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Lefler Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Lefler Middle School is a public middle school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 611 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district, which is ranked 95 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lefler Middle School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska middle schools, with a ranking of 99 out of 123 schools for the 2024-2025 school year and a 1-star rating.

Lefler Middle School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, and a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's performance on student group metrics is mixed, with the school ranking highly for English Language Learner students but struggling with other subgroups, such as White, Male, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Interestingly, Lefler Middle School's performance is generally lower than the nearby Lux Middle School and Pound Middle School, which consistently rank in the top third of Nebraska middle schools and have significantly higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's high spending per student, ranging from $15,122 to $16,948 per student over the past few years, suggests that additional resources are being directed towards the school, but the challenges it faces remain significant.

584

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,948

Per pupil spending ?

64.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 S 48th St
Lincoln, NE 68510-4899

(402) 436-1215

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Feeder schools for Lefler Middle School:

Elementary:	Eastridge Elementary School
	Elliott Elementary School
	Holmes Elementary School
	Randolph Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.2%

Hispanic:

18.8%

Two or more races:

13.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (55% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% Nebraska)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg59%

Nebraska avg61%

109^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 46 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	23.4	109 of 133	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	142 of 200	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	181 of 238	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	176 of 249	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.3	134 of 223	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	120 of 247	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	97 of 225	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.4	133 of 236	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.8	108 of 255	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.9	92 of 256	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.9	83 of 252	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.7	84 of 248	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.8	67 of 255	73.7%	★★★★☆
2011	67.1	71 of 246	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	53.5	131 of 254	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.0	185 of 243	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.0	192 of 245	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.7	161 of 227	29.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.5	145 of 226	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	48.9	18 of 30	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.4	10 of 24	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	9 of 24	62.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	89.5	1 of 35	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.3	4 of 27	85.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	55 of 72	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	65 of 106	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	98 of 146	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	96 of 150	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	81 of 137	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	92 of 156	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	67 of 147	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	48.0	29 of 56	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	32 of 67	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	31 of 61	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	29 of 59	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	28 of 62	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	20 of 56	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	25 of 46	45.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	46 of 92	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	96 of 144	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	79 of 118	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	64 of 115	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	55 of 123	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	53 of 120	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	54 of 72	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.6	68 of 106	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	119 of 156	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	123 of 160	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	97 of 144	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.6	65 of 153	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	65 of 141	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	50.6	9 of 16	43.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	17 of 29	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	18 of 28	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	8.0	17 of 17	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	39.8	41 of 70	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	32 of 46	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	23 of 40	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	30 of 52	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	24 of 44	45.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	73 of 94	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.6	85 of 141	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	154 of 217	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	145 of 234	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	87 of 204	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	66 of 222	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.2	43 of 203	78.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)97th percentile+73 vs school

Hispanic (2024)48th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+28 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)44th percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2023)41st percentile+17 vs school

African American (2023)40th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science67%-12 vs state

English Language Arts56%~ state avg

Mathematics48%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, June 16, 2012

On the last day of 8th grade i cried because i was going to miss that school so much! The great teachers, the amazing friends, the artwork around the school, and all the activities we've done. I will always cherish all those amazing memories. Close Quote

Schools Near Lefler 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lefler Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Lefler Middle School?

Students at Lefler Middle School are 51% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 9% African American, 6% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Lefler Middle School a good school?

Lefler Middle School ranks in the bottom 18.0% of Nebraska middle schools.

What district is Lefler Middle School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

How many students attend Lefler Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Lefler Middle School.

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