For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 84 students in Shelby - Rising City 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 Shelby - Rising City School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 32% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 20% 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
3 Schools
336 Schools
# Students
408 Students
80,801 Students
# Teachers
38 Teachers
6,586 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Shelby - Rising City 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 decreased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#213 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
25%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
62%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.35
0.52
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,431 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
2%
# Asian Students
n/a
2,155 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
82 Students
15,703 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
19%
# Black Students
n/a
4,374 Students
% Black Students
n/a
5%
# White Students
319 Students
53,695 Students
% White Students
78%
67%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
133 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
7 Students
3,310 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
33
137
# Students in K Grade:
23
238
# Students in 1st Grade:
23
240
# Students in 2nd Grade:
28
276
# Students in 3rd Grade:
26
258
# Students in 4th Grade:
38
360
# Students in 5th Grade:
31
1,359
# Students in 6th Grade:
32
15,828
# Students in 7th Grade:
28
23,395
# Students in 8th Grade:
24
24,061
# Students in 9th Grade:
37
3,765
# Students in 10th Grade:
33
3,741
# Students in 11th Grade:
19
3,520
# Students in 12th Grade:
33
3,623
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,301 is higher than the state median of $15,464. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,882 is higher than the state median of $16,776. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,301
$15,464
Spending / Student
$17,882
$16,776
Best Shelby - Rising City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Shelby - Rising City Middle School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
650 N Walnut St
Shelby, NE 68662
(402) 527-5946
Shelby, NE 68662
(402) 527-5946
Grades: 6-8
| 84 students
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