Bluffs Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Scottsbluff, Nebraska

Bluffs Middle School in Scottsbluff, Nebraska enrolled 754 students in 2024-25 with 50.3 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Nebraska middle-school median of 13.5. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 67% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

785 students in 2022-23, 805 students in 2023-24, 754 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.3 to 50.3.

Students enrolled at Bluffs Middle School by school year2022-23: 785, 2023-24: 805, 2024-25: 75402505007501k2022-237852023-248052024-25754
Students enrolled at Bluffs Middle School by school year2022-23: 785, 2023-24: 805, 2024-25: 75402505007501k2022-237852023-248052024-25754
Students enrolled at Bluffs Middle School by school year2022-23: 785, 2023-24: 805, 2024-25: 75402505007501k2022-237852023-248052024-25754
Students enrolled at Bluffs Middle School by school year2022-23: 785, 2023-24: 805, 2024-25: 75402505007501k2022-237852023-248052024-25754
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2378550.315.6
2023-2480551.315.7
2024-2575450.315.0

15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 Nebraska middle schools

Among the 131 Nebraska middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Nebraska middle schools, 2024-25131 values from 6.3 to 52.7; Bluffs Middle School 15.0; state median 13.5.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBluffs Middle School 15.0state median 13.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nebraska middle schools, 2024-25131 values from 6.3 to 52.7; Bluffs Middle School 15.0; state median 13.5.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBluffs Middle School 15.0state median 13.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nebraska middle schools, 2024-25131 values from 6.3 to 52.7; Bluffs Middle School 15.0; state median 13.5.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBluffs Middle School 15.0state median 13.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nebraska middle schools, 2024-25131 values from 6.3 to 52.7; Bluffs Middle School 15.0; state median 13.5.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherBluffs Middle School 15.0state median 13.5U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 258 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bluffs Middle School enrolled 775 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 55 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 258 of the 775 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions55
  • Chronically absent24.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

50.7% of students were White, 44.6% Hispanic, 1.5% American Indian in 2024-25.

  1. White50.7%
  2. Hispanic44.6%
  3. American Indian1.5%
  4. Black1.2%
  5. Two or more races1.2%
  6. Asian0.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Bluffs Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNebraska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240%40%47.1%
Math, 2022-2367%46% (2021-22)58.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Bluffs Middle School

  1. Gering Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 408 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  2. Banner County Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 22 miles away: 25 students, 6.9 per teacher (2024-25).22 mi
  3. Compare Bluffs Middle School with Gering Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Scottsbluff Public Schools spends per student$12,908 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,908
  5. The largest public schools in NebraskaBluffs Middle School is the number 26 by size of 132 Nebraska middle schools open in 2024-25.#26 of 132
  6. Nebraska schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 13.5 for middle schools.15.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bluffs Middle School

  1. How many students attend Bluffs Middle School?
    754 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 785 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Scottsbluff, NE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bluffs Middle School?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for middle schools is 13.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bluffs Middle School a Title I school?
    Bluffs Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Bluffs Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Bluffs Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 67% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Nebraska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Bluffs Middle School in?
    Scottsbluff Public Schools, NCES district ID 3176470. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317647001581 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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