📍 425 South Maple, Lusk, Niobrara County, 82225
Lusk Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lusk, Niobrara County. The school has 234 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Niobrara County School District #1 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lusk Middle School enrolls 234 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 43% male and 57% female. A teaching staff of 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 182 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 19% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
82 of the school's 234 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 49 qualify for free lunch and 33 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.
Lusk Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WY At-Large, state senate district 3, state house district 2.
Lusk Middle School is one of 4 schools in Niobrara County School District #1, based in Lusk, Wyoming. The district serves 935 students district-wide and employs 80 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 234 students, Lusk Middle School is close to the district average of about 234 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote