Park Middle School

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

Park Middle School in Lincoln, Nebraska enrolled 843 students in 2024-25 with 65.8 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, 36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 47% 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 rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

834 students in 2022-23, 784 students in 2023-24, 843 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 67.2 to 65.8.

Students enrolled at Park Middle School by school year2022-23: 834, 2023-24: 784, 2024-25: 84302505007501k2022-238342023-247842024-25843
Students enrolled at Park Middle School by school year2022-23: 834, 2023-24: 784, 2024-25: 84302505007501k2022-238342023-247842024-25843
Students enrolled at Park Middle School by school year2022-23: 834, 2023-24: 784, 2024-25: 84302505007501k2022-238342023-247842024-25843
Students enrolled at Park Middle School by school year2022-23: 834, 2023-24: 784, 2024-25: 84302505007501k2022-238342023-247842024-25843
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383467.212.4
2023-2478466.811.7
2024-2584365.812.8

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; Park Middle School 12.8; state median 13.5.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherPark 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; Park Middle School 12.8; state median 13.5.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherPark 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; Park Middle School 12.8; state median 13.5.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherPark 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; Park Middle School 12.8; state median 13.5.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherPark 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 275 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Park Middle School enrolled 825 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 184 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 275 of the 825 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions184
  • Chronically absent32.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.9% of students were White, 29.4% Hispanic, 13.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White38.9%
  2. Hispanic29.4%
  3. Black13.9%
  4. Asian8.8%
  5. Two or more races8.4%
  6. American Indian0.6%

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 Park Middle School scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% 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, 2021-2236%51%47.1%
Math, 2022-2347%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; Park Middle School is number 5 by size.

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 Park Middle School

  1. Irving Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 795 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Lefler Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 584 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare Park Middle School with Irving 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 NebraskaPark Middle School is the number 14 by size of 132 Nebraska middle schools open in 2024-25.#14 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 Park Middle School

  1. How many students attend Park Middle School?
    843 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 834 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Lincoln, NE.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Park 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 Park Middle School a Title I school?
    Park 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 Park Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Park Middle School scored proficient or above: 36% in reading in 2021-22 and 47% 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 Park Middle School in?
    Lincoln Public Schools, NCES district ID 3172840. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 317284002122 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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