MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a high-enrollment primary school in LINCOLN, Nebraska, MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL hosts 674 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Enrollment runs roughly 148% bigger than the state mean of about 272.

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

Demographically, MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 10% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.0:1 average. Roughly 20% of students at MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Lancaster County's rate of about 32%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.9%.

In the broader community, Lancaster County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,793, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Lancaster County's 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students), MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LUX MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MAXEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.6%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 670 students in 2018 compared to 674 in 2025.

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