SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL

SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle-grades school of sizable scale in LINCOLN, Nebraska, overseen by LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, serveing 1,020 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 411 students per school, that is 148% bigger than typical.

LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 42,301 students. SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL records that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL logs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages around 14.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lancaster County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.1%, the actual is 71.5%, a residual of +2.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lancaster County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,793 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lancaster County's 97 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,123 students), SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 69.8%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL has shrank 11%, going from 1,146 students in 2018 to 1,020 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 75% across the same window.

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