Lefler Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Lincoln, Nebraska

Lefler Middle School in Lincoln, Nebraska enrolled 584 students in 2024-25 with 45.7 full-time teachers, 12.8 students per teacher against the Nebraska middle-school median of 13.5. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Nebraska: 47.1% and 58.4%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

613 students in 2022-23, 611 students in 2023-24, 584 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 47.0 to 45.7.

Students enrolled at Lefler Middle School by school year2022-23: 613, 2023-24: 611, 2024-25: 58402004006008002022-236132023-246112024-25584
Students enrolled at Lefler Middle School by school year2022-23: 613, 2023-24: 611, 2024-25: 58402004006008002022-236132023-246112024-25584
Students enrolled at Lefler Middle School by school year2022-23: 613, 2023-24: 611, 2024-25: 58402004006008002022-236132023-246112024-25584
Students enrolled at Lefler Middle School by school year2022-23: 613, 2023-24: 611, 2024-25: 58402004006008002022-236132023-246112024-25584
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2361347.013.0
2023-2461147.113.0
2024-2558445.712.8

12.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 of every 100 Nebraska middle schools

Among the 131 Nebraska middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.5; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Nebraska middle schools, 2024-25131 values from 6.3 to 52.7; Lefler Middle School 12.8; state median 13.5.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherLefler Middle School 12.8state median 13.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nebraska middle schools, 2024-25131 values from 6.3 to 52.7; Lefler Middle School 12.8; state median 13.5.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherLefler Middle School 12.8state median 13.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nebraska middle schools, 2024-25131 values from 6.3 to 52.7; Lefler Middle School 12.8; state median 13.5.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherLefler Middle School 12.8state median 13.5U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Nebraska middle schools, 2024-25131 values from 6.3 to 52.7; Lefler Middle School 12.8; state median 13.5.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherLefler Middle School 12.8state median 13.5U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 184 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lefler Middle School enrolled 552 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 67 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 184 of the 552 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions67
  • Chronically absent31.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.2% of students were White, 18.8% Hispanic, 13.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White51.2%
  2. Hispanic18.8%
  3. Two or more races13.9%
  4. Black9.1%
  5. Asian6.0%
  6. American Indian1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lefler Middle School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Nebraska, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtNebraska
Reading and language arts, 2021-2244%51%47.1%
Math, 2022-2354%49% (2021-22)58.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Lincoln

12 public middle schools in Lincoln report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Scott Middle School1,02015.516.1%
Schoo Middle School1,00615.833.3%
Goodrich Middle School84912.768.9%
Moore Middle School84919.26.5%
Park Middle School84312.858.0%
Lux Middle School80316.212.7%
Irving Middle School79514.530.9%
Pound Middle School73114.826.4%

All public schools in Lincoln →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lefler Middle School

  1. Culler Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.2 miles away: 677 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  2. Irving Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 795 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  3. Compare Lefler Middle School with Culler Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lincoln Public Schools spends per student$13,573 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,573
  5. The largest public schools in NebraskaLefler Middle School is the number 50 by size of 132 Nebraska middle schools open in 2024-25.#50 of 132
  6. Nebraska schools by students per teacher12.8 students per teacher here against the Nebraska median of 13.5 for middle schools.12.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lefler Middle School

  1. How many students attend Lefler Middle School?
    584 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 613 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lincoln, NE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lefler Middle School?
    12.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Nebraska median for middle schools is 13.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lefler Middle School a Title I school?
    Lefler Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lefler Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lefler Middle School scored proficient or above: 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 54% in math in 2022-23, against 47.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 58.4% in math in 2022-23 across Nebraska. Nebraska's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lefler Middle School in?
    Lincoln Public Schools, NCES district ID 3172840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317284001165 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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