KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 7301 N 13TH STREET, in LINCOLN, Nebraska, KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a heavily attended primary school that serves 929 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 242% larger than the state mean of about 272.

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

Demographically, KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 60%; the rest reads as 12% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial, 8% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Lancaster County (around 32%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.2%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lancaster County shows median household income runs about $74,793, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Lancaster County runs 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students), of which KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

SCHOO MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. KOOSER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has grew 15% since 2018, when it stood at 808 (now 929). The White share of enrollment shrank from 70% to 60% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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