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Enrollment
803
Middle
DISTRICT 771 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317284000392
LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL
7800 HIGH ST, LINCOLN, NE 68506 · (402) 436-1220 · Lancaster County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL803 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Nebraska public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nebraska public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
158 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 | 243 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 290 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 270 | 34% |
Student demographics
36%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
72.2%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
71.4%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 →
Schools most like LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL
LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (70.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 803 | 19.7% | 70.5% |
| RUSSELL MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 760 | 18.2% | 69.2% |
| ELKHORN MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKHORN | 631 | 19.7% | 70.3% |
| BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 1,011 | 16.0% | 67.1% |
| KIEWIT MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 967 | 23.2% | 70.0% |
| LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL PAPILLION | 522 | 16.3% | 71.4% |
Matched among Nebraska middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #11 of 86 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #25 of 108 | #4 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #10 of 109 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 803 | #19 of 143 | #6 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #73 of 88 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #60 of 88 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #68 of 88 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.4% | #16 of 52 | #2 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
803
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 941
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 803 | 49.5 | 16.2:1 | 20% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 808 | 47.9 | 16.9:1 | 23% (182) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 52.3 | 15.1:1 | 22% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 814 | 55 | 14.8:1 | 21% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 917 | 65.4 | 14.0:1 | 18% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 1,077 | 70 | 15.4:1 | 11% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 877 | 54 | 16.2:1 | 10% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 941 | 63 | 14.9:1 | 5% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (917 to 803); teachers down 24% (65.4 to 49.5).
About LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL
LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school in LINCOLN, Nebraska, (ZIP code 68506). Total enrollment is 803 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. That is 95% bigger than the average of about 411 students for middle schools in Nebraska.
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS enrolls 42,301 students in 67 schools, including LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL.
White students are 79% of those enrolled at LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL. The remaining shares are 8% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. That is in line with Lancaster County, where about 81% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. The school has 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 16.2:1 compares with an average of 14.5:1 for middle schools in Nebraska. Federal data show 20% of students (158) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points below the 32% average for public schools in Lancaster County.
Among Nebraska public middle schools, LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 69.5%.
The school's county is Lancaster County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,793 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lancaster County number 97, with about 48,123 students.
Measured in a straight line, MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.2 miles from LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL. The five-mile area around LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 2nd on proficiency.
LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 803, starting from 814. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.8:1 to 16.2:1 over the same years.
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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
- MORLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 370
- MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 674
- LINCOLN EAST HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 1,982
- PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.7 mi · 449
- HOLMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 402
- ZEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About LUX MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 803 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 16.2:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LUX 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.