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Lux Middle School

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Lux Middle School ranks 33 rd of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 75% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Lux Middle School is a high-performing public middle school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 808 students in grades 6-8. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for multiple years. Lux Middle School's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outpacing the Lincoln Public Schools district and the state of Nebraska in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas.

Lux Middle School's success extends beyond overall academic achievement, as the school also demonstrates strong performance across diverse student subgroups. The school ranks in the top 20-35 in the state for female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and White students, indicating that it is effectively serving students from a variety of backgrounds. Additionally, Lux Middle School has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the Lincoln Public Schools district, and it spends more per student than the district average, which may contribute to its academic success.

When compared to other nearby middle schools in the Lincoln Public Schools district, Lux Middle School stands out as a top performer. Schools like Scott Middle School, Moore Middle School, and Pound Middle School also perform well, but Lux Middle School consistently ranks higher in academic metrics and student subgroup performance.

803

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,573

Per pupil spending ?

19.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7800 High St
Lincoln, NE 68506-3661

(402) 436-1220

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Students who attend Lux Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln East High School

Feeder schools for Lux Middle School:

Elementary:	Kloefkorn Elementary
	Morley Elementary School
	Pyrtle Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Two or more races:

7.8%

Hispanic:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (77% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Nebraska middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lincoln Public Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg59%

Nebraska avg61%

33^rd of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	75.4	33 of 133	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	26 of 200	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	29 of 238	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	14 of 249	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	10 of 223	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	9 of 247	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	4 of 225	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	92.0	5 of 236	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	94.2	3 of 255	98.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.6	4 of 256	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	93.9	3 of 252	98.8%	★★★★★
2013	93.1	3 of 248	98.8%	★★★★★
2012	93.5	2 of 255	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	93.7	1 of 246	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	78.6	16 of 254	93.7%	★★★★★
2009	63.0	82 of 243	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.9	28 of 245	88.6%	★★★★☆
2007	78.3	24 of 227	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	77.9	26 of 226	88.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2019	80.5	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.8	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	22 of 72	69.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	21 of 106	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	35 of 146	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	13 of 150	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	6 of 137	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	7 of 156	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	6 of 147	95.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	72.7	15 of 56	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	12 of 67	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	7 of 61	88.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	1 of 59	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	3 of 62	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	1 of 56	98.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	13 of 46	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	27 of 92	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	21 of 144	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	14 of 118	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	8 of 115	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	15 of 123	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	14 of 120	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	19 of 72	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	16 of 106	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	22 of 156	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	10 of 160	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.0	12 of 144	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	10 of 153	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	4 of 141	97.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	14 of 29	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	90.4	2 of 28	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	74.2	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	65.0	8 of 32	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	18 of 70	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.0	19 of 46	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.0	6 of 40	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	15 of 52	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.1	4 of 44	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	22 of 94	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	24 of 141	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	33 of 217	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	21 of 234	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	9 of 204	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	8 of 222	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	4 of 203	98.0%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)77th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)75th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2019)67th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science91%+11 vs state

English Language Arts75%+17 vs state

Mathematics74%+15 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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Mickle Middle School	Public	6-8	2500 N 67th St	Lincoln	68507	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1216	705	47	14.8	44.7%	493 (69.9%)	32 (4.5%)	97 (13.8%)	21 (3.0%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (8.1%)	35.8	93^rd of 133 public middle schools	30.1%		40.5	133^rd of 200 public middle schools	33.5%	40	58.2	54.0	65.0	58.9	56.2	44.4	65.9	55.3	78.5	78.5	$14,659	$997	$11,748
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 Lux Middle School

Is Lux Middle School a good school?

Lux Middle School ranks 33^rd of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lux Middle School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

How many students attend Lux Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 803 students attended Lux Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Lux Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lux Middle School usually go on to attend Lincoln East High School

What is the racial makeup of Lux Middle School?

Students at Lux Middle School are 79% White, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

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