📍 721 Cottonwood Dr, Lincoln, Lancaster County, 68510
Pyrtle Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lincoln, Lancaster County. The school has 466 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Rebecca Unterseher. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Pyrtle Elementary School enrolls 466 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 9% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 361 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 14 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
128 of the school's 466 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 103 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Pyrtle Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NE-10, state senate district 25.
Pyrtle Elementary 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 466 students, Pyrtle Elementary 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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