.51
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,432 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
n/a
2,072 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
43 Students
15,001 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
18%
# Black Students
3 Students
4,553 Students
% Black Students
1%
6%
# White Students
208 Students
55,362 Students
% White Students
81%
68%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
123 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
4 Students
3,267 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
2
179
# Students in K Grade:
10
263
# Students in 1st Grade:
12
280
# Students in 2nd Grade:
17
263
# Students in 3rd Grade:
18
285
# Students in 4th Grade:
17
370
# Students in 5th Grade:
17
1,693
# Students in 6th Grade:
18
15,082
# Students in 7th Grade:
25
23,866
# Students in 8th Grade:
25
24,410
# Students in 9th Grade:
28
3,894
# Students in 10th Grade:
24
3,778
# Students in 11th Grade:
26
3,738
# Students in 12th Grade:
19
3,709
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,120 is higher than the state median of $15,429. The school district revenue/student has grown by 14% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,888 is higher than the state median of $16,737. The school district spending/student has grown by 20% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,120
$15,429
Spending / Student
$18,888
$16,737
Best Maxwell School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Maxwell High School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
415 E Hwy 30
Maxwell, NE 69151
(308) 582-4585
Maxwell, NE 69151
(308) 582-4585
Grades: 7-12
| 147 students
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