POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL

POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL is a large intermediate school in LINCOLN, Nebraska, run under LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school educates 731 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 411 students per school, that is 78% bigger than typical.

POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 67 schools operated by LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, a district that enrolls 42,301 students overall.

On demographics, POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 34% of students at POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.4%; this one delivers 62.9%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lancaster County) reports that median household earnings sit near $74,793, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Lancaster County's 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students), POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ZEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 67.6%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at POUND MIDDLE SCHOOL has declined 10%, going from 816 students in 2018 to 731 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 77% to 70%.

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