GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL

GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of the expansive middle-grades schools in LINCOLN, Nebraska, part of LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 849 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 411 students per school, that is 107% above typical.

Across the 67 schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS (42,301 students total), GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, 12% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Lancaster County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL shows 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.5:1, putting GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lancaster County put median household earnings sit near $74,793, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Lancaster County runs 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students), of which GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is EDUCARE OF LINCOLN, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GOODRICH MIDDLE SCHOOL has held roughly steady, going from 862 students in 2018 to 849 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 47% to 39% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.