Top Rankings
Lakeview Community Schools School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Nebraska for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 136 students in Lakeview Community Schools School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in Lakeview Community School School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 30% 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
4 Schools
336 Schools
# Students
964 Students
80,801 Students
# Teachers
70 Teachers
6,586 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Lakeview Community Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 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 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#110 out of 246 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
46%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
76%
62%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.42
0.52
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
27%
19%
% Black
n/a
5%
% White
72%
67%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,488 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 $21,456 is higher than the state median of $16,776. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$21 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,488
$15,464
Spending / Student
$21,456
$16,776
Best Lakeview Community Schools School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lakeview Junior High School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
3744 83rd Street
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-8518
Columbus, NE 68601
(402) 564-8518
Grades: 7-8
| 136 students
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