📍 5130 Colfax Street, Lincoln, Lancaster County, 68504
Dawes Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lincoln, Lancaster County. The school has 405 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Nancy Salsman. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dawes Middle School enrolls 405 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 218 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 11% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 405 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 156 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dawes Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-10, state senate district 26.
Dawes Middle School is one of 76 schools in LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, based in LINCOLN, Nebraska. The district serves 42,301 students district-wide and employs 3,023 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 405 students, Dawes Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 557 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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