MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Located at 7200 VINE ST, in LINCOLN, Nebraska, MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a substantial primary school that hosts 523 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Compared to the state average of about 272 students per school, that is 92% above typical.

LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 42,301 students; MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 58% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Black. By comparison, Lancaster County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Lancaster County's rate of about 32%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 52.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Lancaster County shows median household earnings sit near $74,793, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lancaster County runs 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students), of which MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: MCPHEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 12%, going from 595 students in 2018 to 523 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 71% to 58% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for MEADOW LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.