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Park Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Park Middle School is a public middle school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 784 students. The school is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district, which is ranked 95 out of 115 districts in Nebraska and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Park Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska middle schools, ranking between 103-228 out of 123-256 schools over the past 10 years. Its test scores are significantly lower than the Lincoln Public Schools district and the state of Nebraska averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 42.91% of 6th-grade students at Park Middle School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 57.57% for the district and 58.64% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.3% to 31.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Park Middle School to other nearby middle schools in the Lincoln Public Schools district, it consistently underperforms. For example, Scott Middle School, which is only 4.65 miles away, has significantly higher test scores, a higher statewide ranking, and lower chronic absenteeism rates than Park Middle School. Despite the higher per-student spending and the school's efforts, Park Middle School has not shown any significant improvement in its academic performance or statewide ranking over the past 10 years.

843

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,182

Per pupil spending ?

72.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

855 S 8th St
Lincoln, NE 68508-3199

(402) 436-1212

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Students who attend Park Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln High School

Feeder schools for Park Middle School:

Elementary:	Everett Elementary School
	Lakeview Elementary School
	McPhee Elementary School
	Roper Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.9%

Hispanic:

29.4%

African American:

13.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (49% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% Nebraska)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg59%

Nebraska avg61%

114^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	14.6	114 of 133	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	186 of 200	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	212 of 238	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	220 of 249	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	189 of 223	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	213 of 247	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	178 of 225	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	204 of 236	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.4	224 of 255	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	228 of 256	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.4	215 of 252	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.6	209 of 248	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.2	203 of 255	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.6	208 of 246	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	217 of 254	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.3	235 of 243	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	31.8	219 of 245	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.1	150 of 227	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.1	179 of 226	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	65.6	6 of 16	62.5%	★★★★☆
2023	44.8	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	14 of 24	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	47.0	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.4	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.9	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	55.7	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	17 of 27	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	2 of 15	86.7%	★★★★★
2018	63.7	6 of 22	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	59 of 72	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	92 of 106	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	132 of 146	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	132 of 150	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	118 of 137	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	137 of 156	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	105 of 147	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	31.2	43 of 56	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	55 of 67	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	43 of 59	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	49 of 62	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	29 of 56	48.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	66.2	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	37 of 46	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	76 of 92	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	123 of 144	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	97 of 118	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	91 of 115	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	98 of 123	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.2	86 of 120	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	60 of 72	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	91 of 106	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	136 of 156	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	137 of 160	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	115 of 144	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	132 of 153	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	115 of 141	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	47.1	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	24.7	22 of 29	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	20 of 28	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.6	8 of 17	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.1	20 of 20	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	28 of 32	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	50 of 70	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	42 of 46	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	36 of 40	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	38 of 52	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	28 of 44	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	83 of 94	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	131 of 141	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	191 of 217	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	165 of 234	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	140 of 204	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	180 of 222	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	135 of 203	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)73rd percentile+59 vs school

African American (2024)62nd percentile+56 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+52 vs school

Asian (2023)44th percentile+34 vs school

Migrant (2019)33rd percentile+20 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)24th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2024)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)12th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science69%-10 vs state

Mathematics46%-12 vs state

English Language Arts45%-13 vs state

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by a teacher
Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Park Middle School offers many programs to benefit students. There is a wonderful ELL program that offers bilingual liaisons for multiple languages. There are many resources for special education students as well. There is breakfast, lunch, and dinner programs available in the school. There are also guidance counselors for each grade and psychologists for students who need it. Close Quote

Schools Near Park Middle School

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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
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
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
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)
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
Goodrich Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Lewis Avenue	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1213	849	67	12.7		331 (39.0%)	113 (13.3%)	244 (28.7%)	55 (6.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (12.0%)	6.2	122^nd of 133 public middle schools	8.3%		8.8	188^th of 200 public middle schools	6.0%	66	39.9	40.9	45.1	42.1	34.1	39.8	36.0	36.5	60.3	60.3	$15,658	$2,171	$11,789
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
Dawes Middle School	Public	6-8	5130 Colfax Street	Lincoln	68504	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1211	395	36	11.0		207 (52.4%)	39 (9.9%)	84 (21.3%)	14 (3.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (11.9%)	18.6	111^th of 133 public middle schools	16.5%		14.1	182^nd of 200 public middle schools	9.0%	71	39.9	55.6	56.9	50.4	38.4	44.8	50.4	44.3	71.5	71.5	$21,556	$3,670	$14,715
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Middle School

What district is Park Middle School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

How many students attend Park Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 843 students attended Park Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Park Middle School?

Students at Park Middle School are 39% White, 29% Hispanic, 14% African American, 9% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Park Middle School attend?

Students who attend Park Middle School usually go on to attend Lincoln High School

Is Park Middle School a good school?

Park Middle School ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Nebraska middle schools.

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