For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 365 students in O'neill Public Schools. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Nebraska.
Public Middle School in O'neill Public School have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the Nebraska public middle school average of 61%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 18% 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
826 Students
80,801 Students
# Teachers
70 Teachers
6,586 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
O'neill Public Schools, 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#153 out of 246 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
61%
58%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
62%
Graduation Rate
(21-22)≥90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.37
0.52
% American Indian
n/a
2%
% Asian
1%
3%
% Hispanic
18%
19%
% Black
n/a
5%
% White
78%
67%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,456 is higher than the state median of $15,484. The school district revenue/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,264 is less than the state median of $16,797. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$15 MM
$5,080 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$5,511 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,456
$15,484
Spending / Student
$15,264
$16,797
Best O'neill Public Schools Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
O'neill High School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
540 E Hynes
Oneill, NE 68763
(402) 336-1544
Oneill, NE 68763
(402) 336-1544
Gr: 7-12 | 365 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 18%
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