NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a reasonably sized K-5 school in LINCOLN, Nebraska, part of LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school serves 251 students in grades pre-K through 5.

NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 67 schools operated by LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that caters to 42,301 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 29% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Lancaster County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.0:1, putting NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lancaster County indicate median household income runs about $74,793, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Lancaster County runs 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students), of which NORWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is PERSHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 268 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 68% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 today.

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