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School Middle School

Q: Is School Middle School a good school?

School Middle School ranks 99 th of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend School Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,006 students attended School Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of School Middle School?

Students at School Middle School are 60% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% African American, 6% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of School Middle School attend?

Students who attend School Middle School usually go on to attend North Star High School

Public Grades 6-8

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 26% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

School Middle School is a public middle school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 926 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.

While School Middle School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 65th out of 225 Nebraska middle schools in 2017-2018 to 92nd out of 123 in 2024-2025, it has some areas of strength. The school's 8th grade Science scores are above the district and state averages, and its English Language Learner (ELL) students perform particularly well, ranking 2nd out of 22 Nebraska middle schools in 2023-2024. However, the school's male students have struggled, ranking 54th out of 66 Nebraska middle schools in 2024-2025.

Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern at School Middle School, with rates ranging from 19.3% to 25.6% over the past few years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions and support systems could help improve the overall academic outcomes at School Middle School.

1,006

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,118

Per pupil spending ?

44.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Penrose Drive
Lincoln, NE 68521-8912

(402) 436-1222

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Students who attend School Middle School usually attend:

High:

North Star High School

Feeder schools for School Middle School:

Elementary:	Arnold Elementary School
	Fredstrom Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.3%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Two or more races:

11.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Nebraska average (56% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg59%

Nebraska avg61%

99^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	28.0	99 of 133	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	149 of 200	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	171 of 238	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	145 of 249	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	109 of 223	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	92 of 247	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	65 of 225	71.1%	★★★★☆
2017	54.9	105 of 236	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.6	119 of 255	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.8	111 of 256	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	45.5	145 of 252	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.0	130 of 248	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.4	168 of 255	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.0	158 of 246	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.4	201 of 254	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	61.1	12 of 30	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	7 of 24	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	2 of 18	88.9%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	6 of 24	75.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	56.1	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	81.3	2 of 22	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.4	3 of 35	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	71.5	7 of 27	74.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	45 of 72	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	57 of 106	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	90 of 146	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	92 of 150	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.6	74 of 137	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	62 of 156	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	27 of 147	81.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	35 of 56	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	31 of 67	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	29 of 61	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	25 of 59	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	22 of 62	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	13 of 56	76.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	26 of 46	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	55 of 92	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	99 of 144	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	82 of 118	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	72 of 115	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	68 of 123	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.8	40 of 120	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	55 of 72	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	76 of 106	28.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	116 of 156	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	98 of 160	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.3	68 of 144	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	73 of 153	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	62 of 141	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	16.4	16 of 16	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	20 of 29	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	17 of 28	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	11 of 17	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	11.0	29 of 32	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	47 of 70	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	36 of 46	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	32 of 52	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.9	15 of 44	65.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	77 of 94	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	89 of 141	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	130 of 217	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	125 of 234	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	80 of 204	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	77 of 222	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	55 of 203	72.9%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)91st percentile+65 vs school

African American (2023)60th percentile+32 vs school

Asian (2023)56th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2024)38th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)9th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science78%~ state avg

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Mathematics48%-10 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 (2025)
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
School Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Penrose Drive	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1222	1,006	64	15.8	44.4%	607 (60.3%)	86 (8.5%)	132 (13.1%)	61 (6.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	115 (11.4%)	28	99^th of 133 public middle schools	25.6%		34.6	149^th of 200 public middle schools	25.5%	50	61.2	52.3	57.3	56.9	49.7	48.3	47.2	48.4	78.3	78.3	$13,118	$176	$11,200
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	$15,961	$1,313	$12,503
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	$21,430	$2,024	$16,051
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	$16,567	$1,203	$13,002
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	$17,516	$1,388	$13,907
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	$14,999	$248	$12,775
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	$18,390	$1,271	$14,130
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	$15,579	$269	$12,459

Frequently Asked Questions about School Middle School

What district is School Middle School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

What high school do graduates of School Middle School attend?

Students who attend School Middle School usually go on to attend North Star High School

Is School Middle School a good school?

School Middle School ranks 99^th of 133 Nebraska middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend School Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,006 students attended School Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of School Middle School?

Students at School Middle School are 60% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% African American, 6% Asian.

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