Top 3 Best Columbus Public Middle Schools (2023)
For the 2023 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,387 students in Columbus, NE.
The top ranked public middle schools in Columbus, NE are Lakeview Junior High School, Richland Elementary School and Columbus Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Columbus, NE public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 41% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 47% statewide average). Middle schools in Columbus have an average ranking of 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Nebraska public middle schools.
Minority enrollment is 46% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Nebraska public middle school average of 32% (majority Hispanic).
Best Columbus, NE Public Middle Schools (2023)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lakeview Junior High School
Math: 50-54% | Reading: 50-54%
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
3744 83rd Street
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-8518
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-8518
Grades: 7-8
| 139 students
Rank: #22.
Richland Elementary School
Math: 40-59% | Reading: 40-59%
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
595 Road 3
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-6900
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-6900
Grades: PK-8
| 73 students
Rank: #33.
Columbus Middle School
Math: 39% | Reading: 42%
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
2200 26th St
Columbus, NE 68602
(402) 563-7060
Columbus, NE 68602
(402) 563-7060
Grades: 5-8
| 1,175 students
Columbus, Nebraska Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Grades
Students
3020 18th St
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-4949
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-4949
Grades: 6-12
| n/a students
Columbus Early Learning Center (Closed 2021)
Special Education School
2657 44th Ave
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-0815
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-0815
Grades: PK-12
| 7 students
860 E 29th St
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-4540
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-4540
Grades: PK-8
| 161 students
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