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Moore Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

12^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 133 Nebraska Middle Schools

Better than 91% of Nebraska middle schools

Summary

Moore Middle School is a public middle school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 759 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.

Moore Middle School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 76.63% of 6th-grade students at Moore 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 has also been ranked among the top 20 or top 10 middle schools in Nebraska in recent years, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, Moore Middle School performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, such as ranking 5th out of 66 Nebraska middle schools for male students and 10th out of 91 for white students.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Lincoln Public Schools district, Moore Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution. For instance, Mickle Middle School, Park Middle School, and Culler Middle School all have significantly lower academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings compared to Moore Middle School. Additionally, the school appears to be able to achieve strong academic outcomes while spending less per student than some of the nearby schools, suggesting efficient resource allocation.

849

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,799

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

8700 Yankee Woods Drive
Lincoln, NE 68526-6128

(402) 436-1225

District: Lincoln Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.7%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2019 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Nebraska average (81% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Nebraska middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lincoln Public Schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg59%

Nebraska avg61%

12^th of 133

Nebraska public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	12 of 133	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	20 of 200	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	14 of 238	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	6 of 249	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	6 of 223	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	24 of 247	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	17 of 72	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	17 of 106	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	17 of 146	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	91.2	6 of 150	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	4 of 137	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	21 of 156	86.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	68.2	29 of 92	68.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	17 of 144	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	17 of 118	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	7 of 115	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	49.3	69 of 123	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	4 of 72	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	12 of 106	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	9 of 156	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	4 of 160	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	4 of 144	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	17 of 153	88.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2023	55.4	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	70.7	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	21 of 70	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	8 of 46	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	5 of 40	87.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	11 of 94	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	18 of 141	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	14 of 217	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	6 of 234	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	5 of 204	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	21 of 222	90.5%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2024)81st percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)68th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)45th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?

Science90%+11 vs state

Mathematics81%+23 vs state

English Language Arts78%+19 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
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	$12,799	$176	$10,603
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	$14,708	$176	$12,363
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	$15,099	$176	$12,918
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	$14,269	$176	$12,268
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	$18,390	$1,271	$14,130
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Moore Middle School

What district is Moore Middle School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

How many students attend Moore Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 849 students attended Moore Middle School.

Is Moore Middle School a good school?

Yes. Moore Middle School ranks in the top 9.0% of Nebraska middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Moore Middle School?

Students at Moore Middle School are 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

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