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Enrollment
731
Middle
DISTRICT 771 · STATE 411
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 317284001170
POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL
4740 S 45TH ST, LINCOLN, NE 68516 · (402) 436-1217 · Lancaster County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
251 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 | 245 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 35% |
Student demographics
48%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
64.3%
NE avg 57.6%
Math
64.7%
NE avg 60.6%
What this means: On the NSCAS, Nebraska's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on NE schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL
POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 731 | 34.3% | 62.9% |
| LA VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL LA VISTA | 719 | 28.4% | 59.0% |
| IRVING MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN | 795 | 39.6% | 54.2% |
| LEWIS & CLARK MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLEVUE | 476 | 26.1% | 65.1% |
| HARRY ANDERSEN MIDDLE SCHOOL OMAHA | 898 | 37.8% | 53.9% |
| MICKLE MIDDLE SCHOOL LINCOLN | 705 | 44.7% | 56.9% |
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 POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Nebraska | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #34 of 86 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #41 of 108 | #6 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #33 of 109 | #5 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 731 | #31 of 143 | #8 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #51 of 88 | #8 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #38 of 88 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.3% | #51 of 88 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #22 of 52 | #5 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
731
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 795
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 731 | 49.5 | 14.8:1 | 34% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 719 | 49.5 | 14.5:1 | 43% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 51.2 | 14.2:1 | 39% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 737 | 52 | 14.2:1 | 35% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 52.8 | 15.5:1 | 33% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 865 | 55 | 15.7:1 | 26% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | 46 | 15.7:1 | 25% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 678 | 49 | 13.8:1 | 7% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 795 | 48 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (816 to 731); teachers down 6% (52.8 to 49.5).
About POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL
POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large middle school found in LINCOLN, Nebraska. It teaches 731 students in grades 6 through 8. That is 78% bigger than the average of about 411 students for middle schools in Nebraska.
LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS counts 67 schools and 42,301 students, including POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
At POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL, 70% of students are White. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 5% Black. Census figures show Lancaster County is about 81% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL scores 48%.
The school had 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. It is about the same as the 14.5:1 average for middle schools in Nebraska. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 34%. That is in line with the 32% average for public schools in Lancaster County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL falls in the middle 80% of Nebraska schools: 62.9% actual against 64.4% predicted.
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.
POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL's nearest public school is ZEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (about 0.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 731, starting from 737.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- ZEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 360
- CALVERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 337
- ROUSSEAU ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 587
- HUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 487
- LINCOLN SOUTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,848
- HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.6 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About POUND MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 731 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 14.8:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
POUND 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.