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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 68504

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Students

Top rankedDawes Middle School111^th of 133 Nebraska middle schools

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Dawes Middle School up 71 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 68504 zip code area of Lincoln, Nebraska is home to two middle schools - Dawes Middle School and Culler Middle School, both part of the Lincoln Public Schools district. Based on the available data, Dawes Middle School appears to be the stronger performing school, with higher proficiency rates across various subject areas and grade levels compared to Culler Middle School.

Dawes Middle School has a higher SchoolDigger rating, ranking 104th out of 123 Nebraska middle schools in 2024-2025, compared to Culler's 120th ranking. Dawes has also shown improvement in its ranking over the past few years, moving up from 217th in 2022-2023 to 182nd in 2023-2024. Additionally, Dawes Middle School has a higher per-student spending of $21,556 in 2023-2024, compared to $17,535 at Culler, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance.

Both Culler and Dawes Middle Schools face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates of 19.3% in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools serve a predominantly low-income student population, with Culler Middle School having a very high free/reduced lunch rate of 79.85% in 2023-2024, and Dawes at 76.52%. These socioeconomic factors likely contribute to the academic challenges faced by these schools and may require additional resources and support to address.

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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
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 68504

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lincoln	0.37 mi	85	112^th
Waverly	7.92 mi	4	41^st
Malcolm	12.14 mi	2	36^th
Eagle	12.3 mi	1	81^st
Bennet	13.24 mi	1	18^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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