The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Exeter-milligan Middle School
Exeter-Milligan Middle School serves a small rural community in southeastern Nebraska. The school is a regular public school serving grades six through eight and is part of the Exeter-Milligan Public Schools district. However, publicly reported information indicates the district has consolidated or affiliated with Friend Public Schools, now operating under the name Exeter-Milligan-Friend Public Schools, a change that affects school identity and shared resources across the three communities.
The school itself is very small. The student body is overwhelmingly white, with a very small Hispanic population represented. A very small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the records reviewed.
State testing data across math, English language arts, and science for the most recent school year reported a proficiency rate of zero percent for the general student population. A parent should look into this further with the school. The data shows a one-year snapshot, and the school may have had very low participation, or the results may reflect the small size of the tested group. A prior year’s proficiency rate for English language arts across all grades, however, was reported substantially higher, suggesting performance can vary significantly from year to year in a very small school. A multi-year trend line was not computable from the available data due to the nature of the reported numbers. Overall proficiency, when taking into account the most recent data, places the school in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Fillmore County.
The school is a regular public school. It is not a charter school, and no magnet or Title I status was available in the data. Information on course offerings, staffing ratios, and discipline records was not present in the data provided.
Exeter is a small rural village in Fillmore County, Nebraska, located along U.S. Highway 6 and the BNSF Railway main line. Agriculture shapes the surrounding area, and local businesses include a national boring and tunneling company, an automobile dealership, a grocery store, and a bank. The village has a compact layout with a main city park featuring an aquatic center, playground, and sports facilities, along with several smaller neighborhood parks. Street life centers on annual events. The population has been gradually declining over recent decades. Housing values in the area are well below the national median, making it a more affordable market compared to much of the country.
The school’s small size means students attend classes in a setting where individual attention is likely high. The student composition is homogeneous. A family considering this school should be aware that the district is in a period of transition due to the consolidation with Friend Public Schools, and the most recent state test results are a data point that warrants direct discussion with school leadership.
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