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Pound Middle School

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Pound Middle School ranks 71 st of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

71^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 47% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Pound Middle School is a public middle school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 719 students in grades 6-8. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, it continues to outperform the Lincoln Public Schools district and the state of Nebraska in academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas.

Pound Middle School stands out for its strong performance among certain student subgroups, ranking 3rd out of 23 Nebraska middle schools for Hispanic students and performing well for its Multi-racial and English Language Learner populations. However, the school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 25.6% over the past few years, and has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 34.7% in 2021-2022 to 42.84% in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Lincoln Public Schools district, such as Moore Middle School and Lux Middle School, Pound Middle School appears to be a relatively strong performer academically. However, the school's declining statewide ranking over the past few years is a concerning trend that warrants further investigation and targeted interventions to address the underlying factors and ensure continued improvement for all students.

731

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,909

Per pupil spending ?

34.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4740 S 45th St
Lincoln, NE 68516-1799

(402) 436-1217

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Students who attend Pound Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln Southeast High School

Feeder schools for Pound Middle School:

Elementary:	Calvert Elementary School
	Humann Elementary School
	Zeman Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Hispanic:

11.9%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (69% vs 61% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg59%

Nebraska avg61%

71^st of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 12Middle Schools in the Lincoln Public Schools

96^th of 118Lincoln Public Schools among Nebraska districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	71 of 133	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.1	68 of 200	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	63 of 238	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	53 of 249	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	34 of 223	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	28 of 247	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	17 of 225	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	75.5	45 of 236	80.9%	★★★★☆
2016	79.4	29 of 255	88.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	23 of 256	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	82.1	22 of 252	91.3%	★★★★★
2013	83.8	16 of 248	93.5%	★★★★★
2012	86.0	11 of 255	95.7%	★★★★★
2011	86.0	13 of 246	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	71.3	42 of 254	83.5%	★★★★☆
2009	55.1	124 of 243	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.5	127 of 245	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.2	85 of 227	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.8	59 of 226	73.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	76.8	6 of 35	82.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	38 of 72	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.2	43 of 106	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	50 of 146	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	41 of 150	72.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	19 of 137	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.9	19 of 156	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.9	12 of 147	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	4 of 24	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	7 of 56	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	11 of 67	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	12 of 61	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	20 of 59	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.1	8 of 62	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	6 of 56	89.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	17 of 46	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	36 of 92	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	50 of 144	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	47 of 118	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	31 of 115	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	28 of 123	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	22 of 120	81.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	31 of 72	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	34 of 106	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.2	41 of 156	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	30 of 160	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	25 of 144	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	33 of 153	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	12 of 141	91.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	66.0	4 of 16	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	10 of 29	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	12 of 28	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	20 of 32	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	42 of 70	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	17 of 46	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	25 of 52	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	20 of 44	54.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	45 of 94	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	46 of 141	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.3	43 of 217	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	20 of 234	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.6	12 of 204	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	20 of 222	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	11 of 203	94.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)75th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)38th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science80%~ state avg

English Language Arts68%+9 vs state

Mathematics65%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 7th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pound Middle School	Public	6-8	4740 S 45th St	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1217	731	50	14.7	34.3%	510 (69.8%)	39 (5.3%)	87 (11.9%)	12 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.5%)	55.5	71^st of 133 public middle schools	46.6%		65.1	68^th of 200 public middle schools	66.0%	3	65.9	68.5	69.5	68.0	59.0	75.0	61.8	65.0	80.2	80.2	$14,909	$912	$12,050
Nuernberger Education Center	Public	6-8	1801 S 40th St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1255	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Middle School Student Support Program	Public	6-8	1801 South 40th Street	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1694	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Irving Middle School	Public	6-8	2745 S 22nd St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1214	795	55	14.5	39.6%	515 (64.8%)	54 (6.8%)	100 (12.6%)	29 (3.6%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	90 (11.3%)	41.6	89^th of 133 public middle schools	33.1%		39.5	135^th of 200 public middle schools	32.5%	46	67.7	57.1	75.9	66.8	58.3	49.8	54.3	54.1	73.6	73.6	$15,132	$1,091	$11,577
Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	2200 Pine Lake Road	Lincoln	68516	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1218	1,020	66	15.4	20.9%	767 (75.2%)	35 (3.4%)	86 (8.4%)	52 (5.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	72 (7.1%)	76.5	29^th of 133 public middle schools	78.2%		81.8	22^nd of 200 public middle schools	89.0%	7	68.7	75.1	70.3	71.4	76.2	79.8	86.3	80.8	88.9	88.9	$13,576	$649	$11,307
Lux Middle School	Public	6-8	7800 High St	Lincoln	68506	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1220	803	50	16.2	19.7%	635 (79.1%)	13 (1.6%)	62 (7.7%)	29 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.8%)	75.4	33^rd of 133 public middle schools	75.2%		80.1	26^th of 200 public middle schools	87.0%	7	71.3	81.1	72.9	75.4	70.9	76.3	72.9	73.5	91.0	91.0	$14,573	$719	$11,793
Lefler Middle School	Public	6-8	1100 S 48th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1215	584	46	12.7		299 (51.2%)	53 (9.1%)	110 (18.8%)	35 (6.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (13.9%)	23.4	109^th of 133 public middle schools	18.0%		36.3	142^nd of 200 public middle schools	29.0%	33	59.8	52.0	58.1	56.5	57.5	40.1	47.6	48.0	67.5	67.5	$16,948	$2,043	$12,786
Culler Middle School	Public	6-8	5201 Vine St	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1210	677	64	10.5		274 (40.5%)	103 (15.2%)	186 (27.5%)	45 (6.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.5%)	1.1	130^th of 133 public middle schools	2.3%		1.7	191^st of 200 public middle schools	4.5%	61	24.5	25.3	35.9	28.8		20.8	27.2	21.3	46.9	46.9	$17,535	$2,676	$12,733
Moore Middle School	Public	6-8	8700 Yankee Woods Drive	Lincoln	68526	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1225	849	44	19.1	9.0%	719 (84.7%)	9 (1.1%)	48 (5.7%)	34 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.4%)	83.6	12^th of 133 public middle schools	91.0%		82.4	20^th of 200 public middle schools	90.0%	8	76.6	79.6	78.6	78.3	77.7	85.8	81.0	81.4	90.3	90.3	$12,999	$629	$10,224
Park Middle School	Public	6-8	855 S 8th St	Lincoln	68508	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1212	843	66	12.8		328 (38.9%)	117 (13.9%)	248 (29.4%)	74 (8.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.4%)	14.6	114^th of 133 public middle schools	14.3%		10.8	186^th of 200 public middle schools	7.0%	72	42.9	38.7	55.1	45.5	44.4	39.1	54.2	45.8	69.5	69.5	$17,182	$2,330	$12,460

Frequently Asked Questions about Pound Middle School

Is Pound Middle School a good school?

Pound Middle School ranks 71^st of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Pound Middle School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

How many students attend Pound Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Pound Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Pound Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pound Middle School usually go on to attend Lincoln Southeast High School

What is the racial makeup of Pound Middle School?

Students at Pound Middle School are 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

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