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Enrollment
795
Middle
DISTRICT 771 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317284001156
IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL
2745 S 22ND ST, LINCOLN, NE 68502 · (402) 436-1214 · Lancaster County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL795 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
315 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 37%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 261 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 270 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 264 | 33% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 57% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NSCAS 2024-25 . % On Track + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
49.9%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nebraska schools, those numbers are about 58 and 61.
Source: NSCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Nebraska schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Nebraska's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #64 of 86 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #73 of 108 | #9 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #49 of 109 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 795 | #20 of 143 | #7 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #49 of 88 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #27 of 88 | #7 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #39 of 88 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #35 of 52 | #7 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
795
-56 (-7%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 936
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 795 | 54.7 | 14.5:1 | 40% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 828 | 59.4 | 13.9:1 | 44% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 890 | 60 | 14.8:1 | 46% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 851 | 59 | 14.4:1 | 44% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 836 | 64 | 13.1:1 | 43% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 819 | 63 | 13.0:1 | 38% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 887 | 61 | 14.5:1 | 44% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 702 | 55 | 12.8:1 | 19% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 936 | 59 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL
IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school for students in LINCOLN, Nebraska. Classes run from 6 through 8, and the school has 795 students. Against the 411-student average for middle schools in Nebraska, enrollment here is 93% higher.
A total of 67 schools make up LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 42,301 students enrolled.
White students account for 65% of enrollment at IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Black, and 4% Asian. Lancaster County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 at IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL, with 54.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Nebraska average about 14.5:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 40% of enrollment. It compares with 32% for public schools in Lancaster County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL, the prediction is 62.5% and the result is 54.2%.
IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL is located in Lancaster County, where median household income is about $74,793, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 97 public schools in Lancaster County, which together enroll about 48,123 students.
PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is located about 0.6 miles from IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 4th on proficiency.
IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
326,696
Census ACS
Median income
$74,793
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
97
48,123 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,110 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,086 students
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Other schools in LINCOLN
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,110 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,086 students
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,982 students
- NORTH STAR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,927 students
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,848 students
- LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,819 students
Nearby schools
- PRESCOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 485
- BEATTIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 333
- SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 352
- SARATOGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 216
- ROUSSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 587
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL1.2 mi · 1,848
Frequently asked questions
About IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOLHow many students attend IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 795 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 14.5:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 65% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL?
IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Lancaster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.