State/Public Middle Open

Lefler Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 1100 S 48th St, Lincoln, Lancaster County, 68510

613
Pupils
13.0
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Lefler Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lincoln, Lancaster County. The school has 613 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michele Suiter. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Michele Suiter
School district
Lincoln Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Lefler Middle School enrolls 613 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.

Male students
311 (51%)
Female students
302 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student-teacher ratio
13.0:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White33955%
Hispanic or Latino10717%
Two or more races7112%
Black or African American609.8%
Asian274.4%
American Indian or Alaska Native91.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

372 of the school's 613 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 301 qualify for free lunch and 71 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.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Lefler 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 28.

School district: LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Lefler 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 613 students, Lefler Middle School is close to the district average of about 557 students per school.

42,301
District students
76
Schools
3,023
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

45%
Reading proficient
46%
Math proficient
18%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Large

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